I may have hit a wall on this one. It's blog post #400 and I'm not sure if I can keep up the pace any more. I'm not saying that I'm quitting because I'll always have something to say. Those who follow me closely know of another venue in which I make my points and discuss important topics. :)
But, despite the many crazy, college stories that I have left to tell and the many stupid people in this country who need to be called out, I have to ask myself, "is 400 enough?"
When I first started blogging, I thought I'd post a few blurbs and be done, but I got two followers early on and that drove me. The posts kept coming and so did the followers and eventually the comments.
Well, over time, the followers slowed down and so did the comments. I wasn't putting in the same work in marketing/promoting and the content may have suffered a bit, too.
I've dealt with a work schedule that required a lot of nights and weekends. I spent more time with my mom after February when her cancer peaked and ultimately claimed her life on June 2nd. Now, I'm spending a lot more time with my father to make sure that he knows that he's not alone now that she's gone and nursing a sick wife.
So much has happened over the past six months and the aforementioned is only a part of it. What was once fun has now become "a business plan to get more readers" and I never wanted it to come to that. I read about SEO's, keyword bait, etc. because I'm constantly searching for followers/comments instead of simply writing for the sheer purpose of saying something that needs to be said.
I just wanted to be a guy who had an outlet to share his opinions.
Well, I'm still going to be that guy, but not as often as usual. I'm not shutting my blog down, but the pressure to post 3x per week is out the window. I hope that those who are new to my blog decide to go back and read some of the older ones. Trust me when I say that a lot of them are still relevant or contain some funny story. Here are ten suggestions:
That should hold you for a while if you're new to the blog within the last six months. However, I promise that I will post when I have something to say. Will I lose some followers? Maybe. Will my presence eventually fade into the sunset? Possibly. Will I be happy to simply express myself and not constantly check analytics to figure out why one blog post isn't as popular as the other? Definitely.
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