Computer geek from a wee age.
I was 10 when I started blogging. Live Journal, Geocities, AOL Hometown and Xanga were my weapons of choice. It was an instant addiction and I've never looked back.
Blogging now is slightly different than it was when I first started, but it's still hella fun.
Back in the day you blogged about whatever the heck you wanted, named names (or not?) and gave intimate details about your life. The idea was your friends and classmates would get a glimpse into your life outside of school. There were really no consequences for the things you said online. I thought it was pretty cool. It was also the passive aggressive way of telling people more about yourself. I mean now there's Tumblr, so it's sort of revived the old form of diarrhea blogging.
Now, you have bloggers turning their blogs into full-on businesses and raking in serious dough. Bloggers are the new age of influencers. I believe that anyone can be a blogger, but not everyone is a Blogger. Just because you have a Tumblr that you mostly reblog pictures and things, does not give you the right to wield a business card that says you're a Blogger. Sorry, I'm not sorry. It's the truth. But this isn't to say you shouldn't blog. I think everyone should blog and share their life and thoughts, sparingly.
I take blogging seriously because it's kind of an art form to me. And in this art, I've noticed that there are certain things that make a blogger successful.
So you say you don't want to turn blogging into some ginormous business, you're just doing it for fun? Well that's great. There really is no rhyme or reason to how you should blog, it's all about why you do it.
I'll talk more about why you should blog next week Thursday at NYCreative Interns event during Social Media Week. Stop by and say hi! Details here.
Blogging now is slightly different than it was when I first started, but it's still hella fun.
Back in the day you blogged about whatever the heck you wanted, named names (or not?) and gave intimate details about your life. The idea was your friends and classmates would get a glimpse into your life outside of school. There were really no consequences for the things you said online. I thought it was pretty cool. It was also the passive aggressive way of telling people more about yourself. I mean now there's Tumblr, so it's sort of revived the old form of diarrhea blogging.
Now, you have bloggers turning their blogs into full-on businesses and raking in serious dough. Bloggers are the new age of influencers. I believe that anyone can be a blogger, but not everyone is a Blogger. Just because you have a Tumblr that you mostly reblog pictures and things, does not give you the right to wield a business card that says you're a Blogger. Sorry, I'm not sorry. It's the truth. But this isn't to say you shouldn't blog. I think everyone should blog and share their life and thoughts, sparingly.
I take blogging seriously because it's kind of an art form to me. And in this art, I've noticed that there are certain things that make a blogger successful.
a) You must blog frequently. What's the point in having a blog if you're not going to update it? You most likely have at least one person reading your blog and leaving them hanging is kind of rude don't cha think? Hm?
b) The layout of your blog must be decent. This is one I am an absolute snob about. If your layout is lame, it's too distracting and I (or a lot of people) probably won't read your text.
c) You must be yourself. Trying to be a copy of someone else doesn't really work off-line or online—except if you're a style blogger. Zing! Yep I said it. You're all carbon copies and I often hate-read you. The only truly successful bunch are the ones that take a different approach to (style) blogging and put in the extra effort.
d) Do it because you love it. Blogging can turn into a lucrative business for anyone, but if that is your only purpose in getting into blogging, you will hate it. There are long hours involved and a lot of late night/early morning writing.
So you say you don't want to turn blogging into some ginormous business, you're just doing it for fun? Well that's great. There really is no rhyme or reason to how you should blog, it's all about why you do it.
I'll talk more about why you should blog next week Thursday at NYCreative Interns event during Social Media Week. Stop by and say hi! Details here.
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