so i'm having some directional issues. i used to write exclusively about music, with some poker and college football thrown in; however, i found it entirely too draining of my time and energy to try and keep up with every single band that puts something out. i even found myself posting about stuff that i didn't even really like all that much, just to have something to write about. keeping up a regular posting schedule about music requires an enormous amount of time, not in the posting, but in the researching and listening and i only want to post about music that i've actually listened to and i don't spend a lot of time in the car and there's a lot of good tv to watch...
so now what do i do? as you can see i have sort of devolved into this random thought blog in which i post whatever comes to mind at any given time, with no direction or consistency of content.
this can be amusing for a while but i know that when i look for a good blog read i search by subject, not so much by author.....do i need a subject? i'm not so keen on reading about the random happenings in the life of someone i don't know, so why assume that my random life events are blog-worthy? i guess that begs another questions.... do i cater to those that already read this or try to attract new readers? is that effort futile in itself with the sheer volume of available reading and blogging nowadays?
i could try to go back to music and just post less-often but with higher quality (theoretically) but the most read blogs are the ones that update frequently.
I could be a local ATL blog but there are a bunch of good ones already.
if i'm gonna take the time to write about poker it would probably be for Wicked Chops...
plus my favorite college football writer just started a blog so that's pretty stiff competition....
what's my niche?
any ideas?
the answer will probably be music, my first love, with occasional randomness but i would still like to know what you think.
i may also go for a layout/format change pretty soon, maybe a new title bar design....i am up for submissions.
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4 things to say:
You're taking it too seriously. What you should focus on is writing out whatever it is that are thinking. The direction comes from there. Personally, I would rather read about the random happenings and thoughts that occur to you than any specific topic. The theme is CHARLES. Go...
I agree. Personally, I love reading the random minutae of my friends' lives... I don't think you need a "theme", and I don't think you need to worry about attracting strangers to your blog. If they're not cool enough to know you already, who needs 'em? It's just BEANS.
I have to second P-snap's message. I like reading the mix of what my friends are thinking about, whatever that might be; real estate agents, yoga bruises, anything. On the music side, maybe you could earn a spot on a group-based music review blog where the individual pressure to review new music and write entries is less, and yet the site traffic might be really good.
maybe you should update us hourly from vegas, you lucky bastadges. and why are all our friends freaking hallmark cards all the damn time. i loveface you.
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