Thought I'd left you all behind again? To fend for yourself for another 7 months before I came back to do 3 link-ups in a row?
Uhhh you wish you were so lucky. You're the one who clicked "Join This Site" above that cute little Google Friend Connect box with all of those sassy selfies below, and you're now the one that has to live with the consequence.
But no, I have not ditched my blog again.
I merely decided to go out into the sunlight and hang out with friends three nights in a row to compensate for being sick on my couch all week. I then realized on Sunday there was a reason that I had taken it easy, the same reason I was feeling like poo again that morning.
Don't get me wrong, those nights were well worth it.
How could they not be with this brilliant man playing the washboard being a part of it?
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| If you look close enough, you might be able to smell the roses right on his shirt. That's how magical both he and this Instagram photo are. |
So here I am a day after going back to work knee deep in papers to grade and splits and goal times to figure out for a track meet tomorrow. And all I could think about was my blog and other people's blogs.
As I get back into the swing of things I've been reading other people's blogs. And now than before I've started to realize that everyone elses blogs have a "thing", a "direction" or "blog category" that they fit nicely into. Maybe they're a mommy blogger, or a fashion blogger, or a foodie blogger, or a pinterest blogger, or a photo blogger, or a link-up blogger, or a weight-less blogger. Which is all cool and well, good for you for having direction and focus and a "thing".
Here's my problem: I don't think I have a thing. Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of things on that list above that I do, but not so much that I want my blog to be concentrated on it so much. I want to write about my horrible haircut one day, a cool photo I took another day, and do a link-up the next.
But there are going to be days that I don't want to write about my life because I feel weird about puting details on the internet, or have no photos to post because I've been in school for weeks and have no social life, or I days that I think a link-up is lamesauce and don't want to be a part of it.
So it makes me wonder, if I had a "theme", or a "direction" would it be easier for me to come back day-to-day and post more regularly? If this blog is truly for me, is it even an issue that I should be worrying about? Do I already have a "direction" or "blog type" and I just don't realize it?
(Please don't say "mommy blogger". That would be pretty tough news to break to the hubby.)
I don't know the answers, maybe I'm just an everything blog, a life blog, a cool blog, a diary blog, a do-whatever-I-want-blog, a rambling blog.
Or maybe it's just a random and awkward blog. (Ehhhh, Ehhh, see what I did there! LOLZ)
Whatever this blog is, it's still trying to figure it out. I think it might be a teenager.
Which is totally fine, I teach middle school. I can handle teenagers.
Well at least I can make them all sit down and read silently for 30 minutes, if that's what we're going to call handling.
What do you think?
Is it necessary for a blog to have a "category" that it fits under or direction?
Does it make it easier to blog instead of having one that is just wide open?
Do you think your blog has a niche or a theme?
Did you decide to go in that direction because that's what you wanted to write about or because overtime you saw most of your writing went that way?
Do you think people pick a direction or theme to go for themselves (their writing) or to make sure they maintain their readership? Both?
And finally but certainly not least (because it has to do with MUAH) if you had to give a category that my blog fits into, what would it be?
I would love to hear your answers to the questions in the comments below so I could have some insight into what you think and then any insight as to whether if this sort of stuff has gone through your head/been written about before.
Thanks ahead of time for answering my questions and letting me know that you stopped by.
Until then,
Stay Awkward,
Tricia
My blog is what I've dubbed a "feelings" blog. I blog about my feelings. I think in some cases having a niche makes it easier to advertise your blog. it's easy if you're into fashion and have a fashion blog to focus on fashion bloggers. I think without that niche it is a bit like floundering some times.
ReplyDeleteI think it's pretty natural for people to have passions and want to focus on writing them, and then they get positively reinforced because others want to read it.
That's never really worked for me. I'm still pretty new around here so I'm not sure what niche you'd fit into.
I always see that advice to have a "niche" for your blog, but most of my favorite blogs don't stick to a particular topic. For my own, I tend to write about a limited set of topics, but they're more "themes" (like social justice, faith) than topics per se, so I still feel like I have a lot of flexibility. And people seem to like it, so I keep doing it! :)
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