Successful blogging requires an enjoyable passion
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Like any other task that one pursues, blogging should be enjoyed in order to get maximum benefits from it. A blogger should enjoy some aspect of blogging in order to have a successful blog. If you cannot find any aspect of blogging that makes you happy, you are forcing yourself to do something that will probably result in a failure. Whether it is to earn money or to stop blogging by blogging even more, you must have passion for something about blogging in order to be successful at blogging. Otherwise, your blogging efforts will be wasted in the long run. Successful blogging requires some kind of an enjoyable passion.
When it comes to writing, the only thing that differentiates one form of writing from another is the level of passion that drives the writer into writing. The success of blogging depends on how much you enjoy it, and how well that enjoyment overrides any negative aspects of blogging. The enjoyment can exist in the form of your love for writing, your choice of the blogging platform, or appreciation from others in the form of comments from your readers. Andy from “Andy, ITGUY” recently realized that his passion for blogging paid back when his posted complaints about a certain company resulted in the founder of that company contacting him to see if the issues had been resolved. Sometimes achieving certain results can supercharge your passion for writing and result in an even higher appreciation for blogging compared to before.
Since many people usually stereotype against things that involve money, it is usually thought that a blog that focuses on earning money usually does not have any enjoyable passion behind it. In my opinion, blogging to earn money does not mean your blog may not have a driving passion behind or an enjoyable aspect to it. Darren from “ProBlogger” has explained that he blogs by having passion for both enjoying what he writes and earning money at the same time, depending on the writing topic. Blogging can take a lot of your precious time, but if you enjoy doing it regardless of whether it involves money or not, your posts will be different from all the other people who blog simply because they can, and your readers will appreciate that difference.
Even if your writing does not make enough money, as long as it satisfies that inner craving inside of you, your blog will reflect quality. Take James from Apple Matters; blogging takes a lot of his time and doesn’t earn him as much as his other jobs, but James enjoys blogging and thinks writing is fun. If you do not enjoy writing on your blog and you do not enjoy any other aspect of blogging, you are simply jumping on the blogging bandwagon. And like all other things in history that have people jumping on any bandwagon simply to mimic others, you will fail in your objectives unless you have an enjoyable passion that drives your efforts. Such an interest and passion will somehow be evident in the overall results of your blogging efforts.
When doing things that do not appear to attractive, if the results satisfy your passion for something, those things are worth pursuing. Take childbirth as an example. A friend of mine told me that even though having twins meant she had to endure the worst of pains, the fact that she loves kids means that she “would go through having kids again.” Blogging should have any form of an enjoyable driving passion behind it. That way, you can feel satisfied about blogging. Realizing the reasons you blog and figuring out the existence of any related passion will make you appreciate all the efforts you put into blogging. That realization can do wonders, as finding a passion for some aspect of blogging within yourself is like finding batteries within ourselves that get recharged simply by being discovered.
When you realize the reasons behind your blogging and the passion that drives you to blog, you will have a clear focus as to where you would like your blog to take you, and where you can take your blog to make that happen.
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( January 9th, 2007 at 5:52 am )
Very true, Bes. My passion for photography and the feeling of community that I get through my photoblog feed each other.
( January 9th, 2007 at 3:32 pm )
This is really true, Bes! But the thing is, I don’t know why I like blogging!! LOL. I know I do, but I can’t pinpoint the reason. LOL.
( January 9th, 2007 at 9:12 pm )
Otto K., a very strong and sincere passion that is!
Thanks for sharing. No wonder your pictures are so good!
Chau, I know what you mean. I can see from your writing that “it” is there, and that it is strong.
( January 10th, 2007 at 3:01 pm )
I agree with your post. I can’t say for sure why I enjoy blogging, but I do. I guess there isn’t really a specific reason. I enjoy writing, first and foremost, and secondly, I enjoy digital design. I guess when you can put the two together it makes for an even more enjoyable experience. I’ve run a crossed many, many blogs where the blogger will say something like “I had to force myself to blog”. I’ve never understood that. It’s not like you HAVE to blog. That’s where the passion, as you said, comes into play. If you don’t find blogging enjoyable, why do it? It’s like, eating pie when you don’t like pie.
( January 11th, 2007 at 1:47 am )
Well said Nicole. Enjoying more than one reason gives you extra reasons to enjoy blogging. If one of the reasons seems boring at a certain point in time, then some other reason will take over and provide the enjoyment and satisfaction.
You are also right about bloggers thinking that they have to talk about how they are forcing themselves to write. If a person takes an action, yet mentions every step of the way that they really do not like taking that action, then there must be a reason why they still do it. Otherwise, they do not need to, like you pointed out.
Thanks for sharing.
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