It’s new year, so it’s time to think about my game plan for
this year. One of the things that I plan
to do is to blog more. However, as I
open my eyes to blogosphere, a lot of things has been running through my mind which made me
revisit again the reason why I blog. I
must admit, I got confused a little bit too.
Photo credits to suewaters.com
I have started my blog in 2012. The primary reason why I blogged was to
document my son's homeschooling adventures. Since I’m a little insecure in writing, I
rarely update my blog then. I just took
blogging seriously last year when my blogger-friends encouraged me to write
more since they find my blog nice and worthwhile to read (thanks friends!). They have built confidence in me telling me that I have
a talent in writing (I’m a latebloomer, hihi).
I have already attended some media events and I’m so happy to be able to
connect with other bloggers and companies.
I even ran my first blog promo last year! Indeed, blogging has made me a better person.
If you will see my blog, it’s really very plain; no ads, no
pages, no additional plugins. I just
even use the free hosting of Google. I
am just using the free templates and designs of Google. The overall appearance of my blog is still a work in progress.
I am a part of some blogger groups on Facebook. I share my blog entries and I’m so happy that
there are people who really find time to drop by at my blog and leave some
comments and their thoughts about my blog.
However, I still don’t join comment exchanges. I am not sure if I am already ready with the
responsibility of doing blog-hopping and reciprocating comments. Though it may increase traffic on my blog and
increase my popularity as a blogger and be invited to a lot of events, but
then, do I really care about the ranking? Is blogging a popularity contest?
I have been seeing a lot of threads usually by newbie
bloggers who are inquiring on how to earn from their blog.
Yes, I would be very happy if I will earn money from my blog, but if I
do this, will I still be able to retain the very first reason why I blogged?
As a newbie, I still have to learn a lot about
blogging. I still have a long way to go
to establish my status in the blogosphere but one thing’s for sure, I will blog
more often now. It is one of my career
plans this 2015.
For now, I am sticking to the primary reason why I blog WITH
some updates. I will write not only our homeschooling
adventures but ALL the adventures that my son and I share
together to make our bond stronger. If there will be opportunities
coming along the way, thank you for that; if not, it’s still okay. As long as I inspire people with my blog,
I’ll really try to do very best to continue sharing our story to people.
