Comments on: How Not To Quit Blogging http://carrielauth.com/blog/how-not-to-quit-blogging/ One Mom's Online Business Journey Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:12:45 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Christine http://carrielauth.com/blog/how-not-to-quit-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-2159 Christine Wed, 25 Mar 2009 06:42:07 +0000 http://carrielauth.com/blog/?p=573#comment-2159 Oh boy! I don't blog YET and the term 'hard work' scares me, but it IS time to get on with SOMETHING! Don't get me wrong, I am an at home Mum (intending to Homeschool) to a 3 yr old and have always worked hard before being a Mum, too. I know setting up any kind of business is daunting and hard work, not only just for the set-up period. I have been researching business ideas for a few months now. I've had to warm to the idea of hard work in an area I know so little about ie Internet work and usage, but this article, Carrie is just so realisitic and has helped me realise that I have to put in the hard work to be successful. At least I know there is a lot of support from people such as yourself and I feel like you have so much integrity and knowledge. I don't take everything you say for gospel, but almost. LOL. Cheers and thanks on so many levels. Christine Oh boy! I don’t blog YET and the term ‘hard work’ scares me, but it IS time to get on with SOMETHING! Don’t get me wrong, I am an at home Mum (intending to Homeschool) to a 3 yr old and have always worked hard before being a Mum, too. I know setting up any kind of business is daunting and hard work, not only just for the set-up period. I have been researching business ideas for a few months now. I’ve had to warm to the idea of hard work in an area I know so little about ie Internet work and usage, but this article, Carrie is just so realisitic and has helped me realise that I have to put in the hard work to be successful. At least I know there is a lot of support from people such as yourself and I feel like you have so much integrity and knowledge. I don’t take everything you say for gospel, but almost. LOL. Cheers and thanks on so many levels.
Christine

]]> By: Melissa Multitasking Mama http://carrielauth.com/blog/how-not-to-quit-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1866 Melissa Multitasking Mama Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:57:25 +0000 http://carrielauth.com/blog/?p=573#comment-1866 I've been blogging for about 8 months and have contemplated quitting over lack of traffic- when you only get a few comments on a post- you think that it is all the people reading. But then I looked at my stats and it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought. Now that I've been blogging for a while I will probably never quit because it is therapeutic for me and as much of a habit as brushing my teeth LOL Great post! I’ve been blogging for about 8 months and have contemplated quitting over lack of traffic- when you only get a few comments on a post- you think that it is all the people reading. But then I looked at my stats and it wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought.
Now that I’ve been blogging for a while I will probably never quit because it is therapeutic for me and as much of a habit as brushing my teeth LOL
Great post!

]]> By: Krissi http://carrielauth.com/blog/how-not-to-quit-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1812 Krissi Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:30:58 +0000 http://carrielauth.com/blog/?p=573#comment-1812 Good points. Valid info. Thanks for the tips. I started a blog and then quit-not intentionally, but it just faded. I had barely started. I want to start again-this and your free report are probably good starting places! Thanks! Good points. Valid info. Thanks for the tips. I started a blog and then quit-not intentionally, but it just faded. I had barely started. I want to start again-this and your free report are probably good starting places! Thanks!

]]> By: Esperanza http://carrielauth.com/blog/how-not-to-quit-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1789 Esperanza Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:54:34 +0000 http://carrielauth.com/blog/?p=573#comment-1789 You know what would be great? If you put your 100 tips on kindle format in the Amazon store. I bought a Kindle and love to read that sort of thing. If you ever do, let me know. :) You know what would be great? If you put your 100 tips on kindle format in the Amazon store. I bought a Kindle and love to read that sort of thing. If you ever do, let me know. :)

]]> By: Jan - queenofkaos http://carrielauth.com/blog/how-not-to-quit-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1768 Jan - queenofkaos Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:28:32 +0000 http://carrielauth.com/blog/?p=573#comment-1768 Thanks for a very interesting article that I have wondered about myself. Both in asking myself whether to continue, sometimes it seems to make no difference 'out there' if I do, or if I don't, and wondering if others ever feel the same. But I like to do it and it has really been handy sometimes when I need to find out when I did something or details on something etc. I've had to look up my own recipes a few times, it was great! I've swung between trying to be very serious about posting schedule, doing it 'right' and making it part of a business, to loosening up a little, slowly getting a little more personal and just winging it more often. It has taken the pressure off and no, it didn't seem to make a bit of difference :0) In the end, if all I have is a chronical of the 'blog year's' and me 'back when', it will have been worth it for me, and I like to think that somewhere 'out there' it has been of benefit. Thanks for a very interesting article that I have wondered about myself. Both in asking myself whether to continue, sometimes it seems to make no difference ‘out there’ if I do, or if I don’t, and wondering if others ever feel the same.

But I like to do it and it has really been handy sometimes when I need to find out when I did something or details on something etc. I’ve had to look up my own recipes a few times, it was great!

I’ve swung between trying to be very serious about posting schedule, doing it ‘right’ and making it part of a business, to loosening up a little, slowly getting a little more personal and just winging it more often. It has taken the pressure off and no, it didn’t seem to make a bit of difference :0)

In the end, if all I have is a chronical of the ‘blog year’s’ and me ‘back when’, it will have been worth it for me, and I like to think that somewhere ‘out there’ it has been of benefit.

]]> By: Carla http://carrielauth.com/blog/how-not-to-quit-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1766 Carla Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:44:40 +0000 http://carrielauth.com/blog/?p=573#comment-1766 "For every comment you get, there may be a hundred or even a thousand people actually reading the content..." That is so true. I need to remember just because I dont have 90 comments, it doesnt mean no one is reading! “For every comment you get, there may be a hundred or even a thousand people actually reading the content…”

That is so true. I need to remember just because I dont have 90 comments, it doesnt mean no one is reading!

]]> By: Laurie Neumann http://carrielauth.com/blog/how-not-to-quit-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1765 Laurie Neumann Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:01:10 +0000 http://carrielauth.com/blog/?p=573#comment-1765 Carrie, You've given some good tips on not getting discouraged. Now, we need to take them to heart... Thanks for sharing. Carrie,

You’ve given some good tips on not getting discouraged. Now, we need to take them to heart…

Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Diana Walker http://carrielauth.com/blog/how-not-to-quit-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1764 Diana Walker Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:56:50 +0000 http://carrielauth.com/blog/?p=573#comment-1764 Hi Carrie What an incredible post. You are so clear, and definitely hit the nail on the head. Even though I've been blogging for a couple of years now, I still meet the challenges you are talking about. I've definitely thought about quitting, but I keep on keeping on! I think my biggest reason for not blogging regularly is that I get sidetracked and want to do too many other things too.... Thanks for sharing such excellent info. Diana Hi Carrie
What an incredible post. You are so clear, and definitely hit the nail on the head.
Even though I’ve been blogging for a couple of years now, I still meet the challenges you are talking about.
I’ve definitely thought about quitting, but I keep on keeping on!
I think my biggest reason for not blogging regularly is that I get sidetracked and want to do too many other things too….
Thanks for sharing such excellent info.
Diana

]]> By: Nell @ Casual Friday Every Day http://carrielauth.com/blog/how-not-to-quit-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1763 Nell @ Casual Friday Every Day Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:36:24 +0000 http://carrielauth.com/blog/?p=573#comment-1763 Good stuff, Carrie. Blogging is work. And you are opening yourself, your life, feelings, opinions and family up for criticism. It isn't easy to have a thick skin for some. Especially on a personal blog where you might feel like someone is in your home attacking you, since we often feel like our blogs are our home online. I've been lucky so far and haven't experienced a personal attack, but I'm sure there will be one in my future. I think that if you're thinking about quitting then maybe it's a sign that you're online too much, on your blog, on twitter...etc. I've not known any Mom bloggers, that blog occasionally, write a post about quitting their blogs. It's always the active ones, the ones who spend al ot of time on their blog and blogging. Getting burned out from too much time online might send you to the "quitting" side of things. I "quit" (more like an extended vacation) my personal blog last year (2007/2008) for a few months because, quite frankly, I was dealing with a lot of really overwhelming and painful emotions from my Brother's trial. On top of all the pain I was dealing with (I couldn't be fun or interesting on my blog anymore) I was also very busy and couldn't find the time I really needed to be active in the Mom blogging community. But, over all it was all the crap in my life that took me away from it. I can't just blog either. I have to also be part of the community, reading other blogs, leaving comments, tweeting with people...to me, blogging is about sharing our lives and building friendships, so I don't like to be one-sided and only be the taker in the friendship. If I don't have time to blog and be part of other Mom's blogs then I feel like I don't have time for blogging. Anyway, good article. I'm going to read the other one you linked to. Nell Good stuff, Carrie. Blogging is work. And you are opening yourself, your life, feelings, opinions and family up for criticism. It isn’t easy to have a thick skin for some. Especially on a personal blog where you might feel like someone is in your home attacking you, since we often feel like our blogs are our home online.

I’ve been lucky so far and haven’t experienced a personal attack, but I’m sure there will be one in my future. I think that if you’re thinking about quitting then maybe it’s a sign that you’re online too much, on your blog, on twitter…etc.

I’ve not known any Mom bloggers, that blog occasionally, write a post about quitting their blogs. It’s always the active ones, the ones who spend al ot of time on their blog and blogging. Getting burned out from too much time online might send you to the “quitting” side of things.

I “quit” (more like an extended vacation) my personal blog last year (2007/2008) for a few months because, quite frankly, I was dealing with a lot of really overwhelming and painful emotions from my Brother’s trial. On top of all the pain I was dealing with (I couldn’t be fun or interesting on my blog anymore) I was also very busy and couldn’t find the time I really needed to be active in the Mom blogging community. But, over all it was all the crap in my life that took me away from it.

I can’t just blog either. I have to also be part of the community, reading other blogs, leaving comments, tweeting with people…to me, blogging is about sharing our lives and building friendships, so I don’t like to be one-sided and only be the taker in the friendship. If I don’t have time to blog and be part of other Mom’s blogs then I feel like I don’t have time for blogging.

Anyway, good article. I’m going to read the other one you linked to.

Nell

]]> By: Missy http://carrielauth.com/blog/how-not-to-quit-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1762 Missy Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:19:42 +0000 http://carrielauth.com/blog/?p=573#comment-1762 Hi, I'm not a mommy blogger as i'm not a mommy. But i feel you on this article, and it is a great topic. I like how you bold and highlight numerous times throughout the article, that "blogging is hard work". Cause guess what? It is. Lots of people create a blog, get traffic and get comments. And they are like (weehoo) i'm a big deal now. But then fast forward three months or so, and they are not quite as excited anymore. Because it is hard work, it is constant, and you really have to continuously do what you do. As far content, marketing, networking, seo, back end technical stuff, etc. And the real test is longevity. Because "blogging is hard work". Stick it out if you're in the right niche, have a true passion for your topic, can write regularly, (and regularly - could be weekly or could be daily) and mix and mingle with other bloggers so that it is FUN. Great topic. Missy. Hi,

I’m not a mommy blogger as i’m not a mommy. But i feel you on this article, and it is a great topic. I like how you bold and highlight numerous times throughout the article, that “blogging is hard work”. Cause guess what? It is.

Lots of people create a blog, get traffic and get comments. And they are like (weehoo) i’m a big deal now. But then fast forward three months or so, and they are not quite as excited anymore. Because it is hard work, it is constant, and you really have to continuously do what you do. As far content, marketing, networking, seo, back end technical stuff, etc.

And the real test is longevity. Because “blogging is hard work”. Stick it out if you’re in the right niche, have a true passion for your topic, can write regularly, (and regularly – could be weekly or could be daily) and mix and mingle with other bloggers so that it is FUN.

Great topic.

Missy.

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