Blogging - What's all the Fuss About?

Sure, I'm on board with the blogging phenomenon, I'm writing here, aren't I?

The real trick is to figure out what the point of blogging is.  Initially, I wanted to share my ideas on writing in general in this blog, but I'm realizing that blogs need to be more personal.  They  have to have a personality as unique as your own.

To this end, I'm following a brand new blogger. She started her blogging site about two weeks ago.  She had a really neat name chosen years ago because she thought at that time she might make a business out of it.  The blog is called Auntie Kit and Cousins. Cute name.  Brings to mind family, homespun feelings, country, apple pie, and a big warm kitchen where everyone gathers.

Her life isn't quite that, but because her life is missing some of those elements, she decided to blog about things that gave her great pleasure once upon a time, and in this way she wants to continue to find pleasure in her daily living. It's a good lesson, that we can often overlook wonderful things that are happening to us just because life circumstances have changed dramatically.

She had a name and an idea.  Her first blog was about sharing the story behind the name about a group of people she met over a common idea and ideal, and how that impacted her life.  The name grew out of that experience, but it became more than just that experience. The experiences almost grew because of the name.

Interestingly enough, Auntie Kit decided to get the domain name from Go Daddy. She didn't have a defined business idea yet, but the concept was there, and concept is absolutely everything in marketing.  She believed so much in the idea all those years ago that she purchased the domain name and continues to pay for it even though she has not created a website based on it yet.

The first blog is just that, a foray into the unknown cyber world of blogging. You never know who is going to read it.  Actually, unless you tell someone about it, for the most part, it won't be read.  Some blogs go entirely unread.  Others get only a few hits a day and can sometimes go weeks without any hits, especially if there are no new updates.

My next posting will talk about that...how to direct traffic to your blogsite. But FIRST! Creating the personality of the blog is essential. That's the next blog...traffic will be one or two after that.