30 Day Challenge: Some things I’m Struggling With
I'm 10 days into the 30 Day Blog Challenge and for the most part I am doing pretty good with it. I have posted every day with one exception, which is good considering all of the activities going on.
I must admit that there are a couple of things that I am struggling with in regards to blogging.
When I look at the blogs of other participants I realize that although I know quite a bit about the web, when I see some of the expertise of other participants I tend to feel like what I am blogging about is quite a bit different and that I don't have the "smarts" that most of the other bloggers have.
While I am a pretty technical person, I just don't seem to be able to gather enough logical thoughts to write a technical blog post. Also, I'm just not so sure what to blog about music that some of the other music blogs are not already doing.
Blogging, podcasting, or really anything online costs money. So far the associated costs to running this blog and podcast has been out of my pocket. I don't mind one bit because I see this as a ministry and a labour of love. However, it would be nice to be able to recover some of the cost to pay for expenses. Most importantly though, I don't want to alienate my audience in the name of making a buck.
There you have it. 3 things I am struggling with. I would love to hear your feedback and what you think about my struggles.
- Do I really have enough knowledge to contribute?
- Is what I blog about even relevant, and will people get anything from my posts?
- When, if ever is it OK to monetize>
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Hi Charley, it has been a quite while since I commented. I have been reading your posts on the 30 day challenge. I thought about joining you, but right now my days have been so busy. I barely get my project 365 pictures posted daily.
You have some great stuff you are sharing. I struggle with some of the same stuff, when it comes to blogging. I do it mainly as a hobby, so monetizing really does not pertain me. I do struggle quite a bit with self doubt, regarding the "enough knowledge" question. I often will start to blog about something, then scratch the idea cause I feel like a moron and struggle with putting my thoughts down in sentences that make sense…lol.
I also at times have felt I must not be relevant, and people dont get anything out of my post,s because no one would comment, which means it's possible no one is reading my blog, but the stats show differently.More often I will run into someone in church or in our little town and they mention something about the blog or they give me encouragement about something I posted which means someone is reading what I put out there. I guess not everyone likes to share online. Anyways, l wanted to take a moment to share some encouragment. Keep up the great posts, You are relevant my friend!!
Blessings to you and have a great weekend.
Bryan, thanks so much for that comment, I am so very thankful for friends like you! It’s good to know that I’m not the only one out there that struggles with blogging. I decided not to continue with the challenge, it’s just not the right timing. We were talking about going to Hershey park this summer and I was thinking that it would be awesome if our families hooked up for a day at the park.