I think it’s because I have focused on some of the wrong things in blogging over the last year, that I am having such a hard time of it now.
Here’s my dilemma. I am a person with many many interests, but starting new blogs for all of those individual interests would be overwhelming. I thought that I could do decloned as my personal blog, but then advertising would kinda suck, so I made it a personal/creative geared niche blog. That’s worked, but now I am frustrated with the design.
It’s a battle that must come to an end someday so that I can sit down and write without feeling like there are strings attached. I am changing my theme one more time though.
This time for the better.
I’ve come to the conclusion that ads cheapen my thoughts and make me feel like I have to write for ads. So I am limiting ads to one sidebar on the left and reserving the one on the right for real content and links. Then I am coming back to personal blogging as a medium rather than just a bridge to something else. It’s not like what I have been doing has been pulling any real income anyway so there’s nothing to lose. Right?
Wish me luck.
Well I sure know how you feel about having so many interests that it becomes difficult to commit to one. It looks like you have found a good combination with this though. You get to employ your painting, photography, writing, web design … and more web design
I suppose the technical stuff and design can be an escape from getting down to writing. It’s like the painter spending his or her day organizing an already efficient studio, just to avoid the stare of that blank canvas sitting on the easel.
Which reminds me, I have a painting on the easel right now that needs finishing.
Must — stop — surfing — web — must — paint
Cheers,
John