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Blogging is not writing.

Posted on November 3, 2021July 11, 2024 by chefswifediary

A newsletter came in today. It talks about the proliferation of blogs in recent years and why they failed in a short span of time. Intrigued, mainly because my blog hasn’t been very successful since 2018. I envy those blogs with over a thousand followers and anticipate mine to be as successful in days to come. Among all the key points shared, one point caught my attention: blogging requires techniques to be successful, and it is not writing.

If blogging is not writing, then what it is?

writing

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4 thoughts on “Blogging is not writing.”

  1. Yacoob says:
    November 3, 2021 at 10:13 pm

    I’d be interested to read the full article. Maybe they’re referring to COMMERCIAL blogging – which I have never really considered as legitimate. Maybe it is, but the more personal blogging – like what many of us do – cannot be relegated and disregarded. If you regularly post on your blog, that’s blogging – regardless of follower count. I’d rather have 5 sincere, engaged followers than 1000 bots or disinterested people who give nothing substantial back to me as a writer.

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    1. Frames of Life Blog says:
      November 4, 2021 at 6:26 am

      Yeah, I suppose it’s referring to commercial blogging. Blogging to me is a leisure. If we try to make it commercially viable is when it becomes stressful. Like you, engaging blog matters more than anything. Here it is! — https://www.irevuo.net/most-blogs-fail-why/

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  2. Mireya says:
    November 3, 2021 at 9:18 pm

    I totally get you. I don’t get that eaither. My blog is a my journal. I write my thoughts on art of course. I love painting. I say just write and have fun. Your blog can be successful without the 1000. I know numbers matter but write from the heart and that will radiate and spark curiosity. Ok I need to tell myself this all the time too!

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    1. Frames of Life Blog says:
      November 4, 2021 at 6:28 am

      I’m just like you, writing for leisure. You’re right, writing should be fun. Sometimes, others numbers are intimidating and make me paranoid.

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