please point me in the right direction…
July 28th, 2006 | Published in Random | 4 Comments
so i’m having some directional issues. i used to write exclusively about music, with some poker and college football thrown in; however, i found it entirely too draining of my time and energy to try and keep up with every single band that puts something out. i even found myself posting about stuff that i didn’t even really like all that much, just to have something to write about. keeping up a regular posting schedule about music requires an enormous amount of time, not in the posting, but in the researching and listening and i only want to post about music that i’ve actually listened to and i don’t spend a lot of time in the car and there’s a lot of good tv to watch…
so now what do i do? as you can see i have sort of devolved into this random thought blog in which i post whatever comes to mind at any given time, with no direction or consistency of content.
this can be amusing for a while but i know that when i look for a good blog read i search by subject, not so much by author…..do i need a subject? i’m not so keen on reading about the random happenings in the life of someone i don’t know, so why assume that my random life events are blog-worthy? i guess that begs another questions…. do i cater to those that already read this or try to attract new readers? is that effort futile in itself with the sheer volume of available reading and blogging nowadays?
i could try to go back to music and just post less-often but with higher quality (theoretically) but the most read blogs are the ones that update frequently.
I could be a local ATL blog but there are a bunch of good ones already.
if i’m gonna take the time to write about poker it would probably be for Wicked Chops…
plus my favorite college football writer just started a blog so that’s pretty stiff competition….
what’s my niche?
any ideas?
the answer will probably be music, my first love, with occasional randomness but i would still like to know what you think.
i may also go for a layout/format change pretty soon, maybe a new title bar design….i am up for submissions.
.beans.
July 28th, 2006at 12:19 pm(#)
You’re taking it too seriously. What you should focus on is writing out whatever it is that are thinking. The direction comes from there. Personally, I would rather read about the random happenings and thoughts that occur to you than any specific topic. The theme is CHARLES. Go…
July 28th, 2006at 1:07 pm(#)
I agree. Personally, I love reading the random minutae of my friends’ lives… I don’t think you need a “theme”, and I don’t think you need to worry about attracting strangers to your blog. If they’re not cool enough to know you already, who needs ‘em? It’s just BEANS.
July 29th, 2006at 6:20 am(#)
I have to second P-snap’s message. I like reading the mix of what my friends are thinking about, whatever that might be; real estate agents, yoga bruises, anything. On the music side, maybe you could earn a spot on a group-based music review blog where the individual pressure to review new music and write entries is less, and yet the site traffic might be really good.
August 2nd, 2006at 9:35 am(#)
maybe you should update us hourly from vegas, you lucky bastadges. and why are all our friends freaking hallmark cards all the damn time. i loveface you.