I fell into a blogging pit. Otherwise known as a blogging pitfall.
I think.
I fell into the trap of wanting my blog to make me money and, honestly, it's not as easy as all that. Do I think you can make money blogging? Yes. Yes, I do. But it's hard. And crazy competitive.
I'm just not good as schmoozing and selling myself and competing with other women who want to help support their families just as much as I do. I'd rather just go get a job at Starbucks and listen to good music and make latte's.
Of course, having four little girls isn't particularly conducive to a barista career quite yet. Or is it spelled barrista?
The point is I thought it was this great opportunity to make money doing something I love. But here's the thing...it became something I hated. I hated it because it turned my love of verbal spewage into something I had to market.
I had to pimp my blog. So unsavory. And so not my forte'.
So, now I'm back to doing what I love. Just blogging. And listening to angry music while I do it. I say we celebrate our ADHD.
I want to thank Ken from Arkansas, Carolina Girl, and my friend Amy for checking on me. You guys inspired me to get over myself.
You loved me through it.
Come back tomorrow for your million dollar idea courtesy of me. You get to pimp it out yourself and all I ask for is a free sample. And a new living room set from Pottery Barn. I don't think that's asking much considering you'll be a millionaire.
21 Brilliant people's junque:
So glad you're back Heather! I adore your verbal spewage! Can't wait for your million dollar idea :-)
So glad you're back... you were missed!
I'm glad you're back. I just found your blog last week and thought it was awesome. I wished I had found it when I still lived in Arizona, I would have suggested we meet up for drinks. Then I realized you hadn't blogged for months and I was sad. I followed you anyway hoping you'd come back, and you did. Yay!
Glad you are back ! Can't wait to check in for more spewage!
I know! I wish I could write it and they will come:-)
You have no idea how happy this makes me. :)
I have missed you, too!!! Please, review some movies in the closet for us. Or the new season of Grey's Anatomy. Please? With whipped cream on top of a latte?
I'm tired of the kissing up and I'm terribly at selling myself, so I got a real job and maybe I can start enjoying my blog again
oh my sweet sista from another mista....how I've missed you. We are so the same, going and dealing with the same ish.
But you are back and I am giddy.
Mwa.
Yay!! You are back! And I just noticed you have twitter, so I can stalk you there now! Woot! haha jk ;)
I've made my blog "ad free" for that very reason.
I love your writing. Yours is one of the first blogs I ever found (it was a post about why you don't use the word verification anti-spam thingie) and I was hooked. You inspire me to be funny.
Love you!!
Sandy
Sorry that I went a little "submit button" happy! My comment posted 3 times! Oopsies! I was just so excited that you are back!
Once upon a time there was a blog that did posts about naked Barbies. When I would read those posts, I would literally laugh out loud, call my sister and listen while she read said post, then we would laugh together, bonding over this hysterical mommy blogger.
You have been sorely missed.
Please bring back the naked Barbie.
Thank you.
Whew!! I thought we lost you. Glad you're back.
Oh yay! So glad you're back!
It's always nice to dream about making money from our blogs, but like you, I'm not one to "pimp" it out. LOL. I just want to write about my life, my family, and whatever else I want to. If someone wants to read, that's cool. If not, that's cool too.
I like reading your blog, though, so I'm glad you're back :)
I'm glad you have made your way back to your true love!
PS Remember your "series" on how you and your hubby met! Any more "series" up your sleeve? Your true love!!
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This is somewhat what happened to me. Not the making money part, because I'm super into being poor. But just the whole writing to others' reading thing. Yeah. Not really me. So, I'm slowly making a comeback and blogging whatever and however I dangdiggitywell please. It's all the better that I don't have 400 hits a day anymore. Because now I know, whoever is reading it is reading it because they love me. Or my recipes. Or they want to steal my children's pictures and use them in unsavory ways. Well, whatever the reason, who is left are those that never left. And who cares if we be po. We can claim the land of our inheritance someday in Poland.
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