Tag: blogging
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How to feel good about a creative Project
I’ve been thinking a lot about my creative projects and the current state of them. Aside from this blog I’ve been running a Star Wars newsletter, that is slowly gaining readers and something I’ve enjoyed doing. For the newsletter I’ve set myself no goals in terms of numbers or beating myself up if I don’t […]
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Left behind in the age of video
Back in 2008 I started creating video and sharing it on YouTube. I did well but ultimately decided to stop, video production took ages and I realised I didn’t like being on camera or dealing with YouTube comments. I started to freelance write for magazines and found my feet being creative in this area instead. […]
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Trying not to care about stats
I try not to check my site stats but I get sucked into this same pattern every couple of months as I watch my readership still in free fall. I don’t know what’s happened to be honest and let’s me take a bit of a step back and re-evaluate what I’m doing. I’ve been at […]
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Stick to your current blogging platform
I enjoyed this post from Matt about his experience with switching blogging platforms over the years. For me I’ve stuck with WordPress over the last 5 years after a less than stellar experience at Squarespace. The most important takeaway for me is don’t do anything that inconveniences your readers.
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What are the goals for my blog?
I’ve never had a goal for my blog, I just like writing and sharing my thoughts. I once thought I could maybe get some income from it to help pay for hosting or even as my job but after several failed attempts I knew this wasn’t going to happen, especially with the pivot to video […]
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Take a break from social media and you’ll blog more
I’ve written about this before but taking a break from actively using social media does wonders for you’re blogging capacity and enthusiasm. Reading this post from Matt has reminded me I probably need to do the same for a bit. I go down rabbit holes and I’m generally less happy than when I opened the […]
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Blogging consistently
Blogging consistently is hard, especially now I’m simplifying my setup. I’ve downsized my mobile setup with the intention of cutting back on screen time and working on my RSI. What I’ve found is my blogging has almost completely stopped, it’s reinforcing that 80% of what I do here is done from my phone. As I […]
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Am I a blogging dinosaur?
I have to admit at the moment it feels like I’m swimming upstream with my blogging efforts. I feel that the market has now totally moved away to podcasts and video leaving writers like me in the past. I’ve got (or had goals) of getting reviews units or being invited to events but the likes […]
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Why do I keep the blog going
I write very short form here as you’ll most probably know. In fact my whole blog could be replaced by a tweet or series of tweets so I’m wondering why do I post here rather than just put it on social media? For me it’s habit of what I know, being in control of my […]
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