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Today I posed a question…

Today I posed a question on Twitter: If I stopped blogging, would anyone notice?

I’m having a moment. A very long moment. I’ve been blogging for 3 years now, as of September, and I have hit a wall. A very big wall.

I wonder if my site has hit its plateau. Can I revive it, or reinvent it, or do anything to take it to the next level.

I know that I have a following, but it’s not the following I hoped to have had by now.

I genuinely love my readers. It’s a small crew, but they have been very supportive. I keep them in mind when I don’t feel like blogging. I love when they comment and tell other people to check the site out. A few have rocked with me so long that I feel like they are not just readers, they’ve become friends in a way.

I see other blogs that started the same time I did and they have blossomed into much more and I hear bloggers complain about shit I wish I had to complain about. I try not to compare me to anyone or anything else, but it’s human nature to wonder why…

To be honest, this is additional income for me, not my full-time gig but the beauty of it is that I can earn extra money doing something I love to do, but I want to see this grow.

I’m not trying to be the next Perez Hilton, I’m not looking for fame, maybe a little fortune but I keep getting stuck.

THEN, to top it all off, and what really made me question this whole thing, is that somehow some way Google disabled my Adsense account and I don’t get any referrals from Google searches (okay that’s a little blogger-speak, just know it sucks), which really drove a lot of traffic to the site. So my hits are DOWN, like WAY DOWN, and in turn my money is DOWN, WAY DOWN. It’s back to what I was getting when I started. That’s like a 300% decrease in a matter of 2-3 weeks. Getting through to Google is like trying to get in the White House and I may be bi-racial like Obama, but it isn’t working for me! So while dealing with my other plateau issues, I get kicked while I’m down.

I love blogging, I really do and I am not going to stop, I’m just wondering if my voice is being heard. Is it unique enough to draw people in?

I don’t know…

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4 Comments

  • Reply ODARA September 27, 2009 at 12:14 AM

    lol girl i’ve posed that question many of times. My remedy is as long as you don’t lose site of why you’re doing it. I know for me, its purely for the love of it. I love the reactions, i love that i can express myself on my own terms. I’ve had my original blog for about 2yrs and I’ve never made one red cent from it, and i’m ok with that b/c that’s not really my focus.

    Now, I’d be lying if I said being a “successful” blogger didn’t initially cross my mind when I started this b/c I saw other blogs that I admired and drew inspiration from. I wanted to be like them but fortunately I found out that’s where my problems were. I was being too generic and for me the celeb thing got old…fast…I remember when I first stepped outside that comfort zone and started writing personal blogs and that’s when i drew my audience…

    as long as its still fun for you, there’s no reason to quit. I say just brainstorm and start new avenues. you never know!

  • Reply ODARA September 27, 2009 at 12:14 AM

    lol girl i’ve posed that question many of times. My remedy is as long as you don’t lose site of why you’re doing it. I know for me, its purely for the love of it. I love the reactions, i love that i can express myself on my own terms. I’ve had my original blog for about 2yrs and I’ve never made one red cent from it, and i’m ok with that b/c that’s not really my focus.

    Now, I’d be lying if I said being a “successful” blogger didn’t initially cross my mind when I started this b/c I saw other blogs that I admired and drew inspiration from. I wanted to be like them but fortunately I found out that’s where my problems were. I was being too generic and for me the celeb thing got old…fast…I remember when I first stepped outside that comfort zone and started writing personal blogs and that’s when i drew my audience…

    as long as its still fun for you, there’s no reason to quit. I say just brainstorm and start new avenues. you never know!

  • Reply Quick October 3, 2009 at 5:55 PM

    ditto. But think about it like this…you are still around. I remember when i first started blogging, i could not believe that sites like yours and some others that i loved would link exchange w/ me!

    Since i started back in 07, i have seen tons of blogs/sites fall to the waste side, and if you are still around i think that proves that you have a unique voice, you still have something to say.

    My hits are not where i want them to be, nor is my ad income (it’s so sporadic)yet i feel like i have a place (be it a small one) on the web.

  • Reply Quick October 3, 2009 at 5:55 PM

    ditto. But think about it like this…you are still around. I remember when i first started blogging, i could not believe that sites like yours and some others that i loved would link exchange w/ me!

    Since i started back in 07, i have seen tons of blogs/sites fall to the waste side, and if you are still around i think that proves that you have a unique voice, you still have something to say.

    My hits are not where i want them to be, nor is my ad income (it’s so sporadic)yet i feel like i have a place (be it a small one) on the web.

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