Comments on: Should I Stop Blogging? 20 Questions to Ask Yourself

By: Igor The Troll

Igor The Troll — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:43:33 +0000

Blogging is beautiful. Blogging is inspirational. Blogging is divine.

When I write a post it feels like I am a Superman. When I have no power to write, it feels like I am dead.

By: Zen

Zen — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:04:49 +0000

I blog without obligation. I blog for me. I blog for my son and grandkids. I blog for the future. I blog there-fore I am :-)

By: sarah

sarah — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:15:13 +0000

have to show you this silly post of my own that i based directly off of this one (& credited you):

http://sarahspy.blogspot.com/2008/06/should-i-stop-blogging.html

By: SusanAtLifeskate

SusanAtLifeskate — Thu, 22 May 2008 12:04:25 +0000

I was taken with #13: Is the blog giving energy to or taking energy away from me? I think most of us have other jobs while we work on making a successful blog. For me, my site gives energy, absolutely. At any point that it starts to take energy away, is when I would stop and reassess why I am doing this.

By: Mervyn

Mervyn — Tue, 20 May 2008 02:24:24 +0000

Hi,

Another question to ask is “Why is there no comments on my blogs”,”Is my post not good enough”

Juz to share

By: JayMoney

JayMoney — Mon, 19 May 2008 18:31:08 +0000

Well I’m just getting started in all this but #12 is the one I like. With blogging as other things you never know who your helping or gonna help. I blog for others not because I wanna become a great guru, but If I can help someone understand and learn than I’m satisfied.

By: Judith

Judith — Mon, 19 May 2008 18:09:51 +0000

“Write what you know; and know what you write.” When you write about what you know best your personality and passion come through the screen. And, if you write with honesty and sincerity folks know that and you’ll do just fine.

Even though Darren offered 20 questions to stop Blogging, I am going to recommend this article on my Blog as a way to have 20 questions about what you need to think about and do to have a successful Blog!

Always concentrate on the positive, with passion, and things will happen!

Thanks for another great post, Darren!

Judith

By: Ed

Ed — Mon, 19 May 2008 17:20:04 +0000

Great questions but at the end I would write “No matter what don’t give up”.

By: Kim McGinnis

Kim McGinnis — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:52:37 +0000

Great Questions. It reminds me of why people like lists so much. We are all so busy these days and it is easy to take information in this way. It is nice to have shorter lists sometimes with a little more meat. But the longer ones are cool too.

I have 3 blogs, and I would love to keep them all going, each has importance & relevance in my life for different reasons.

Question #4..How many posts should be written in a month, and how long should they be? Is just a couple of paragraphs okay if it’s done consistently 5 days a week, with a couple of longer ones thrown in once in a while?

Thanks for all the tips and ideas.
Kim

By: reddknight

reddknight — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:40:06 +0000

One thing I struggle with in blogging (aside from the usual writer’s ailment) is not letting it take time away from my non-blog website development.

By: messiphone

messiphone — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:03:16 +0000

yes you’re right, but nonetheless we must never stop writing

By: Sara Ferguson

Sara Ferguson — Mon, 19 May 2008 01:28:25 +0000

I don’t make my money from blogging. While I do throw some ads on it, I do it for the love of just writing. I love to write about travel, business, art, writing, music, and what ever else falls out of my ears.
As for when to quit, you ignore all the rules and ask yourself, “What is my goal for this blog?” If you are reaching your goal in the time frame you set or have already reached you goal then stay with it. If you dread writing in your blog and looking back know you will never reach your goals then you should re-evaluate what you are doing.
It comes down to if you are happy or not. Success isn’t measured in money.

By: VentureBlogster

VentureBlogster — Mon, 19 May 2008 00:47:21 +0000

Hello!

I think that those are interesting questions. However, I do want to mention the following: isn’t a successful blogger more about wanting to write about something that one is passionate about? I think that blogging today has been more of trying to make a quick buck rather than blogging about something that he/she is interested in.

My opinion is simply that if you have something interesting to write about, the success would naturally come your way.

VentureBlogster

By: Jessica Bond

Jessica Bond — Sun, 18 May 2008 19:02:47 +0000

Given the level of commitment and work required to achieve a successful blog, one must be passionate about their subject and continuously improve their blogging skills. It never hurts to re-evaluate your purpose in a blog and whether or not it is a success based on how you measure success.

By: Jessica Bond

Jessica Bond — Sun, 18 May 2008 18:59:23 +0000

Given the level of commitment required to make a successful blog, one must love the art of blogging.

By: Jose Paul Martin

Jose Paul Martin — Sun, 18 May 2008 17:44:11 +0000

Blogging is dead. Sorry to say this!

By: Sue @ TameBay

Sue @ TameBay — Sun, 18 May 2008 12:01:47 +0000

These are good questions, Darren. I think #1 is the most important one: if you’re writing for fun and *having* fun, then none of the rest (money, fame etc.) matters.

Conversely I see a lot of people, especially small business owners, starting blogs because they’re told it’s a good idea. They don’t know how to write, they don’t know what to write, and the whole thing becomes an albatross around their neck.

By: Zerolove

Zerolove — Sun, 18 May 2008 06:42:07 +0000

Great questions to ask ones self, but personally I am blogging because it is an outlet for me. No one reads my blog at all, and to be honest I don’t care. If it was to “hit” all the sudden and people started reading it… I still don’t care. I don’t do it for them or for the money I do it for myself. Now if someone did read it, I wouldn’t be hateful or anything to them, I’m just not blogging for that reason. I blog about being a System Engineer and the things in my life I deal with on a daily basis.

So with that 3 is the most important of all the questions.

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 17 May 2008 22:40:53 +0000

All of the questions are very good. I have been blogging for about 3 months and at least half of the questions have come to mind during that time. It is always good to ask yourself why – why am I doing this. Thanks

By: Alex D

Alex D — Sat, 17 May 2008 19:56:53 +0000

Personally I think that you should never give up! Never ever give up!
Everything can be done, you just need to be ambitious and have a brain.