The Blogging Blues…
In the year and a bit that I’ve been blogging, I’ve read a few posts written by fellow bloggers describing some of the more challenging aspects of blogging. I’ve always found it encouraging, and think of them the odd time when I start to feel overwhelmed and “small” in this big world of blogging.
Seasoned bloggers have given such good advice. Wise words like:
- Just be yourself.
- Don’t fixate on the stats and numbers.
- Blog because you love to blog, not because you see it as an “easy” way to make money.
- If you do decide to blog for money, realize it is plain, hard work!
For the most part, I’ve just blogged away because I truly do love it. I found the statistics fascinating, and rejoiced when the numbers went up, but really tried not to fixate on them. I’m not- after all – doing this for money, but have toyed with the idea for the future.
So, where am I going with this??
It was a month ago (on Friday) that I switched my Blogger blog to WordPress. I feel like I’m starting to get into the swing of my new blog home.
But there is one thing that does sort of break my heart.
{Image found on Google. I can’t find the original source, nor can I look at it without laughing!}
The fact is, somehow in the process of the switch, I lost viewers. Not just a few … but thousands!
I honestly don’t know what went wrong.
I probably didn’t link up some code correctly or something…
In many ways, it feels like I’m starting over.
It’s a bit of a bummer. But, honestly, I don’t want to dwell on it.
So…What am I doing about it?
Here’s my strategy:
- I’m not heading over to my Google Analytics site very often at this point!:)
2. I’m trying to focus on why I blog in the first place…
- I do still love it.
- I do still just want to be myself!
- I do still love being inspired by fellow bloggers…
- I do still want to encourage others
~and ~
3. I’d like to ask you for some feedback…
Do you find my new blog easy to navigate? Are there any features you miss? {I have added a “You May Also Like” widget, but it is currently having technical difficulties!} Do you find the design welcoming or cold and sterile?
Thank you in advance for offering your opinions.
I do want to learn and grow in this whole blogging thing.
And, if you are like me right now and feeling a little “blue” about blogging. I’m hanging on to some other “seasoned advice” ~ “They” say to press on…
It gets better!
OK…I’m not alone 🙁 I am not a #’s girl at all…but in this case oh it breaks my heart.
Ritajoy,
I think your new blog via WordPress looks great! I find it easy to navigate and everything is very viable. I’ve thought about switching to WordPress, but I’m scared to death of doing it. I wish I could get together with someone like yourself to give me the step by step instructions. I love reading your blog and encourage you to keep up the good work. Hope you will continue to read my blog as well.
I love your blog! I don’t become a follower of any blog but save them as a favorite instead and then just check my favorite blogs a few times a week. So I guess oh could say that I am stalking you :). I like your new format and honestly I wouldn’t change a thing.
As a new follower through Linky, I can’t really comment on your old blog format. But I can tell you that I really like your blog the way it is – I think it encapsulates the Harbour Breeze feeling with the cool colours and fonts.
Interesting post for me because I’m thinking about changing over to wordpress also. But now that I’ve read this, I think I’ll wait a bit longer. I’m not nearly as big as you with follower numbers and I really don’t want to lose anyone (now that I’m growing).