Apr
07
2008Blogging Kills!
07
2008
Part of me can’t believe that this article wasn’t written for The Onion and accidentally printed in the New York Times instead. But, on a serious note, the lesson to be learned by the supposed “blogging deaths” is that the economics of blogging just really don’t calculate unless it is at least partially done for personal enjoyment. Regardless of what you’re being paid, or how, a “blogger” is really someone who’s looking out 24 hours a day for relevant happenings - you just can’t live that way unless you actually enjoy what you’re blogging about.
This will always be the difference between bloggers and journalists. You can be a journalist, covering things you’re not especially interested in, and still be a reasonably happy (or extremely happy, for that matter) person. You have an assignment, you perform that assignment, and then you have personal time that’s all your own. There’s no down-time for a blogger. No matter how often you actually write, you’re always observing, thinking, analyzing. A true blogger is a blogger 24/7. If you don’t love what you’re blogging about, stop now. It’s not worth the stress.