Addicted to Blogging
I am a new blogger, as evidenced by the fact that this blog was started a month and a half ago. I think I became addicted to blogging the minute I started this thing. Not only have I spent a lot of time researching and writing the posts themselves, but I have spent a lot of time figuring out how to get the word out to people about the blog. That second part, getting the word out, I told myself I wouldn’t do much of because it takes time away from all of my other responsibilities. You know - like my day job and my family! But then I get sad when I take a lot of time to write a post that not many people will read. So I start looking for ways to promote it and bam, there I am, addicted to blogging.
I also can’t get enough of going onto Google Analytics to check out how many hits I’ve gotten (now that must be narcissism or something), or see where on the world map people are reading from, or to see what I’ve made off of Google AdSense. Uh, yeah, not a lot.
If I am to keep up this blog then I need to set some limits for myself. Like maybe 45 minutes to research and write a post, 5 minutes to check stats, and 10 minutes to read other relevant stuff for material, all adding up to 1 hour a day. That was my original intent with this blog and I need to stop going WAY past that in terms of time! I am sure I can write good stuff, pass on my wisdom, research recipes, and whatnot within my time limit. What I will have to cut out is all of the stats checking and blog-promotion stuff.
I do want to make sure, though, that I shout out a big THANK YOU to all of the readers who have ventured to read this new blog and who, I hope, will continue to read it. Some of you are even coming back to read things on a repeat basis! I hope I can keep providing you with the information you need to feed your family well on a limited budget!
