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I have a few questions.
Do you feel PRESSURE to blog?
If you do, is that pressure brought on by your own perfection, feeling of getting information out there, your visitors, or something else?
Do you feel let down if you do not blog a certain amount of times a week?
Do you feel pressure depending on your traffic?
I have been reading several articles on the pressure in blogging and how newbies feel when they are getting started and even more established bloggers feeling let down by themselves if they are not producing a specific amount of quality content or obtain X amount of comments per day.
I am not going to give any advice or lectures or cute quips on pressure. I am the worlds worst person with pressure. I put SO MUCH on myself for everything in life. I get queasy if I write something and no one responds and I start to think, OMG, this is the beginning of the end, I’m a terrible writer, I’m boring, I should just shut it down, pack it up to Egypt, woe is me!! (Not really, but I do feel some sort of self induced pressure to be perfect every moment and that is SO impossible because I am me). And this isnt with just blogging, its with almost everything. Money, work, goals, bills, yadda, yadda… I get it from my dad.
A constant strive for perfection that is not only unattainable, but a waste of time. I feel my blood pressure going up just writing about it.
I am curious if that affects anyone out there………
~Trisha[/private]
Even though I’m a newer blogger, and don’t have a ton of traffic, I still feel the pressure to post. Most of it is just something in my personality. Once I start something, I want to do it the best that I can.
I understand what you mean though about feeling worried when no one responds. I’ll think I have a good post and not a single person will comment. I’m trying to get over feeling like it must have been awful, and started to just be happy that I put it out there.
I feel pressure to blog for a number of reasons. For my readers, for a message I want to get out and because there’s always tons of topics in my head that seem appropriate NOW…not later.
When I start getting super antsie, I try to remember that I blog for a release (and certain objectives), but that it’s not supposed to be stressful.
Okay, now I need to go and blog.
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I do feel… a lot actually!
I don’t think it is anyone’s doing but my own, and I can’t even say why I have these feelings, but I take comfort in knowing I am not alone.
There are days I really feel pressured, I am not sure why. I think sometimes I get annoyed that I do blog and people don’t comment or whatever.
I don’t know…I think sometimes I really pressure myself to. I get mad that I haven’t and those who are my faithful readers will get mad if I don’t.
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Short answer: Yes
But lately I had to self-evaluate. I have a lot going on in my life at the moment. I work outside the home 2-3 times a week. I work 20 hours a week with a “real” company (via online, telecommuting), I have two kids, a hubby and a house oh and I am starting my own company/inventing a product.
I love my blog. And because I do, I won’t let myself become stressed over it. I want to do it for enjoyment and if people like what I put out, then that’s a bonus. I want to pay it forward, share cool finds, people, comapanies, not post just for post # sake. Quality not quantity.
So yes I do feel pressure. But it’s pressure over everything in my life. And I will not sacrifice the other things going on for my blog. It just won’t happen.
I also feel that you set a precedence. You post 10 times a day and then go down to 1, people will think “what’s up?” If you post once a day and then out of the blue add another post to the same day, well then that’s a treat for your readers
What’s great is it’s MY blog. And I can do with it what I want! Ha!
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I just started blogging in July and i definitely put a lot of pressure on myself to blog on a consistent basis. I guess i just feel that if i don’t blog for a few days or a week, i’ll lose readers. I hate when i write a post and no one comments or i only get a few comments because then i feel like a failure. I start to think maybe no one is interested in what i have to say. But its hard to blog all the time because i’m a single working mom…there’s just not enough time in a day. I’m hoping i can get to a point where i am confident and comfortable.
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I have only been blogging a couple of months and I am enjoying getting to know other people. I do feel a pressure to blog everyday because I want my blog to be “noticed” and liked. And when I can’t come up with something to blog about, I get a feeling of inadequacy. Oh well, I guess it just comes with the territory!
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Yup. I haven’t been a real happy camper with the number of comments on my blog since I started my Christmas season program. Of course now I’m second guessing myself thinking that maybe my readers do want hard core debates 2 days before Christmas. (I don’t)
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I’m a perfectionist by nature, extremely type A. EXCEPT when it comes to blog writing. For me, blogging is what gives me that little bit of relaxation to my personality. again EXCEPT when comes to reviews. I do feel like I have some sort of standard to uphold, whereas the general writing can be done whenever and on whatever.
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Since I left the corporate world, I guess the Mom Buzz is my replacement. I show my old coworkers and say LOOK WHAT I AM DOING! I love comments, so it’s a high the more are left. I love doing marketing and PR, so I love when companies contact me. And one post a day makes me feel like a slow day and people wont keep coming back. Especially since when I tried it, I had everyone asking where I was. LMAO! I have a reputation as a multiple poster, I suppose. So I try to limit to 2 (or 4) posts a day. So yah, there is definitely pressure. But I think it makes it fun in the end.
Now my personal blog is a whole other story. I started putting cute stories on the Mom Buzz… I have to put some stories on My Brute Squad where they “really” belong.
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I’ve had my blog for about 18 months. My readers go up and down. I pretty much have had the same content, the entire time.
I’m working more on getting my name out more, right now.
How do I get more readership, yet actually have a life? It’s really hard when you work full-time, have a child, and actually have a life also…
I try and blog at least once a day.
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I love reading and writing blogs… thus far, I have not felt any pressure and I do hope I can keep it that way…. NO PRESSURE, JUST AN ADDICTION!!!!!!!!!!!
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As of right now I have found a somewhat balance. I haven’t had lot of bloggin experience before momdot came about which was six months ago and since then I’ve jumped from 50 posts total to about 500.. I know it’s crazy… really but I blog mostly to help promote those around me. So I’ve been thinking about going into the promote part of blogging… the idea is there it’s just not fullfilled yet as I would like to have something up and ready before I announce it.
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Definitely feel pressure to blog & guilt when I don’t! Also trying to figure out how to balance mom blog vs. shop blog…do I need both? What do I put where? Tricky finding balance.
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I am a new blogger, and so far I have not felt the pressure.
I guess it depends on your goals. For me, I have decided to post just 3 times a week, and I am sticking to it for now, even though I have a lot of ideas bubbling in my head.
Right now, most of my time is going in learning the tools for blogging by reading a few great blogs out there (Problogger for example). I realize, I have a lot to learn.
I am also spending time trying to connect with others who might be interested in my subject matter (Toddler nutrition).
Thanks for asking.
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