Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Blogophobia

Yes, I admit it, I'm a Blogophobe. So what is blogophobia? Simply, it is the fear of Blogs, pretty obvious, huh. So why be scared of blogs? Well I'll start with the main reason - what to blog about. I could start off just talking about myself but that would get boring for both myself and the world at large, very quickly. Plus, I'm not an Opera Singer - MEMEME (requisite joke). I realize that I do have to divulge some information about me, my life, my craft but as to day today stuff well, that's just filler really isn't it?

Another reason for being a blogophobe is failure. There I said it, the big 'F'. No one wants to fail in life. Sure we can't all be Bill Gates and come up with some incredibly successful idea and most of us are comfortable with that. It would be nice though to be happy with our jobs, lives, relationships, at least happy enough to be able to say "yeah, this is good". So you start a blog with the best intentions and 2 people read it, not very encouraging. To be honest I'm still not sure exactly how this whole blog thing works so it will take time for me to get up to speed. I know that sportspeople and movie stars have them and I can see why people might be interested in reading those. Then you have your political or Current Events blogs which can also be interesting reading.

So how can I not be a blog failure? Well, I guess there are no guarantees in life so only time will tell. All I can do is blog about things I know and enjoy and hope you, the reader, find them enjoyable as well. Obviously the main subject would be my jewelry designs and then expand on that. Seeing as I have other interests too I may throw in the odd blog about music or sports.

I now have taken my first big step towards curing my blogophobia and if I can do it, anyone can. I just hope my fear doesn't go all the way to the other end of the spectrum and turn into obsession. Wait, that would actually be another reason for being a Blogophobe. What if I like it so much that I can longer function without my blog. I guess that is just the chance I will have to take.

15 comments:

  1. Hey TS - you are off to an excellent start on your blog!!!!! Looks great!

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  2. Theresa, take a breath. lol. It's looking great so far! Read other people's blogs, that will give you some idea as to where you want to go with your own. I'm trying to make more of an effort to blog more regularly this year, too.

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  3. :) What a cute first post. Consider joining Etsy Bloggers, it helps keep your creative juices flowing and it's fun!

    I shall add you to the guild blog and link from mine when I get my "Other Cool Blogs" back up and running. Congrats!

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  4. Thanks everyone so far. The first one is always the most difficult I suppose.

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  5. Great first post Theresa and congratulations! The joke was funny and you will be just fine. Just be yourself!!!

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  6. Theresa, I'm glad you did it! We both blogged about the same thing today...fear of failure and courage.
    http://redbooksandchairs.blogspot.com/
    I'll keep up on you!!

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  7. Good luck! I'm sure you'll soon find lots to "talk" about and many people reading what you write!

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  8. You are most certainly NOT a blog failure. Your post above is proof!

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  9. Great start, I think you'll find blogging fun. I have actually found I am enjoying writing again. Once I have my subject, I start writing it out on paper at work and fine tune it until I'm ready to set it free. Our team is currently doing a Blog Buddy thing where you are partnered with someone, and you each write about each other's business.

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  10. great first post, and I can tell you will do just fine. Be yourself, and blog about what interests you, your Etsy shop, and what is going on in your life. Add lots of pretty pics too!

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  11. Great job on your first blog post! You have taken a step that I'm still contemplating. It is a bit scary and I wish you the best of luck!!

    Diane
    Signsbydiane

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  12. I can relate to your fears. When I took a creative writing class in college 2 years ago, I was nervous about being "judged" on my writing. I hadn't written much other than poetry and this class required organized thoughts and structure.
    I think that was what got me interested in blogging. It's an outlet for creative overload, altho I did have a bad first experience with my first blog site. I got off that server and joined blogster and have been having a great time!
    Good luck with your blog and your store.

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  13. Tag you are it.THE RULES:*** *** Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.*** Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their name as well as links to their blog.

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  14. I never new this, thanks for the post. Great blog by the way, you're off to a GREAT start!

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  15. Great job Theresa.

    I think your off to a wonderful start and i love your chainmaille.

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