Welcome back to ‘5 Things’. This week I am sharing;
You need to be a blogger
- Time – The amount of time you need depends totally on what you want to get out of your blog. If you just want to blog a couple of times a week, then you will obviously need less, than if you want to make blogging your job. Just writing a simple post can take quite some time. Taking into account capturing appropriate images (which usually involves chasing your child round and trying to get them in a good spot of the house, looking at you, doing a certain task all at the same time), editing the images, writing and proof reading copy.
- Determination – Again I think this is closely linked to what you hope to achieve from your blog. The more you want to achieve, then the bigger the dose of determination you will need. I am always burning the midnight oil and working at every opportunity, as that it what my blog demands at the moment, in order for me to make it a success.
- High embarrassment factor – I think this is possibly more important as a vlogger, but I still think you need a low awkward factor. You will end up photographing the most random things, vlogging in public and basically doing odd things to get copy/images. If you embarrass easily this will be tricky for you.
- Honesty – In my opinion the best blogs are honest ones. People will connect with that person, their honesty and their truth. They will keep coming back because of it. You then build a community around your blog, which is lovely. I don’t want to read blogs that are just negative ranty spaces, but I will always be honest (even if I don’t go into huge detail) if my week/day has been pants! People need real people to connect with.
- Blogging friends – I have spoken about my wonderful blogging friends so many times on this blog. Blogging can be quite a solitary experience, unless you have your own tribe. However big or small, formal or informal, having friends who are in the same boat helps more than you will ever know.
What other characteristics do you think you need to be a blogger? Do you embarrass easily?
I would love it if you could spare the time to vote for me in the BIB awards (‘Family’ probably fits my blog best)
