Reasons for blog creation & blog managing

[shootingstar]

Somehow I can't find personal energy and drive to do my own blog. I abandoned keeping a journal of any sort over a decade ago. Last time it was a cycling journal.

For those enthusiastic blog-creators and blog-masters on any topic(s), your main reason for creating and running your own blog:

[LBTC]

Well, my blog is a bit different. I use it to post my picture a day with a quote - the same thing as on my FlickR page. I get rare comments here and there, and seldom respond. Any time I have for responding on line to others I do right here.

Now, wouldn't it be interesting to read one TE'ers posts from all threads in one place....like a blog? hmmmmm

H&B
~T~

[NbyNW]

I kept a travel blog a couple years ago, which turned into an injury blog. It was actually a great way to stay in touch with friends and family who wanted to know what I was going through but weren't able to personally check in with me because of geography.

[shootingstar]

Now, wouldn't it be interesting to read one TE'ers posts from all threads in one place....like a blog? hmmmmm

H&B
~T~

would be pretty wild...like disconnected or happily serendiptous little TE worlds all over the place. I do believe that on some days, there's 1-3 of us here that each engage in an action (not just cycling) that has some connection without our knowledge, to another person's action of that same day.

[LBTC]

I do believe that on some days, there's 1-3 of us here that each engage in an action (not just cycling) that has some connection without our knowledge, to another person's action of that same day.

Neat idea, and probably oh so true. We rarely know the ways that our actions connect with others. Would we want to?

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[tulip]

I think it would be kinda neat to have a blog for no other reason than to keep my thoughts and photos and links in one place. But I certainly don't have the time to deal with a blog. I started one for my work a few months ago, but I've been too busy to deal with it.

I'd rather be on my bike or in my (future) garden, or just reading a book.

[Veronica]

We don't think of our website as a blog. For us it's a place to put pictures and write about the event surrounding the pictures. Our families are both back east and it's just a way of staying in touch.

I do enjoy writing though.

V.

[GLC1968]

I keep one for myself.

I've had a few over the years. They usually crop up to document a type of journey. My first one (that others actually read) was to document my experience with going on Accutane as an adult. It was extremely helpful to have all my links, photos and experiences all in one place. Unfortunately, I think I deleted it as I can no longer access it. Stupid me. I constantly got comments and questions from people who were reading it.

My second big journal/blog was about fitness weight loss. I kept it at a private site where only members of the site could read it. I felt like those members were my friends and they often posted comments, so it was helpful to keep me on track and to keep me going (and posting). I've since kind of let that one die. It started to taper off a bit when I picked up cycling and kind of moved away from exercise videos, but it's gotten worse since moving out west. I just haven't had time to keep it up.

Now I have one documenting our journey from suburban DINKs to self-sustaining homesteaders (eventually), and it's for my own reference. I don't think anyone is reading it, but I'm mostly using it as a journal. This way, I'll have a reference of when we did things and photos and links and stuff. Maybe some day, it'll help someone else considering making the same journey. I'm tempted to share the link with family and friends back east, but I haven't yet. I'm not sure why, either.

[shootingstar]

I never thought of using a blog to inform family members and friends. But still at this time in life, I don't have the urge to do so..yet. That means I have to write properly and behave on the open Internet..

I do take my real name Internet presence abit seriously because professionally, any colleagues can (and do) check me out. Being a librarian, means serious methods for sleuthing..

[shootingstar]

I'm just rejuvenating this thread topic..since more people might have comments to add.

Would be interesting... 18 months later if things have changed about blogging by you.

[Maxxxie]

I keep a blog here, because I like putting my thoughts "out there". Mostly, it's just me whinging about my life and complaining about this and that, but there are occasional positive aspects to it.

I started blogging on LiveJournal, but for some reason, managing my own blog appealed to me. I was a little worried that LJ would sell out and that I'd have to pay to access my own thoughts. Screwit, I thought, I'll just host it myself. So I did. I've set it up so that it also updates my LJ, so my LJ friends have no escape from my daily whinges either

Max

[Jenerator]

I blog to let sponsors, friends and family follow along on an annual bike ride.

I update it daily during the time of the ride and periodically during the year if something relevant motivates me.

[Crankin]

I get blogging if you are on a trip/bike tour/other special event. It's like a travel journal.
What I don't get is why people would be interested in my day to day life. It's not so exciting. But, I guess this is the same premise as all social networking. I am sort of a voyeur of Facebook; I have a few friends, and I've made about 5 comments in reply to others in 2 years. I never post a comment out right. It feels, just wrong, to me.

[Possegal]

My sister has cancer. I have a blog where I keep our family and friends updated on her treatments, when she's having scans, what the results are. It helps as it informs family who live out of town and out of country. It helps in that some of her friends will be sure to read the blog first rather than bothering her by calling. They can tell by my post if she is fine and up for a call or not. She has posted a couple times, but mostly it is me informing others of what all is going on. It has been quite helpful I think.