Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to come by and comment.

I can empathize with you with regard to the amount of time it takes to get a blog off the ground. It’s a commitment that takes us away from other aspects in our life, and often a blog does need to be at the bottom of our list of priorities.

All blogs do go through stages, some faster than others, but like you said, having a strategy and your priorities in order, helps to ease the transition from one stage into the next.

I agree, David, you do have a great foundation for your blog, and with your credentials, soon you can add, “a successful blog”.

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You bring up some excellent points. I think one of the most important things a blog author can do, from the start, is determine what they want to accomplish with their blog. Create a strategy and set priorities accordingly.

If one wants to create a popular blog and make money online, obviously their is a huge time commitment at stake, however if one simply wants to start conversations with others while offering advice, tips, personal experience, etc. it turns into more of a hobby.

Obviously there are lots of different formats and each person participates in a unique way, but the important thing to remember is maintaining a certain level of commitment between priorities and goals.

I agree with Hunter and Skellie when talking about blogs and their various stages and levels of commitment. When I first started my blog I had to invest some serious time in getting things started and creating a solid foundation to build on. I am still spending a fair amount of time getting things off the ground, but am beginning to set some things on autopilot. This last week has been crazy busy for me and because of it I haven’t been able to publish any new posts lately…however I now have a platform where I can step onto if need be.

Thanks for the compliment.

Funny that you should say that about putting blogging first. I do the same thing, In fact right now I am trying to hang a new blind in my office, and had a problem, so came back to blogging. Priorities, you know.

I’m notorious for late night blogging. When the house is quiet, I can put on my headset, listen to music and blog away. The time gets away from me though, and before I know it, it’s 2am. Good thing I work from home, and can answer the phone in my pajamas.

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Sometimes trying to schedule time for blogging is not the answer. Like you said, “Just sitting at the computer with no purpose is a waste of time.”…true.

On days when I don’t feel creative (and sometimes there’s many), I don’t blog, and I don’t worry about it. However, I do use those creative times to write, and use the WP timestamp feature.

I like how your said blogging is your “Me” time. Family members often don’t understand why we blog, but it can be very enjoyable. For me, at times it’s very relaxing.

Thank for sharing.

Happy Blogging

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