State of the Blog
March 8th 2007 -
Just felt like reporting on the state of my blog, and I am ashamed to say that the state of my blog is in shambles. Apparently, my blog’s going down the toilet, according to my stats. My Silktide Sitescore is now 6.1. Once it was in the high 70s. My blog ranks so low in terms of traffic they can’t assign it a number, and it was once going to break the 1 million barrier. My hits are less than half of what they used to be. Having 10 or more comments on each post was once a regular occurrence. Now I’m lucky if I get 5. And I feel as if I’m losing my connection with my readers. Posting as getting harder, as the thoughts that made my blog popular don’t flow as freely anymore, as I am too preoccupied with schoolwork, and it reflects in my posting frequency, which is a shadow of what it once was.
Taking a break from blogging the other day, which I thought would help me refresh my mind and regain my focus, made things worse, as I got used on the free time I gained, and made me put less priority on blogging. Plus the fact that many of my fellow Caribbean bloggers are posting less and some are quitting make it even harder for me to regain my enthusiasm for blogging. But my poor Silktide score woke me up. I am neglecting my blog, and now I have decided to go back to basics to recapture what made me enjoy blogging in the first place. I need to remember that posting should be fun, and not a chore as it has been for me lately. I need to remember that I have an obligation to my readers and need to comment on blogs more often in order build new relationships with bloggers, and strengthen the ones I have already established. If I do these things, I’m absolutely certain I can get my blog out of the rut it’s in.
geoffreyphilp101@gmail.com Says:
March 9th, 2007 at 7:44 am
Leon, all things go through cycles, but you are aware, and that is all that matters, my brother.
Keep up the good work.
taylor2nd Says:
March 9th, 2007 at 10:04 am
yeh you really shouldn’t wory its just a down turn in blogging morale for alot of people right now. so nobody’s even reading much.
school work your life.. where’s the blogging time yknow what i mean.
btw man why dont i have you on msn we go way back. pm me your address on synergy
Paula Neal Mooney Says:
March 10th, 2007 at 6:02 am
It’s good you’ve refreshed your focus and are coming back with new zeal.
After all, folks like me are just now finding you!
Happy Blogging,
Paula
Island Spice Says:
March 12th, 2007 at 7:56 pm
Life is like that Leon. Sometimes you up, sometimes you down. Don’t sweat it… It will be coming around again.
I am one of those bloggers who has dropped off.. badly. My life has just been hectic. I’m trying to get back into my groove..
I will be keeping tabs on you!
Ricardo Says:
March 14th, 2007 at 12:20 pm
This happened to my blog as well and then I put it on hiatus for a while and gave it a total overhaul. I also shifted the focus of the topics and changed it’s name. The results have been fantastic. I’m getting lots of people commenting and visitors. when I announced my hiatus all sorts of people came out of the woodwork and I got over 40 comments.
My advice, don’t be afraid to walk away from it for a month or 2. I thought no one would come back but they did. Stay active on other peoples blogs by commenting and you should be fine.
Ricardo Says:
March 14th, 2007 at 12:49 pm
Another tip. Try and respond to some of the comments to get a conversation started. Good luck!
Abeni Says:
March 16th, 2007 at 6:08 pm
Well,your blog was hard to navigate and that used to keep me away.Pleasantly surprised to see I don’t have to keep scrolling across:)