If often goes that the pieces you put the most effort into, spent the most time writing and generally are the ones you put the most heart into are the least popular. Turns out sometimes your reader won't be as enamored with the work that you consider to be your best, in fact they may … Continue reading When your readers hate your best ideas
Category: Blogging
4 ideas for daily blogging
Prior to starting a daily blog my biggest worry was figuring out what to write about. Daily blogging might seem daunting but once you figure out the kinds of things you want to share it suddenly becomes much easier. Below are 4 ideas for daily blogging that are wide enough that you won't get bored … Continue reading 4 ideas for daily blogging
Commitment to the writing practise
My favourite thing about this blog is that I'm driven by my commitment to writing more than anything else. If I write something that gets 1 view, I'm just glad that I committed to writing something another day. If I write something that gets 102 views, I'm glad that a bigger number of people got … Continue reading Commitment to the writing practise
Out of office
It's getting to that time of year when the Out of office goes on with an automatic reply that goes something like: ' Hi, I am currently on leave until 4th January and will respond upon my return. If urgent please contact name@company.com in my absence.' However, for daily blogging there is no break or … Continue reading Out of office
Running out of ideas
When it comes to blogging, daily blogging in particular, there are endless ideas of what you can write about. But unless you're keeping a journal it'll be beneficial to keep what you share within a category, niche or even a few words. However, it may even seem too difficult to narrow down what you write … Continue reading Running out of ideas
Daily blogging isn’t always easy
...but it's worth it. In a recent post I shared some thoughts about quitting daily blogging and I laid out some plans for what I would do moving forward. At the time I thought it was a good idea and I thought that it would make things easier. But in the weeks that followed I … Continue reading Daily blogging isn’t always easy
What’s the use in blogging?
Over the past few years with the way that the online world is changing, people are regularly asking whether there is any use in still blogging. There is no set answer, it just depends on what works for you. If your blog is used to advertise and sell you might find other platforms more advantageous. … Continue reading What’s the use in blogging?
Could Instagram Guides replace blogging?
From November 17th, you may have noticed a new feature on Instagram, Guides. Guides allow users to 'find, curate and share the products, places and posts you love'. They can feature your own content or the content of others. Tech Crunch have a good article that explains things in more detail. Aside from captions this … Continue reading Could Instagram Guides replace blogging?
The best thing I’ve ever written
When you're sharing your words online everyday there is very little pressure for what you post to be the best thing you've ever written. If todays words aren't particularly good, I know that I can always write something better tomorrow or the day after. Sometimes what I consider to be my some of my best … Continue reading The best thing I’ve ever written
7 Reasons to quit daily blogging
I've been daily blogging on this site for 22 months now, almost 2 years. It's something that I enjoy doing and I love that I've created a space to share my thoughts on various aspects of life and my experiences. However, I've recently started thinking about what changes I could make to this site and … Continue reading 7 Reasons to quit daily blogging
The Daily Gemm 