I’ve been trying to hit the right keys and start my own blog for a while now. So, what’s stopping me? Here I go…
Nameless nemesis. What will I call my blog? Something catchy, something witty, something me, something about work… I’ve waited and tried, and waited and tried, to get that elusive, perfect name. And am still waiting. Many friends and peers just began their blogs with simple names. Today, what counts isn’t the fancy names or the lack of it. They have a personal blog. I don’t. Point: Don’t fret too much about the fancy name. It’s ok to start with a decent one and change it to something fantastic when the ‘aha’ moment arrives.
Template trauma. Red’s too loud. Chocolate doesn’t go with my writing. The template is too funky. Point taken. It’s great to have an appealing template that gels with your work, but then, finding the perfect one may again take ages. Settle for anything that isn’t loud enough to take away from your work, is easy-on-the-eye, and serves the purpose.
Comparison complex. It’s true that your ideas may be taken, not original, or not fantastic. But being overly critical of your self never helps. I’ve spent ages drooling over blogs I’ve admired. I’ve spent equal time worrying: will my blog ever be read? Well, I don’t know – I haven’t started blogging, right?
Bound by the rules. All the know-how about blogging has made me dread the pitfalls I could encounter. Specially this one: what if I can’t make frequent posts? I’ve been mortified at the thought of not having a weekly post, or not sticking to periodicity. But look at some blogs I follow and it’s clear that the writers aren’t bending over backwards to stick to a pre-defined number. Sometimes ten days go by without a post. Some other weeks see a barrage of articles. It’s nice to have regular articles. But an occasional miss is no tragedy too.
Phew! Now that I have come clean about my confusions, am hoping to make a fresh start. And hoping, that soon, I’ll have my own words of wisdom to give you about my experiences as a blogger.
Start!!! 🙂