Restarting

July 1st, 2013

There are a gazillion blogs out there in InternetLand. I know. I counted them. It took the better part of a day.

Most of those blogs have less than five entries and, invariably, one of those entries is about writing and how tough it is to make regular posts to their blog.

And, also invariably, the authors promise to persevere.

They failed.

Another thing I discovered was a large number of blogs about how to make money using blogs. The people who read those blogs are, frequently, bloggers themselves who write about making money using blogs. Sort of like a circular Ponzi scheme… but I digress…

Alas, I must confess that I am one of those many failed bloggers. I started one in 2010 because I am clever and brilliant and funny and I just knew that massive numbers of people would read my posts and see my work, revel in its brilliance, and follow me to some rainbow’s end…

Which is when I realized that much of the blogosphere is inhabited by narcissists.

I have come to realize that my blog had no real purpose or focus or direction. I’m working on the second and third items, but I do know that I hope to inform and amuse all who read. Emphasis on the latter.

There are folks out there who made something of the blogs. Usually because they found a unique take on something, and, with hard work and talent, turned it into something useful and, sometimes even profitable.

That’s not my purpose. It would be nice, but if that were my purpose, I’d start a blog about how to make money with blogs.