Blog Straight Talk
Does Blogging Take Time?
Posted by RECRUITINGANIMAL • 11/27/07 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS]
Topics: blogging, Career, time
After blogging for a number of years, I'm struck more than ever by the fact that blogging takes time.
In order to blog every day, I usually limit myself to what Rebecca Blood calls Filter Blogging. I surf the net for recruiting-related articles, copy the "money lines", and post them with a good title or a brief comment.
When done well, this is a very good form of blogging.
You save your readers time by surfing the net for them
and your amuse and sometimes even intrigue them with
your brief comments.
Still, even when someone else is doing the writing, it can take quite a while to surf the net, edit the chosen works and to try to come up with good titles and quips.
Lately, I have the inclination to write some longer, well-organized, well-referenced essays. Unfortunately, I'm not a practiced writer so it takes a lot of time for me to figure out how I want to structure my message and what words I should use to link the various parts.
Also, tracking down appropriate references for my ideas takes a lot of time. The Brazen Careerist does this on a regular basis and she spends a full day
on her blog.
Therefore, when I see career advisors tell anyone and everyone to start a blog, I have to laugh. Someone who is out of work might have time to blog but for most people who have a job and family responsibilities, blogging is out of the questions for reasons of time alone.
User Comments
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Blogging takes as much or as little time as you want it to take. And don't forget that you can get something out of it to. -
What does as little time as you want mean?
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As a photo blogger, I find it difficult to find the time to post as often as I would like. It takes time to select and process the images, write the copy, etc. I've got a job, commute, and 2 kids at home... so spare time is at a premium. I really respect the the photographers that do a "photo a day" blog, it takes real dedication. -
To have a successful and interesting blog, it takes a serious time investment. You can always tell when a blog author has taken time to search for relevant information, do the research, cite the sources, craft a thoughtful perspective, etc. Those are the blogs I like. How many times have you visited a blog that hasn't been updated since April or one that has a two-line post that reads like "oh bother?"
I'm glad people like Rich and Animal and Jane and so many others invest time in their blogs because I Iike reading them. -
Thank you Kim. It does take a lot of time but I value and appreciate that time. I love my readers and visitors and I hope they come to see me as a friend.
I have met some incredible people along the blog road;people who have helped me in various ways,people who share my passion,people who make my world brighter by just being themselves.
Is it work? Yes. Is a job? No. It's a labor of love and I love every minute I put into it.
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