So I’ve been thinking lately about what some Mommies in the blog world have done to create what would be deemed as successful blogs. I’ve had this conversation on a message board as well, about what makes them successful.
Some would say nothing makes them successful. That their writing style is nothing different than the rest of us. They just happened to say the wrong thing at their blog about another blogger, do the wrong thing, at someone’s blog who has a lot of readers and then from there they became popular due to people wanting to see what they will say next. I have found that for me that’s how I came to know three or so of the blogs that are currently overrated and popular. Through some controversy that floated the Internet.
Then others would say that in general the Infertility world tends to stay close to each other and reach out to those in need so if you have a blog and are having issues they tend to band together. Some are asking, “Why were you on infertility blogs? You didn’t have issues.” I know, but when I got pregnant I did a lot of research and reading of forums and in that process came across infertility blogs and was pulled in by the people’s struggles and success stories and even their not successful tries. About 30 of the blogs I read at one time or another had something to do with infertility. Since it’s been nearly 3 years most have moved past infertility and onto being Mommy blogs. You can’t help but feel good for those people. Some are quite popular due to the trials they went to, other’s are not.
Then another way would be to have something insanely traumatic happen. Going through a divorce after years of trying to conceive and getting pregnant just to have you husband walk out or having your child have major medical problems, or God forbid, die. You have to be careful though with these blogs because a lot of people will say they’re a scam and I think that just comes from the fact that there are mentally unstable people who will put together a blog based on fake events and suck people in and take money and so forth. That’s really sad that anyone would do that but they do.
Then they say that those who have had these experiences are just exploiting their situation for money. Some blogs you can see it, other’s though I don’t see it. Maybe because I have a child with special needs. I write about her conditions and the trails of her condition because this is my blog and I need to write things out. It has nothing to do with exploiting my daughter. I will say though that I don’t constantly write about my daughter and maybe that’s the difference between the other blogs and mine? Perhaps if I made it seem like my daughter’s condition was ten times worse than it is, then maybe I’d have more readers? Some people do believe that there are a few online who play up their situation way worse than it is to gain readership.
Then others would say that there are some blogs out there that are just overrated crap that have cult followings. I have to say sometimes I check out these so called overrated blogs and have to wonder what made them popular, cause you can’t find the drama, the pain and tribulation like the others. They just are popular. And they are overrated. Two or three blogs I read are just overrated popular Mom Blogs who have nothing of real substance to offer beyond their everyday lives.
Not to say they shouldn’t write, because they should, it’s what a blog is for. But they aren’t like a few blogs I read who will write commentary and thoughts on what’s happening in the nation or about things they’ve been experience that can effect all of us. These overrated blogs have the “I fed my kid this and then she did this and the dog farted and here I took a picture.” and that’s it. How they manage to drag out their day into three or four paragraphs is beyond me. And how they manage to be main speakers at Blogging conferences and get on TV (and national TV at that) is way beyond me.
I guess in the end it doesn’t matter though because you can’t criticize someone for doing something that works. Some people make pretty good money off their blogs, and who can fault them for wanting to continue to bring money in, especially in this economy. But it’s not wrong to wonder what the hell the appeal of some of these people are to others? It must just be preferences and appealing to those like you.
Apparently I have none of that. The most readers I’ve ever had in a day was 150 and that was because apparently saying that those who ride bikes and don’t follow basic traffic laws are morons, can really set off the biking community (although most agreed with me). LOL! But my normal average per day is between 30 and 50 readers. I’m not sure who you folks are or why you keep reading, but hello! Thank you for coming to my site!
On a side note in November the National Write a Book Month, or whatever it’s called, will begin. I’m thinking of doing it this time around. I started last year and was on a pretty good roll but trying to write and also take care of Kaylee was a bit too much. This year I may have more time on my hands. I’ll write a better book as well. I might splurge and buy Shrivner (sp?). It was a pretty good program.
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