Blogging ain’t easy. There’s a lot of hardwork behind the scenes. There’s the great search for inspiration before you write and the yearn to fullfill the needs of your audience.
You may have that well crafted article, good grammar with imagery and vocabulary that PLO Lumumba would envy but you pull it down anyway. There are times you have completely nothing to write about and you will feel that guilt that tears you apart.
A blog needs good designs, improvements in usability and good content. One has to have a definite topic of what you blog about. You cannot go on writing about entertainment and nightlife and you blog about spirituality and religion.
A blog needs time and good research which means you should read much if you strive to be a good writer. Silomasays.com started as a fun blog where I would post anything I would like; politics, religion, relationship, activism etc. With time it turned out to be a religious and spirituality blog.
It has been tasking. It turned out to be a part time job though it does not generate revenue. I have wanted to quit a bunch of times due to the pressures I get and the guilt from its inactivity but that one random person whom I don’t know would tell me how they get uplifted when they read my stuff.
I started small, I learnt the art of ‘Despite the audience keep up the good work.’ I have strived to be a better writer and a reader. I have refused to be comfortable in this art and I gave my all.
The challenges we face as bloggers are many; ranging from cyber bullying, the society seeing you as a pervert and a gossiper due to others misusing this art, to the intimidation by the authorities in shooting events or even hamging a camera on your neck in town. I thank God I have perceived it all.
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I had a goal to inspire as many people as I can. Sadly, I will be taking a long break from this. I am going to get more inspiration for you guys. I don’t know if I should say keep tuned. All I will say is, subscribe, you will get notified on my next post the day I will come back. Thank you for being my reader. God bless you.