Hi everyone,
Regular readers of my blog will know that I suffered a mini blogging crisis a little while ago.
I've since made more of an effort to blog more regularly and try to write about things that are relevant to me, rather than blogging about what I think other people might want to read. So far I think it's been working (I hope!).
However I received some really great advice from people on my post where I suffered a waiver in blogging confidence and one piece of advice from my friend Clare has resonated with me ever since:
"Don't blog about things because other people are, you play lots of sport. Why not post about that instead and find your own voice and different followers there, instead of floundering around in a world of bloggers you're not actually interested in but think you should be."
She's absolutely right of course, and it got me thinking - I should focus on blogging about my passions and increasingly these are based around health, fitness and sports. So I've started a new blog, called 'The Sportista' and I plan to make this a more serious attempt at blogging rather than just dabbling in it. The layout needs a bit of adjusting once I'm more HTML conversant (I'll be looking at some online tutorials soon!) but I'm really excited about this new venture and I hope any of you who have an interest in sports, health, nutrition and fitness - or just like me and my writing! - will take a look.
I'm going to be concentrating on The Sportista as my main blog going forwards however I will still update 'Whatlisawrote' sporadically with non-sports related content when I get the chance.
I've been blogging on and off for over a year now and would like to thank all of you who have read and commented on my blog so far for your support and friendship.
You friend Clare is very wise! If your heart isn't in it, it's time to try something new.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see your posts on your new shiny blog :)
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Thanks so much Daisy!! Yes, Clare is very wise and she has been my friend since we were 16 so I can always count on her for frank and honest advice!
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oooh looks go so far! good luck with it!!
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It's sad to hear - but also good that you will be writing about what you want to write about. I'm going to check out your new blog now - I'm getting into sports too so you can be my inspiration =)
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Really good advice. I think alot of blogger fall into the trap of this. You should write from the heart. Im trying to be more sporty so hopefully your new blog can give me a kick up the backside!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to have a read of your new blog later tonight, I've been slacking so bad on the exercise front lately and deffo need a kick up the bum to start again! Your instagram pics are always inspiring me to get moving so I bet your blog will do the same! xxx
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