Yesterday, I got the question “why do you blog?” of course I had around a million answers to respond with. Then I realized that the reason the person asked was not to find out why I blogged but to see if there was any reason to why he should blog.
This got me thinking about what [...]
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Where is your blog on your priority list?
Posted By Annelie Näs on May 4th, 2009
Four days ago, I left Washington D.C. my job and apartment. Before the move, I have been focusing on finishing stuff at work, packing, spending as much time as possible with friends and doing all the other things that needs to be done before you leave a country.
Because of that, my blog and Twitter was neglected, and especially the blog became under prioritised. During all the stress from all the other thing that were going on this felt like a very good decision, after all I would have time maintain my media channels after I left the city. Looking back though I think that people like me often think of these things as taking up time, while they are quick and will in the long turn save you more time than anything does.
Writing a blog post, depending on the amount of words, take about 10 minutes, and after that maybe another 20 minutes to edit. The time consuming part is mostly figuring, out what to write about and do a bit research. But in general, at least the subject comes while you are doing other things. Therefore, you can expect the blog post to be written and edited in 30 minutes.
Taking a shorter shower and spend a little less time on Facebook gives most people 30 minutes or more. So why not use them to publish a blog post? (Btw, we need to invent a new word for blog post, because it is way to long)
My excuse was to spend that time with friends, which I probably most of the time did not because it was during hours when they are working or eating or doing something else that does not include hanging out with people. Therefore, I could have invested 30 minutes in my future.
I changed a routine when I began preparing the move, that only gave me a little more time with my friends but also made it harder to get back on. I used to spend about an hour a twitter every day, and wrote at least one blog post every week. By removing these promises to the people that read what I have to stay, I let them down. In addition to that I also had a lot harder getting back on track when I got settled in Sweden.
Taking a few minutes to share your thoughts and knowledge is never too time consuming. There are daily articles and news about the fact that blog and twitter can help you invest in your career or get you a job, (of course there are the same amount saying the opposite) if you do it right. So by not tweeting and blogging I broke a trust and neglected my future. Luckily, my move did not take that much time, but it is still worth thinking about. How much did I lose during this time? After all in the current information society a lot can change in an hour..
Where is your blog and twitter on your priority list? Why do you do it? What are your goals?
