“Gentlemen, we will chase perfection, and we will chase it relentlessly, knowing all the while we can never attain it. But along the way, we shall catch excellence.†― Vince Lombardi
Every week someone reaches out to ask me what my blog is about. Sometimes they have read the “About Me” page and sometimes they haven’t. If they “have read it” and still have questions I ask myself if the fault is mine. Am I responsible for their not being able to discern what this joint is about. It is not a ridiculous question. It is reasonable.
So I start by looking at my stats so that I can which of my posts are most popular:
- The Cure For Insomnia
- One Slightly Used Pump For Sale
- Why Steve Jobs Isn’t Important Now
- Some Things I’ll Teach My Children (Updated)
- The Best Cover Letter….Ever
- Dealing With Divorce
- Why Your Post Sucks and Everyone Hates Your Blog
- Your Blog Bores Me
- A Letter To The Universe
- He Didn’t Die
You can accuse me of lacking perspective, but I see it resembling the content I describe on the about me page. There is evidence that I am a dad blogger, writer and man who share his thoughts about life.
I usually follow up by looking at keyword searches to see what sort of traffic is finding its way here.
- best cover letter ever
- jesus hates tim tebow
- what happens when you die
- nazi criminals purim codes
- letters to the universe
- What is it like before you die
- i believe” ray charles fire and fury
- 10 things jesus said to tebow
- a good friend will bail you out a best friend is in jail with you story
- are our schools hurting our children
- bloggers are narcissists
- commentluv vs livefyre
- do you still beat your wife
- does darth vader love luke
- google+ live writer
- how to write the perfect post
- i want this car
- Never bet against a sicilian
- rules of blog design
- should i have slept with her?
- things to hump around the house
- tim tebow failure
- what are the biggest challenges when writing for others
- what are the two things you would want with you if you were ship wrecked
- what happens to your facebook when you die
- let me love you again
- Inigo Montoya
Every time I see the results of these keyword searches I feel like I should respond to some of them.
I wrote the best cover letter ever which is why when you search for it you are being sent here. If you still beat your wife you need to stop immediately and get help. Â Some schools are hurting our children. If you want to write the perfect post than you need to read the post I wrote about it.
This is not a place to find things to hump around the house. Darth Vader does love Luke and yes, you probably should have slept with her because she is terribly upset that you didn’t and now all you do is mope about what could have been.
Are You A Serious Blogger
Am I a serious blogger? Am I a serious blogger. Am I a Serious Blogger?
Well, answer the damn question Jack. You can’t handle the truth or maybe you can. The answer is that I don’t care to answer it. Am I serious about blogging? Why yes I am. That is why I do this every day. That is why I ask you to become a fan of my Facebook page and to subscribe to the blog. And if you don’t do these things than my personal assistant will come visit you. He is pictured below.
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Ok, you got me. I am not that serious. Well, let me correct that. I am serious about writing. I love this stuff and it is why I have outlasted so many others. This is fun. Blogging is fun. If it is not fun for you then you need to ask yourself why you are doing it.
I know what my blog is about and why I am doing it. I know what I want to achieve. I have a plan and I am following it. How about you?
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Ellie January 25, 2012 at 12:04 am
My blog is about (as the name http://www.myanxietyexperiences.com would suggest) my experiences, and those of others, with anxiety and panic attacks.
rebecca January 19, 2012 at 9:46 am
Does everything have to involve a plan? Does everything have to point to something?
Jack January 19, 2012 at 12:18 pm
That is the sort of question that I ask and so I send it back to you. What do you think?
Phil January 18, 2012 at 6:44 pm
Interesting Google searches. Most of the ones that lead to our site are diaper searches, and not ones by parents.
“Do you still beat your wife?” though? Seriously?
Jack January 19, 2012 at 7:00 am
Hi Phil,
I love keyword searches. Some of them are so interesting. Just makes me wonder and chuckle all at the same time.
Bruce Sallan January 18, 2012 at 2:17 pm
In the end, we do this for ourselves…you are VERY CLEAR about who you are, just as I am about myself.
Jack January 19, 2012 at 6:59 am
Hi Bruce,
Exactly. If we do it for ourselves and recognize that it makes it much easier to figure out how to make it enjoyable.
Chanale January 17, 2012 at 4:46 am
You are right! Ok correction. I blog mostly cuz i love it. Moms appreciTion is just a plus.
Jack January 17, 2012 at 10:34 am
The only people who truly last in this game are those who love it.
chanalesings January 16, 2012 at 4:50 pm
I am blogging for a few reasons. I never considered it ‘fun’ per ce but I suppose it shouldnt be the opposite of fun. I blog because I can, because I love to write, because I have something interesting and fresh to share and mostly because my mother loves it;-)
TheJackB January 16, 2012 at 6:06 pm
@chanalesings It is always good to keep eema happy, but the most important reason in my mind is always because we like it.
bdorman264 January 16, 2012 at 4:50 pm
I’m trying to figure out if I liked your FB page……..
You’ve heard me tell the story about jumping on the hamster wheel and trying to keep some ridiculous pace that was not going to be sustainable. Once I found what would work for and in reality what it meant for me, it became fun again. I am having fun writing and engaging and I like it.
I might not be serious on your level of serious, but I am serious as I need to be. You are doing well; I think it’s all falling into place for you.
TheJackB January 16, 2012 at 6:07 pm
@bdorman264 You figured it all out a lot faster than many people do and that is important. A lot of people never quite manage that and it creates issues for them.