The question of the moment is do you feel obligated to produce new content on a regular basis? Some of my blogging pals have said that although they enjoy blogging it has come to a feel like work.
The reason for this is that they now feel that they have an obligation to respond to all of the comments and a responsibility to continue to produce new content for their readers.
What do you think?
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WBM,
Absolutely.
Miriam,
Makes sense to me.
Blogging might be a problem if I were striving for perfection. The way I work now, I just put down anything my little heart desires and leave it out there. I do like to use correct grammar and spelling, though.
If I were writing for publication–I mean, as in a real book–I would take more pains.
Good question Jack. Answering comments is the polite thing to do – especially if you want more! Posting should be enjoyable and not work – people who feel “forced” into posting should take a small break – and see that the sky didn’t fall down!
M,
Time and energy are sometimes in short supply.
Fern,
It is a subjective call as to whether others are doing a better job than you.
As long as I continue to enjoy blogging there will continue to be some output here.
That is really how I make my decision. I have enough work without adding to it. When this stops being fun I’ll say goodbye.
I don’t feel obligated to post even though I post every day, but sometimes I wonder why I am blogging. It seems to me that there are a lot of other people blogging on the same topics, and probably quite a few of them are doing a better job of discussing those topics. So what is the point of me adding my two cents?
I try to blog when something is of interest to me. Fortunately, the newspapers are full of interesting stories, but then there is the matter of time and energy.
JA,
That is more or less how I handle things.
Elster,
I blog for myself, but I’d be lying if I said that I didn’t feel some sort of obligation to post.
Miriam,
Yep.
Elie,
Blogging is therapeutic, at least I think so.
Val,
You are polite, unlike your brother 😉
Ezzie,
See, you are a businessman now.
Chana,
Absolutely.
Sarah,
It should be enjoyable, otherwise what is the point.
yes!
but i enjoy coming up with new posts and photos so until i get bored of that, i’m happy to keep up my irregular schedule of posting 🙂
I’d like to think that my slim readership forgives me right now. 😛
A little bit – much like JA, if it’s been a few days. Because I now have ads, including one that’s not from BlogAds, I feel that I owe them at least some regularity in terms of posting.
I try to respond to comments and e-mails, but (especially over weekends) I get backed up fairly quickly and can’t do it.
I enjoy posting. And I like getting feedback. And I do respond to all commenters and e-mailers. I think it’s the polite thing to do and I’m nothing, if not polite! 🙂
I feel bad when I don’t post for a few days (such as now!), but it’s mostly because posting gives me an genuine emotional lift, not that I feel obligated to anyone else.
Jewish blog guilt.
I like to post about once or twice a week, but no means feel obligated to do so. I try to respond to all comments because its nice – its nice to gte commentsso its nice to respond – of course, I dont get that much traffic so it’s easier.
I respond to al emails because they tent to be about storytellers.
I feel somewhat obligated to post if it’s been a few days without. I don’t respond to every comment, but I try to get back to all emails.