Should I Hang Up the Blog Blog Life Crisis. - Workology

Should I Hang Up the Blog Blog Life Crisis. - Workology Should I Hang Up the Blog? Blog Life Crisis. Im not going to lie.  I feel Im at a turning point in my blogging career.  Truth is I really like writing, but last week I found myself dreaming about the day when I didnt have to blog.  Yes, I cant believe it either.  I do realize that I dont have to do anything I dont want too. Should I Hang Up the Blog? Blog Life Crisis. I decided to blog every day after spending most of the week with Rayanne in Austin for SXSW earlier this year.  She inspired me, gave me a kick in the pants, and blew me away.  Rayannes been blogging 5 times a week for two years, but Im not Rayanne.  Although I am thankful thats shes writing her Bonus Track  here on the site. For those of you that dont know, Ive been blogging for over four years here at Blogging4Jobs.  Ive written more than 600 blog posts and share stories like when I got caught shoplifting, my story on being a domestic abuse survivor,  the time I unfriended my mom on Facebook, and business related posts like my Job Seeker Toolkit.  Were getting good traffic here at the blog, 35,000 visitors a month.  I have a competitive streak in me and I want more or maybe I want less.  I dont know. So recently Ive been doing a lot of research about what makes a good blog meaning to expand the blog and grow it bigger and better than it is today.  Heres what I found so far: You Put Out 10 Posts a Day.  Like Mashable or some of the other large publications.  Im not sure Im ready to do that.  Kill your audience with content and drive crazy amounts of web traffic in the process.  I dont know about you but I dont have the time or the desire to write more here.  I prefer to write for clients as a freelancer and consultant. Write About Very Personal Things.  I already think the style here is finding the business lessons in life and to me thats pretty personal.  I wont write about miscarriages or asking for advice in my marriage, very personal stories of my hippie childhood, or domestic abuse support like Penelope Trunk.     Penelope has had 750,000 views of her blog this last month.  I wont do it even to get a free amazing purse/laptop  bag from Alesya for which I inquired and was told no because I didnt have enough RSS Subscribers.  Penelope got one though.  Not me, *sigh.* You Hire Someone To Do Black Hat SEO.  I just wont do it.  I dont think that all the world is yet ready to hear about how amazingly awesome HR people are.  Hell, HR people arent ready to hear how amazing they are.  Plus, the downside is that if you get caught you get penalized big time like JC Penneys did, and Im not willing to take the risk or coughing up the cash. Blog About Coupons, Swimsuits, or Sell My Mommy Blogging Soul.  I attended BlogHer this year and was blown away when a women led a panel saying she had 700,000 monthly visitors blogging about dollar store crafts.  Mommy blogging for those of you that dont know is big business.  But I cant imagine spending my days writing reviews about breast pumps and tweeting about coupon clipping best practices.  Is that even normal to want to do that? Thats where I leave it to you.  Id like your input, direction, advice, and suggestions are welcome.  Tell me why you read this blog, what you love, and what topics youd like to see continue here for me, for Rayanne, and future guest contributors.  Ive put together a little survey that Id love for you to complete.  I want the blog to be about you and what interests you if I choose to continue on this HR blogging path.  Survey details are below.  Im giving one randomly selected reader a $100 Visa gift card.  And that gift card may just come in handy especially since holiday shopping is right around the corner.  You can also access the survey  here  or complete it below.   Random survey winner selected by November 15, 2012 and must complete the survey. Each individual is limited to one entry.