Do You Treat Your Blog as a "Business?"

OK, maybe that's a bit of a loaded question: The vast majority of us mere mortals have no chance in hell of actually making a living from blogging.

I suppose my real question here is whether or not you approach your content creation in a "business-like" fashion, implying that you have some semblance of a schedule, set goals, keep aware of your results and such.

The reason I bring it up is that the vast majority of what I could call "successful" bloggers — whether they are in it for money, or not — approach what they are doing like it were a business. They don't just "play at it" and wait for (or expect) success.

The key word there is "success."

If you're starting (or keeping) a blog with with intent of enjoying whatever it is you visualize to be success, then chances are you'd do well to approach what you're doing in a "business-like" manner.

It's no secret that I love writing, but even so... I have to force myself to have some discipline, or my posting habits would become very sporadic, very quickly. Mostly, this would be a reflection of the fact that my creativity levels fluctuate rather wildly.

But if you are publishing with at least some kind of audience in mind, "sporadic" doesn't work so well, just like it makes no sense to have a supposedly "daily" radio show that airs with nine days between episodes sometimes, and five episodes on a single day, at other times. Or having a shop that's only open when you feel like it, rather than when your customers would find it convenient.

Unless, of course, you're in it purely for fun and entertainment... but then why are you thinking in terms of success?

As I said, I harbor no delusions that my blogging efforts are a job, but I do strive for consistency. At least I want to give myself the best possible chance that my words get seen on a regular basis.

Sometimes I hear the words of my father, ringing inside my head, going "Anything worth DOING, is worth doing WELL."

The idea of "well" isn't always about quality so much as it is abut showing up and being some semblance of consistent with that showing up.

Even though I was clearly preoccupied with other things, the fact that I am out-of-town does not stop me from thinking about the aspects of my life where I need to show up consistently, and how to do so... even when it is nopt very convenient for me to do so!

And even though it has been exciting to be away from the usual routine, I am looking forward to resuming some semblance of "normal," tomorrow.

In some ways — I suppose — the mere fact that I am even having these thoughts is a sign that I am treating my blog as a business, of sorts.

That's all, for now.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great week ahead!

How about you? How do you approach your blogging experience? Are you pretty good with consistency? Leave a comment if you feel so inclined — share your experiences — be part of the conversation!

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