Why Do You Blog?
I found the video below on Dawud Miracle’s blog (go there to read the entire post) and it resonates so much with me that I decided to refer you to it too.
Admittedly, Christine Kane is a musician and an artist. Yet I believe that the points she makes also apply in any profession where the blogger is performing, or delivering a service for something in which they are a vital component, even though they might have to stay out of the limelight.
Why does this interview resonate with me then?
Because a majority of people around me are a little confused, even suspicious:
“Tsss… Why do you blog?” “Is it really going to bring you new business?” “Shouldn’t you be concentrating on more traditional ways of approaching clients?” “Aren’t you wasting your time?” (understand: “stay where you are, don’t do anything that wasn’t done before”)
“Aren’t you revealing too much of yourself?” (understand: “keep quiet”)
“Who are those people who read your blog, anyway (*frown*)” (understand: “serious people, potential clients, don’t read blogs”)
My answers are:
“The world is changing around us, it’s as simple as that. We might as well acknowledge it, instead of holding on to old ways (old ways are good too, but not the only ones anymore.)”
“I carefully select what I want to reveal. This is not very different to what you have to do in real life, and I am aware of the necessary restrictions on disclosure.”
“All kinds of people are following this blog, including spammers… 
My blogging experience, in the widest sense of the word (I include here all the social networking and reading on marketing, etc. ), has allowed me to meet more diverse people than I had ever been able to before.”
Christine Kane - Broadcast your self LIVE
Do you come across similar roadblocks? How do you deal with them? Why do you blog?
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May 10th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
Hi Nadine,
Yes, what an excellent question. Because my blog/vlog deals with my culture, as part of the Deaf community, I do try to be sensitive to those that are deaf but not within my community. For me, I’ve learned not to assume that just because someone had Deaf parents, that those parents signed with their kids. So due to this, I’ve been able to accept “people” and have no qualms of asking questions in a sensitive manner.
I did do a post about WHY I’m doing this. This is last year and I see my improvements. But as is, here it is.
http://codadiva.com/2007/07/31/why-i-vlog-for-coda/
codadivas last blog post..Sometimes You Just Gotta Blog
May 18th, 2008 at 10:41 am
I believe that every way to engage with our community is helpful.
I’m still unsure about the audio and video aspects, mainly because I have no experience of that, but I’m going to learn in the next few months.
Thanks for sharing!