RE: Blog Update #3: Striving For Even Higher Quality Content
I think we are in similar positions, you and I. Both of us can write (I am not comparing us directly, you understand, so don't read too much into that!), and both of us (like a lot of people) want to build an audience (and let's be honest, earn a bit of cash).
Did I use enough brackets in that paragraph?
Your meditation series has been great, but the problem I have with developing a "niche" is that it might be hard to keep it interesting. Of course, the other side of that coin is that without one, how do you build an audience?
And the longer blogs...I know how frustrating it is to write something and see it sink without a trace. It's not a quality issue (I am not a talented writer, but I think I am good enough to make it work somewhere like this), but a numbers one. How many blogs are published every minute?
And I think it will be even worse to see something make little impact if you have invested hours and hours into it. And have people got the patience to read a longer piece?
If it is something that you want to do for yourself, then great, but you will have to be happy that it might not make much impact on a site like this.
Hey, maybe it will! What do I know, really?
Hey , @Matbaker! I was hoping I'd see you show up here today.
I hear you about long form content getting lost in the bustle here on Steemit. My plan is to write those articles, but also feature them on Medium or my personal website. That way, if they don't pay off on Steemit, I have them as a piece of a growing writing portfolio. But yeah... I expect to put 8 hours into posts on here that make $1 lol... Such is life!
I think now is the time to experiment with my writing and see what will happen.
Truth be told, those meditations all have a story behind them. They're intellectually stimulating pieces, but how did I learn that nugget of wisdom? There is usually a huge story behind it that I have never shared.
My new stuff needs to be more vulnerable and authentic. That much I know.
Thank you so much for your feedback. It means a lot to me!
People like us need to lean on each other, I think.
You might come up against problems with that Cheetah fella if you use the work elsewhere. I am not sure that you will - it might be worth speaking with someone more clued up than me...
Agreed! Very happy to have you in my corner and vise versa.
Yeah. I'll look into that. Usually I have the same @ChrisMcCron handle, so I believe that most people would figure it out. Also, I own the domain ChrisMcCron.com.
Cheetah is just a bot right? There is no review process?
I refer you to my previous suggestion about speaking with someone who knows more than me!