Hey Freshman, Get A Grip and Learn to Have Fun

Pardon the disappearance the last few days. It actually gave me enough time to think about blogging on a less serious note. While it was accidental in nature, I’ve had to prioritize the direction with which I wanted to take this blog towards.

With the last post on Why I’m Changing the Way I’m Blogging, I stated who might benefit more towards reading this blog. However, I can’t be sure unless I throw it out there and see what sticks. So without getting so worked up on the process behind building a readership, I’m just going to have faith that whatever it is that I’m going to talk about has at least some eyeballs reading through.

Now that the guilty conscious is out of the way, what’s new?

The blog underwent a new theme design … once again. It’s the second time this month since the minor changes I’ve implemented. What prompted me to think so much on these changes was not the content, it was more or less the experience. You see, I started off blogging believing that it required hard work and persistence. I made the mistake of taking my content too serious that when it came down to having fun, well you can guess it, no fun. That’s something that’s going to be more relevant soon. Right now the overall impression may not seem professional and that might sway some readers elsewhere but it’s more down to earth and humane.

So in the spirit of blogging, I want to lean towards the overall experience. The monetizing and ranking can start later. It’s about throwing topics out into the blogosphere now and just having fun. During the process, continuing the active participation in other blogs is a surefire way to know what will stick and what won’t.

Think of it this way, it’s freshman year all over again. There’s going to be connections to build. You might want to look for parties or social clubs to hang out with. It doesn’t have to be so technical. While the grades will require a bit of digging to perfect, the overall experience will throw you out more smarter, more confident and more stronger.

This is a crucial phase which all beginning bloggers will become involved in. Nobody really has the answers for you. You just got to go out there and try it for yourself. That’s the advice I’m going to stick with and the part which I’m going to embrace is having fun. After all, who’s going to fail you when it’s really you yourself giving up?

What are some of your grips with blogging? Did you set out what you wanted to accomplish? How has that plan changed?

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