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Blogging is for me. But am I For Blogging? by father2b

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· @father2b · (edited)
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Blogging is for me. But am I For Blogging?
**Recently I have hit a crossroad when it comes to what I want to do with my life. Maybe it’s the fact that yet another birthday lingers around the corner or could be down to an accidental course of self improvement**

<center>One thing that I have being questioning is wether I should continue blogging. Obviously as you are reading this I am still blogging but not to the level I once did.

![B0C3387D-70B4-4193-B7CF-9E8A42F60235.png](https://images.hive.blog/DQmUyqRsgFsf1jNrKw5CHi8xXnG7M9r1WyjH14YFKY5wsQX/B0C3387D-70B4-4193-B7CF-9E8A42F60235.png)

Blogging or even writing of any kind was never really in my forte but one day as I was slaving away on life’s grindstone of work, @stevenwood approached me and asked a question that would open a new world in my uninteresting life...

 > **_are you into writing?_**

You can tell from the above that my answer should of been, **_no, not really_** but instead of just dismissing the question, I decided to hear where he was going with it. 
He told me about a blogging platform that rewards you with a token for writing blogs. 
My first thoughts were “ I couldn’t write note on a stamp„ but the more he spoke, the more I was intrigued.</center>

<center><H1>Can we start over?</H1>
</center>


![B4F94E8C-44C6-485D-80A3-A7B97E7E6A2B.png](https://images.hive.blog/DQmXyewc9HEvJbW4vmqP1ZKG2M4RUtWHqhNPmZLduQEkdVU/B4F94E8C-44C6-485D-80A3-A7B97E7E6A2B.png)

From Steemit to Whaleshares’s  and now on Hive, I have put three years into blogging but **_man!_** It feels like a life time.

#### At first it sounded easy

 * sign up
 * introduce yourself
 * start blogging 
 * earn rewards

But you and I know ( or maybe you don’t) it’s not as easy as that. Their is a lot more to it than just sitting in front of your keyboard and typing about random things and coupling that with free stock images from Pixabay that have probably been used  a hundred times over.
For people to know you, you first have to know them.

One of the biggest lessons that I have learnt while blogging over the three year is that socialising and communities are where you should be starting. 

##### It’s like advertising 

If you want people to buy your product then you need to let people know that your product is there and you do this by interacting with the very people that Your product will suit.
I wouldn’t write a blog about eating steak and post it in a vegan community ( well, I say that but if it has relevance) but you get what I am saying. It takes more than a some words on a page to really get the true benefit for your time on any platform.

### Thats the problem

_But hold on. Didn’t you just say it was a method of success?_

You know you have hit a crossroads when then one thing that will give you good results is the one thing that is getting on your way. I started on Steemit and after 4 months of throwing out blogs like bait on a rod and hoping that someone would be kind enough to bite, I finally realised that of you stop and get to know  the many members on the platform, they will be less likely to miss your blog. I carried this over when, people I got to know had invited me to a new platform called Whaleshares. The beauty of Whaleshares ( at that time) was that it was a blank canvas and most people who joined from day 1, I already knew so that bridge building suddenly became an easy task.

2 year went by and I had built up a great profile and my name was well know throughout the platform. Then [penis gate](https://hive.blog/whaleshares/@father2b/whaleshares-free-willy )happened and the community I once was a big part of crumbled away. Now I’m not saying that I have wasted them two year, far from it. Those two year helped me become the person I am today. 


Yes it was hard at first, getting to know people and learning about how to create a following but all that time and money spent has now become a realisation that I invested in myself. 

## YES!

the platform maybe dead and all that time maybe something to tell the grandchildren about, but I am a better person for it.

## NOW!

I am in a situation where I feel like I am starting all over again and I know that lots of my time and hard work will have to be put into get that feeling back. So that leaves me with the question...

#### Am I ready for blogging?


![5A1E14ED-07ED-4D6F-960A-8EF66D200890.jpeg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmemmVdX8iQBeQZ19QVe6LLA1GyKctTVUk7qpemEW6nGva/5A1E14ED-07ED-4D6F-960A-8EF66D200890.jpeg)


Luckily I have came here to The Hive with some transferable skills and with members like @c0ff33a, @stevenwood, @nainaztengra , @keithboone, @shadowspub, @acidyo,  @momogrow, @cherie, and @raymondspeaks
(Just to name a few) Who have already touched base with my arrival here I feel that this is the right place to be. 
I just need to decide if I’m ready to unplug from the matrix and plummet down the rabbit hole once again. Basically, can I give this the time I know it needs.

#### All that really matters for now though is I’m here and I am blogging. What happens next we will just have to see. 


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@andy4475 ·
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@father2b ·
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@father2b ·
Some how that does not surprise me lol nice to see you my friend. Seems like I am starting all over again here but when you put all you eggs in one basket, it can go either way. But as your name says it’s fun to learn.
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Great to see you hear father2b. New vibrant platform - renewed blogging energy - according to me. I am just getting my feet wet. Like you said. We will see. In the meantime - happy blogging.
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@wiseagent ·
Well... I think it's always time to start things over.
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