I notice that my blog is a couple of years old already. Wow! I am passionate about words; reading, writing, sharing. In the beginning, as if with a new toy, I’d sit down and write regular thoughts on anything. The novelty tapered off, and I found myself writing less and less. I’d use any excuse not to think up what to write about. Too busy, not inspired, not original, and so on.

Now, looking back, I realise my expectations were a tad steep. I thought I’d line up thousands of followers hanging on to my every word, practically bombarding me with comments waiting for my next words of wisdom. Erm, no. If you even remotely share these expectations, maybe it is time for a reality check.

I think – no, let me rephrase – I KNOW I am fabulous. I am original, witty, open-minded and have a lot of common sense and knowledge. However, if my blog is not interesting to you, you won’t read it. There are millions of blogs out there competing for your time. A blog about how my day was, or my perception of whatever took my fancy today to write about will take a rear bench to whatever interests you.

Unfortunately not many bloggers realise this. Some blogs are nothing more than whiny diary pages, which really shouldn’t be aired in public. There are blogs airing personal dirty laundry (urgh!) and blogs that waffle on about mundane crap. Sorry, but there is really no other way to put this.

Blogs that are read the most share a couple of criteria. They are honest and consistent. Some of them are about hobbies (foodie blogs, crochet blogs, etc) – those build a fairly large and loyal following, because the readers get something out of it. Blogs that are funny, blogs that are inspirational – those are also popular.

Blogs that are just for the sake of blogging (and sadly, mine falls in this category), tend to get sporadic readers and tentative followers. And by the way, thank you, I do appreciate every one of you. And yes, I will make an effort to blog more regularly, and certainly about more interesting material.