Archive for the ‘Blogging in general’ Category
Thursday, December 30th, 2010
I have always been not overly concerned with blog traffic. My policy in life is always to live and let live. In blogging, my thinking is that if you don’t like my blog/whatever I’ve written, then so be it. It’s your prerogative to leave, just as it’s my prerogative to write whatever I want to write about in this blog. If I don’t get enough traffic, I can only keep on writing and hope that I get to lure one or two more new visitors to subscribe to my feeds.
That’s it.
But recently, I realized that maintaining a certain interest in your readers is a must. I also need to go up the search pages so that I can get back my rank in this blog. Just like what I did with my other blog. Now it has a rank of 3.
That’s why in 2011, starting tomorrow that is, this blog will have more entries that will figure in the search engine results. I will also be writing entries that will hopefully interest you my readers more. Don’t worry, this will still be a personal blog but one that will have an added spice to perk this corner of the world wide web just a teeny weeny bit.
Happy blogging!
Monday, December 6th, 2010
I should have known that it is very difficult to control something when you are just relying on someone’s generosity. I have learned this the hard way. I don’t know how to get around this issue and I don’t know the consequences of what happened. I just know that I am very happy it’s the only thing I have no control over.
I just wish I was prepared for it. I just wish that I didn’t dilly-dallied and was able to replace it. I was lucky I anticipated disappearance and all that so I set some things to capture what I did.
Oh well. Time to face the thing head on now!
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010
I have been on a blogging hiatus just a few times in the past. Just two days or three but never for a long time. I just couldn’t stay away from my blog(s) for a long time. I had to take a peek even if I don’t feel like updating it.
In the past, I would update my blog not just once a day but several times a day. Sometimes up to five times a day when I just felt too full to the brim of ideas to share or stories to tell. I was that eager to blog.
Then comes a brief period wherein I always feel this need to take a break. I think it goes the same for a lot of people, even for non-bloggers.
I’ve been feeling the need to take a break for the past few weeks now. That’s why there is an irregular interval in my updates at the moment. I hope you bear with me. No, I am not going on a hiatus but this will be a break from regular updating.
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
I am feeling this itch to change themes. I’ve been using this theme for the past two years now, if I am not mistaken. I feel like it’s time to use a new one.
But I need to know what I really want first.
Hmm…
Plus, I need to work within a limited budget.
Any suggestions?
Saturday, October 16th, 2010
What do you blog about when you have nothing to blog about?
I look around me and blog about the first thing that inspires me to write. I have been in this situation hundreds of times in the past four years. There are days my mind is teeming with ideas. There are days when I find myself in a slump. And that’s when I rely on whatever is around me to blog about.
Or I will also blog about the show I am currently watching.
What about you?
Sunday, August 29th, 2010
Do you moderate the comments on your blog?
Yes, I do. Not because I want to censor the comments here, and even in my other blogs. But because I am wary of spam. That’s the only reason. For most of my blogs and this one, anyway.
For my main blog, I moderate comments because I write about some national issues there. I admit I don’t post derogatory comments left in that blog. It’s mine and I reserve the right to reject comments lashing out at me.
What about you do you moderate comments on your blog, too?
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
I was once very active in blogging activities. In almost every EB, I was there. I even reached Batangas City by myself because I wanted to meet two bloggers I became close to. But since my priorities shifted, I became inactive and eventually lost touch with most of them.
Two of the many bloggers I met in the past were Cai of the Pink Urinal and Des of Fingertalks. I became really good friends with them. Cai is still around, still active with local blogging activities. We still talk from time to time. But I was closer to Des and she’s the one I miss the most. She went abroad to work there with her husband. We lost communication because according to her, internet connection in her location was horrible. The last time we talked, she told me that she’s going to lose her blog because of problems with her host. And that she wouldn’t be able to talk to us for quite sometime because of the net problems.
I was suddenly reminded of our girl talks, Cai, Des and I. I miss the girls! I don’t miss being active in local blogging activities but I miss bonding with the friends I made through blogging.
Saturday, July 10th, 2010
How has your life changed due to blogging? Has it changed at all?
Yes, my life changed due to blogging. I am now working at home. Writing has been my one true love ever since I was a little kid. Now, I am doing what I love most and it doesn’t feel like work at all. I now spend more time with my family and can address family issues personally. I’m working and earning and having fun all at the same time!
Who could say they experience that with their work?
Plus, blogging gave me the opportunity to take my family on vacations. And lots of food trips! I was also able to buy a lot of things for our home through my earnings.
I just love blogging! It is now not only an outlet for me but a way of life already.
Sunday, June 20th, 2010
Have you noticed the change in this blog? I made it!
I was thinking of getting a new theme that I can use here. But I really like the headers I had made by SimplyWP so I thought I will just do something about the layout and will retain the use of the header. The two headers are being used alternately. I use the one with the woman lying on a beach somewhere when I feel like I need to get away. I also use it during the summer season. The rest of the year I use this header I am currently using.
Anyway, so I wanted a striped background. I found a stripe generator and used it to produce the background you are currently seeing. I then tweaked the stylesheet and index files a bit to come up with this new layout. Then I thought of using a page divider I got for free at Simply Fabulous Templates and voila!
I now have a new blog layout and I am loving it!
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
I haven’t been updating that much in this blog of mine. So sorry about that. My policy in blogging is that, if I have nothing better to say, I ought to keep my mouth shut than flood my blog with silly entries. Although the past few weeks have really been just a lazy one for me. I do have a lot of things to tell everybody but words are not coming forth to be put into paper (or in this case, blog).
I went twice to Baguio City. The first time was with friends Tim and Shen (and Tim’s family). The second one was with my sisters and Hazel. Both trips were so much fun! I really had a blast both times and I was hoping I could go back again before the year ends. I just love the weather up there!
I have seen numerous movies. I would love to write about it here and I promise I will share with you my opinions on the movies I’ve seen. I will start writing it down and will schedule it to be published here with the next two weeks. I also managed to squeeze in a couple of dinners with friends. Good times, I tell you.
So stay tuned. I hope I didn’t make you wait too long for an update that you are now leaving me and My Own Utopia.
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
I haven’t been updating this blog that much. I think my attention is diverted to my new baby. No, it’s not a little kid. It’s a new blog. But a really personal one that I won’t be using for the same thing as the rest of my blogs.
Anyway, I am trying to post more regularly here. The same with my other blogs. I just can’t do everything right away but that’s my plan. And I know I can do this if I will schedule posts from time to time.
The only hindrance I encounter in doing marathon postings is that I sometimes get stuck in a single topic. But I do try to get around it. Or sometimes, I feel like I am not making sense at all. You know, like I am the only one who will be able to understand what I just wrote. If I feel that way, I delete my post and start from scratch.
Hehehe
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
2009 is a so-so year for me. Good but it could have been better. I didn’t work that hard unlike in the past two years. I didn’t take advantage of ALL the opportunities presented to me. I chose some and was content with that. This coming year, work harder is what I need to do. I will be more aggressive like what I did in 2007. Must step up for the new house…
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