A couple of years ago, I started writing a blog on
hobbies. People said it would be fun and
it would give me a lot of writing practice.
I searched the internet for places to blog and settled on blogger
because it came so highly recommended.
Most people explained that it was easy to use, looked pretty good, and
that I had a chance to make some money.
That all sounded attractive to me.
They were quite correct.
Setting up the blog, and others, was quite easy. I generally liked the look of it and was
quite satisfied with the results. I
tried my hand at the money thing in various incarnations but failed to cash in
on that. This was the result of a
combination of overzealousness by my students and a lack of page views . If you don't attract the people, you probably
won't be the next internet sensation.
Nonetheless, I soldiered on.
What I found was that I liked the writing and I enjoyed the small amount
of interaction with readers. It just
didn't grow at all, and very few people left any comments. At the time, I figured this was normal, but I
wondered why blogging was popular if you didn't get a lot of comments.
Then a funny thing happened.
I started a blog on WordPress (the free one) because I just wanted to
write something different. While it
isn't a runaway hit (or featured on Freshly Pressed) it did seem to garner more
of a following. I realized that WP did a
better job of promoting within itself, and creating a community of bloggers.
So that's why I am here.
I am hoping for a bigger audience and greater interaction. Only time will tell, but I am quiet
optimistic. Please visit my blog at this location.
The Name
When I started on Blogger, I called this blog Jack of All
Hobbies. I thought I was being
witty. I figured people would get the
allusion to jack of all trades, master of none.
Instead, people just thought my name was Jack (which it isn't) and I
wasn't smart at all. I probably should
have changed the title, but by then it just seemed like too much work. As of now, I am trying to decide if I should
be "A Man with Too Many Hobbies" or "Too Many Hobbies--So Little
Time." Please let me know what you
think.
https://tonsofhobbies.wordpress.com/
Thank You
