Persistence Pays Off

Persistence pays off. What does that mean? Well, in my case, in means that I continue to blog even through job changes, house moves and children being born. I've taken breaks from blogging, usually unplanned. It just kind of happens. That's a bad thing but I always come back. Persistence.

Why do I persist?

Well, I like writing for one thing. I keep coming back because I have something I want to say. As much as I like writing, I want someone to read it. For that, I need to be consistent. I haven't been lately, but I plan to return to it. If I don't write, I think I would go crazy. ;-)

I'd also like to make some money from my blogs. I don't expect to get rich but I have a paid host (for a different kind of web site) and I like the fact that my blogging pays for that. Actually, it recently paid for a Wii and a bunch of games, too. Actually, my blogging income has never been better. It's a great time for bloggers.

I also like to share what I learn. That's why I blog on so many different topics. I learn a lot from reading other people's blogs. I want to return the favor.

Why do you persist?

What makes you write on those days when you really don't feel like it? I'd like to know.

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What is your blogging routine?

I am curious as to when you prefer to blog and what motivates you to blog regularly. I like to blog as soon as I get up in the morning. Due to my work schedule, I tend to do a lot of my blogging on weekends and at night but my preferred time is as soon as I wake up and am fresh.




I don't need silence when I work. I tend to be very focused when writing and can close out most sounds. My wife and son have a knack for interrupting me though so at times I put on the headphones and play some quiet jams.




I am motivated by news stories and blogs I read. I read a lot of magazines and news papers and have subscribed, via RSS, to several press release sites that relate to my interests.




I used write the About New Orleans blog, and I wrote an entry there 5 days a week. I usually wrote most of those on sunday morning before the rest of the family was awake. I do the rest of my blogs whenever I get the chance.




So what is your schedule? What is your routine? What do you do that helps you stick to that schedule?




Thanks,




LewisC

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