I'm terrible at blogging.
It's a slightly embarassing thing for me to admit, given that I'm a freelance writer and all. And probably not the smartest, since I'm hoping to use this blog as a way to market my business. But in this age of social media, I figured it was only appropriate to lay everything out on the table. I mean, that's the thing with blogging, right? Aren't the best ones supposed to be honest and transparent?
In any case, for all you potential clients out there -- I don't want you to get the wrong idea. It's not that I'm bad at writing, or that I don't know what to write (check out my last blog, here). It's more that life seems to get in the way of blogging consistently. I either forget, or get distracted (usually by my one-year-old daughter), or someone wants to actually pay me to write (which is always, ALWAYS better than writing for free).
In any case, I'm hoping that by choosing a blog topic that I like -- and one whose story ideas are constantly staring me in the face -- I'll be motivated to stick to it. I also plan to use this space to study the art of blogging -- among other social media and writing-related concepts -- which I'm hoping will inspire me to put the techniques to use. Who knows? Maybe this will end up being a resource for other freelancing moms or social media outcasts. Maybe it will propel my business into the six-figure domain! Maybe it will bring me fame, or fortune...or both!
Sigh. Okay, maybe -- just maybe -- I'm getting ahead of myself. I'll focus on more attainable goals -- like writing a second post.