When you first start off blogging what exactly is it that you do?
We think about what we want to post about, right? I honestly didn't put into much thought about my readers when I first started blogging. I know it's our blog and we can do what we want. But don't we also have to think about our readers too? We do because if we just post stuff that doesn't attract readers, then no one will be interested in coming back to the blog.
The idea to write this post first came to me when I saw a couple of bloggers talking about how they disliked book blitzes. Posts that have been prepared for bloggers to post and promote books that
usually contain excerpts or giveaways. I looked back at my first year of blogging and there were a ton of that!! I mean A LOT! It got me a bit down because that's not what I want to this blog to be about.
usually contain excerpts or giveaways. I looked back at my first year of blogging and there were a ton of that!! I mean A LOT! It got me a bit down because that's not what I want to this blog to be about.
I actually surprised myself by what I did next. I deleted most of them because I don't even remember why I signed up to post them! I don't even remember most of these books. They were pretty hasty decisions I made. I had over 200 posts in the year of 2014 and now there's only 143 posts. But I don't regret it.
This year has been my most improved (I would say) for creating some of the posts that I've had the most fun in creating. And I've noticed that people actually comment on my tips and discussion posts more than blog tours or reviews. Gee, I wonder why?!
Another thing I was kind of obsessed with was weekly memes. I posted so much of it. I don't really post Waiting On Wednesday as much as I used to. I still do but as often. But I think blogs shouldn't be consumed by them. Otherwise, it wouldn't keep me bound to visit some blogs.
Weekly Memes aren't bad at all. It really does help generate pageviews and it's a way to put your blog out there when you're new. But there should be a right amount of other posts as well.
Nose Graze actually wrote a post when she was asked, "Why Are People Deleting Old Posts?" She talked about why anyone would want to delete posts we worked hard on. And that's exactly my point on why I deleted the book blitzes as well as some cover reveals. Because they weren't unique to my blog at all! I was given the HTML codes and that's all there is to it. A bunch of other bloggers also posted the same thing.
And I don't want to make people feel bad about posting book blitzes. If you genuinely love posting them, then do it! Don't let anyone stop you from doing something you love. Just try to add your personality to it and not just post the HTML code.
I honestly don't like looking back on my old posts because of what I'll find. It's a bunch of weekly memes and reviews and unoriginal stuff.
I've always wanted to create a feature that would be unique to my blog but I've always struggled with that. It's always hard to be original. And you won't always know if it's original or not. But I guess everyone always ends up finding their own style eventually.
So what did you think of this post? What are your thoughts on deleting posts or book blitzes?
