Do you maintain your own Blog or Website?

[DwanaMR]

I have a few blogs on Blogger, though they're now pretty much museum pieces as I haven't posted on them in YEARS.  I got bored with them and discouraged, as they didn't seem to be changing the world, lol.  Lately, though, I've been thinking about blogging again, but this time as a business.  This can be discouraging too, however.  On Pinterest there is a multitude of pins linking back to home business/work online/work from home type blogs.  At first, seeing them all was exciting and inspiring.  Then I started noticing that they were recycling the same ideas, advice, and opportunities.  So, apparently, what you can do to make money blogging is quite limited.  The trick, it seems, is to find a very unique variation on a theme.  That's probably why most people who try to make money blogging fail.

The trick is finding something to get people interested.  Like the crazy woman who has a blog showing pinterest fails.  I have never watched anything of hers but have seen pins saying how hilarious she is.  I have a feeling I would just think she was being stupid.  But if you can get out there and get people to share your posts and links and get a bunch of followers then you are set.  I have tried and even though I am discouraged I will continue to try but I do not have anything to say that everyone wants to hear. lol

Thanks for the advice, countrygirl.  I think you're spot on but, like you, I also "do not have anything to say that everyone wants to hear", lol. That must be why everything I've read about how to blog tell you to find a niche.  Apparently, the goal isn't to reach everyone.  But even in a niche you still have to find an audience.  Pinterest is supposed to be real good for that.  That's the main reason why I'm considering blogging again.  However, lately I've noticed that traffic to my boards has dropped off to almost nothing.  Are you experiencing that?  The internet is constantly changing.  You have to scramble to keep up, sigh.