This post was suppose to be for yesterday but since I lost power while writing it, the whole post was gone. I have always had that question running in my mind, why do we blog? Is it for ourselves or is it for fame. I will be honest when I started blogging, I was do it for myself. I blog because for me it's a great way for me to express myself and in the process I got to to meet a lot of great people in the blog world. 
I have been analyzing for the last 6 months on why so many new blogs die out. About 70 percent of all new blogs die within 5 months of starting out. I figured it out, they start a blog for fame. These bloggers who do it because they want to be the next Danny Choo or Sankaku Complex but they can't because they are themselves. If you start a blog with the idea that you are going to be famous, you are not going to last long. I have seen new bloggers writing nasty posts about bloggers who are well known in the community just to get famous off another person. These fame seekers quit blogging because they did not get the results they wanted.
Now, these bloggers who write for themselves because it makes them feel good become successful. They don't seek fame but it comes to them naturally. Let me use Jayman for example, he does not seek fame and he does not promote his blog at all but he has a very successful because he blogs for himself. When I read his posts, I can feel that he puts his soul into it which is the reason why I visit his blog all the time waiting for the next post. You must be wondering how in the world I manage to write a new post everyday, it is because I like to do it and it makes me feel good. So, why do you blog?
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22 comments:
For me, blogging can be a small internet diary except without the personal info and stuff. It's where I can express myself to people and where people can voice their opinions. Honestly, I never knew people did blogging for fame. I'm quite a late comer to anime because I blog mostly about everyday issues not anime.
-J
I blog for both e-peen and myself - a win-win situation, I'd say. ...But then again, I might not be around in five months! :p
for you to continue to enjoy blogging, i will also continue to enjoy reading them. Cheers to those who blog for themselves and have fun with it cause thats when the reader also understands the effort and respects those bloggers even more so.
I've always done it for myself. It started as just blogging on MySpace and writing "Notes" on Facebook. Blogging gives me a way to vent even if no one is reading it. I felt as if I was to write it at least one other person would eventually see it and feel the exact same way.
The past couple years I have lost a lot of special people in my life and just writing about what was on my mind really seemed to help. So I figured why not share my thoughts with others.
Fame had never crossed my mind. I just enjoy doing it and my friends said they liked them as well. So I don't plan on stopping anytime soon :-)
@Dan-man: Haha, thanx man, didn't expect this!
While I don't think "famous" is the best term, I definitely agree with the allure of "popularity" or "acceptance". Everybody wants to be accepted for who they are, right? But when they do it simply to fit the expectations of others and not for themselves, that's when it starts to become a chore or hassle or disappointment. Been there, done that. Yup, popularity is very alluring. Especially during the height of my early "Mirai Suenaga" fanart days, lol.
But inevitably, when those heights crashed, I went thru those same crossroads. Who am I blogging for? Why blog at all? Is it worth it? And so on. I mean, my Blog 176 still has zero comments, lol. But I don't regret making that post. I had a great time writing it... Ultimately, I think I came to the decision to go on, not only for myself, the love of writing or the love of anime, but also for others in the community who love anime too. Maybe not a million or even 100 others, but for those few who've become familiar names or faces. Like u or Blowfish or Panther or Mimi-chan. Those who make me think or laugh or yell "WTF?", lol. Not only on my blog, but on theirs as well.
I think that's the best form of self-promotion of all.
Blog for yourself. It is no longer a blog if you don't enjoy it.
I blog for power, money and chicks.
So far, it hasn't been working... >_<
You've well analyse why blogging (in my opinion). For me, reading blogs was first due to a lack of information about "pop japan". After i realise that there was no blog about this subject in french or few blog only about figures. So i decided to start blogging about japan pop culture. I dont know if i succeed, but each day i try to do. About "glory", yes of course i suppose we want to have it a little but i realised after this one year of blogging that "famous" come with time and even if there a little number a people reading our blog,(compare to the population using the web) we have to notice that our blog can make some people happy. And this is the best glory before to be famous.
P.S: sorry for my English ^^
For me, I've always loved reading other's blogs. And for a while I wasn't sure about how to make or keep one up myself. Now for the last 2 months I've slowly created my own, and every now and then when something interests me, I write about it, knowing that hopefully, others will see it and either be informed, or entertained, or both. I always put out there what I love to write about, if people like it, then I'm happy. And like as you said, I feel the same way about meeting others of similar interests, its awesome to be a part of a community like that. :D
-HK
I was planning to write an article up on this since November. As usual, laziness set in.
But now that someone actually wrote something...I should get around to it sometime soon, adding to the mountain of blog posts I want to do. :(
Also, a pretty good post there. Blogging for oneself should always be the primary aim. The blog is a digital form of expression, perhaps one of the best ways right now in this dehumanized world.
I blog for the discussions that happen within comments. Having my own blog means I can dictate the topics that are discussed by creating a post on something I wish to talk about. People respond to my opinion, and I respond back to keep the discussion going.
I don't know very many people outside the 'net who watch anime, at least at the rate I do. Conversing online opens up a whole new group of people to discuss anime with. Being able to rant and rave about the latest series with someone half way across the world is a definite plus.
Blogging for yourself is the way it should be. :) I may not post that often, but I do like the whole blogging thing and I'm certainly not thinking of quitting in 5 months.
danny choo is cool but the only thing that interest artefact is the money that he get from his shity blog
I just like hearing myself talk.
I really like your blog, Otakudan, because you don't write like a machine, you write like a regular person, you listen to requests/opinions of the public, and you actually answer these.
I'm actually thinking about starting a blog myself, but I guess posting everyday is gonna be hard.
I blog for fun. Well, it is fun. What else could it be?
The reason I blog is to hear what the readers opinions are.
I started bloggin for my self. I didnt expect to have any readers, only occational comments of people who was passing the same things like me. For now, I still blog for me but now Im trying to keep it interesting for my readers. This way I can meet new friends.. ^^
I blog for myself. I write about everything that happens in my life, both otaku and personal stuff.
I used to blog for the sake of blogging, because all of my friends is doing it. Those blogs of mine die within 2 months.
Well...Why do I blog?
Probably to encounter like-minded people across the world.
This whole thing is a novelty over here so im glad to have discussions with other people
AHAHAHAHAHA for fame, that's pretty funny but it's probably true. I blog because it's my outlet for expressing my wild love of figures/anime/games and my boyfriend can only take so much chatter on those subjects from me. I haven't been around too long though, only since last fall. If you don't mind I may do a post like this at a later point going into why I blog too.
Greetings, I stumbled upon here from the Tsuki-board, probably been here a few times from dannychoo too.
My reasoning is simple like blowfish said, I want to seek out like-minded otaku who share the same passion as I do. I been a lone wolf otaku for many many years, dannychoo.com was a trigger point but I want to make friends who understand my passion.
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