This post goes out to everyone who thinks
blogging (of any sort) is easy and all is roses and sunshine. This post is also
for those who think blogging is a way of getting free stuff. And this is going to be a long one.
First let me tell you why and only why one
should start writing a blog and why one should not.
I think of blogging as my way of doing
something different from what I do and something that I actually like to do. I
started blogging as a hobby and completely keeping myself and my own interests
in mind. But who doesn’t like when their work is appreciated, right? So I will
have to admit this that I write now keeping my readers in mind and also to make
myself feel good at times because of the appreciation a receive.
I consider my blog as my own something and
I treat it with all the care I can. If you want to start a blog I would always
say go ahead and do it, but I would request you to not make it a rat race like
everything else in the world!!!!! Blog because you want to not because of some
other motivation.
If you purely want to start writing so that
you can get free stuff then let me tell you this, NOTHING IN THIS WORLD IS
FREE. If you think something like –
“OOOHH she/he gets stuff for free, she/he doesn’t have to spend any money for
things” and what to start a blog to be that “she/he”, then let me tell you this
directly, you should not start blogging.
Yes, we (Bloggers) do get stuff for, what
apparently people think is, FREE and I would admit trying out new things before
others always feels like a small privilege, but that’s it. Every single blogger
who gets free stuff WRITES about the free stuff don’t they?? Well, writing
takes time and testing out the products and shooting pictures of them takes
time and effort and TIME IS MONEY!
Every blogger writes a review or does a
fashion post or writes a food post or anything they might do in EXCHANGE of the
thing they get and THAT my dear is NOT FREE. And the companies are not fools,
they do not give out their products like candies to bloggers. They KNOW that
they are going to profit from it and that profit is usually a lot in comparison
to what they invest in.
We
invest time and effort into it, and we do this because we like to do that but
no one and I mean NO ONE has the right to say that blogging is easy or for
those who have nothing else to do.
Try working two/three jobs at the same time
if you want to make sure that what we do isn’t easy!
A lot of people want to start blogging
because they want to be famous and I totally support it. But just don’t do that
unfairly. There are a few perks of being a blogger but that NOT ALL!
Put things out for the world to see what
YOU are made of , if the world likes it great if they don’t , who cares
celebrate yourself, by yourself , cause YOLO!!! And each and every one has
every right to feel special! But, I repeat, DO NOT MAKE IT A RAT RACE! Envying
a person who is in a better place than you is in human nature, but don’t let
any of the envy and jealousy effect your blogging. Or maybe simply, don’t be
envious!
I can tell you this much that it does not
feel good to feel bad about yourself and when you compare yourself to others,
you usually end up feeling bad.
I know, I have been in that place and then I
realized that there is no need to feel bad, I realized that this is something I
do for myself and not for comparing myself to others’ work. So walk on the path
you are making for yourself, don’t try to walk on someone
else’s path and race them down that road!!
All the bloggers, you tubers put in a whole
lot of effort in what they do, nothing is easy, and if you cannot appreciate
it, at the very least , don’t disregard it!
Finally I would say this much, Start a blog
if you really want to and don’t make it only about fame and getting “free
stuff”. Enjoy what you are doing and be happy about that, and it will
eventually show in your work and writing.And Most importantly , don't spread negative vibes!
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