Blog identity crisis — again
Originally published on another blog of mine, which is no longer online. The two blogs have since been merged here on robertbirming.com.
Ok, time for yet another one of my (in)famous blog doubt posts.
It's not about whether I should write in English or Swedish, and it's not about doubts on blogging as a whole. A little bit of progress there, I suppose.
This one's about the mix of micro posts and long-form content. I've already written about this in the past, and it's still the same doubts that haunt me.
I get that it's probably ultra-boring for most people to read about this crap again and again, but maybe some bloggers are going through the same dilemma. And for me personally, it always feels a little better when I write about it.
I know it's my blog, but...
I totally agree with people who say "it's my blog, I can do whatever I want with it". But when it comes to my blog, I still haven't made peace with the idea of having a site that’s both a blog and a status log. I kind of wish I could, but it just feels messy.
Actually, the same goes for other people's blogs. If I subscribe to a feed after reading a blog post I really liked, I expect to keep getting pretty much that kind of content. If it suddenly starts filling up with “status update”-type posts, I’d probably unsubscribe. Honestly.
Maybe that’s weird, I don’t know, but that’s how I feel.
Different bloggers, different needs
Maybe this whole “I can do whatever I want with my blog” mindset also depends on what kind of blogger you are. I enjoy sharing a song I like or a photo I’ve shot, but writing longer posts is what I truly love. It's the main reason why I blog in the first place.
I'm not saying one thing is right and another is wrong — I'm just trying to put my view and feelings into words.
I don’t have a solution, but I felt (once again) that I needed to get it off my chest. Right now, as I’m writing this, I’m thinking that a good setup might be to use my Micro.blog for the micro posts and another platform for longer content — maybe back to Bear or Pika, or try Pagecord. It’s not super important, really, but I think it would be good for me to keep things separate platform-wise (if I decide to go that route).
Anyway, that’s where I’m at — again.
Sorry for taking up your time with this ramble — again.