Hugh’s Notebook

Several people have asked about how I got involved in blogging. I have been blogging several places for a while now and the question is a bit complex… basically, a great friend had a blog and I was fascinated. (For more of the gritty details about how I met Jen and all that, I refer you to my other blog) Even so, it was a good 2 years after I met Jen that I started blogging… and I was hooked!

People blog for different reasons… some blog to make money (easier said than done), some blog to build their profile, some blog to just get it out there and have fun, some blog to let their Mom know they are eating regularly… many different reasons.

I have a business oriented blog that I make some money off of, but I am not going to be able to retire anytime soon or anything. The main reason I blog in that category is to build my profile. I have several book ideas in that big old head of mine and I have a much better chance of selling them if I am a known quantity. Additionally, it gets my name out and has huge networking opportunities. For example, I have exchanged maybe half a dozen emails with Seth Godin over the last year or so, just because of blogging.

But blogging with a purpose is tiring. It is work, to tell the truth. As I talked about over here, I recently made some changes. I felt I had to for several reasons… I was getting burned out; I have some HUGE life changes coming up in the next few months and I need some space (more about this later. Seriously, I will tell you later. Nosey…) and just plain old life management.

It was why I started this blog: just to have a place to vent and unwind, a way to let Mom know I am alive even though I have not called, a way to connect with old friends. I needed a scratch pad where anything is fair game, where I had no agenda, where I could brain dump (sometimes, the brain dumps me…).

Anyway, If you want to know more about blogging: how to set up a blog, tools to use, what sites to go to for more information, etc. then fear not, because I intend to create a resource page on this site so all the blogging how-to info will be all in one place.

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