mylifeonthenet.com

I’ve been busy… Like, I haven’t had a chance to sit down at a computer unless it’s work related in the past few days… It’s Sunday morning, 5am, and it’s the only time I’ve had to get out a reasonable post about anything.  This happens and in less than five hours I’m on the road and heading to my new accommodation for the year.

That being said, I’ll be touch and go for the next few days. I’ve got people to meet, drinks to drink and who knows… they’re might even be a little partying…  but I’ll try and get you some pictures and other sorts of stuff as I can.

Let’s get started with another Sunday Stealing shall we?  This one’s about our blogs.

1. How long have you been blogging?

Hmm… it’s a difficult question to answer.. I tell some people it’s about two years, and mylifeonthenet started in April 2007.  However, I was blogging much before that – just not regularly… or competently.

2. Any advice to beginners?

Everything gets better through time.  Don’t get yourself worried about statistics on traffic and when you write – know what your readers want to see know the most,  It’s for you, but they have to read it!  One book I got that gave me some excellent ideas was "No One Cares What You Had for Lunch" by Maggie Mason.  This title is entirely true.

3. What are the good things blogging has brought to your life?

It’s helped me with my dyslexia and It’s given me a way to express myself in a non-standard form which isn’t as hard to keep as a diary.  It’s also given me a way of connecting with other people across the globe and make friends in ways I didn’t even think were possible.

4. What would you consider the pitfalls?

It’s a lot of work and there’s a lot of management on the side. For every good comment there’s three spam, and you need to be on your toes in terms of curbing it.  There’s also an increased chance if you’re an artist something could get stolen – but I like to live on the edge.

5. Tell us about your blog name. Ever think of changing it? If so, to what? Why?

So, I changed my blog name to My Life on the Net in April of last year because it just sounded right.  I didn’t want to start the normal male blog everyone is used to where a guy can talk more about his gadgets than his life.  I find gadgets as tools, and while I do love them, I won’t talk over the earth about them.  I find real life a lot more interesting.

Before that, I did have my blog at my place of work, Fused Reality Studios – but it neither was appropriate or as easy to find than I hoped for.

But no, I won’t be changing my blog name any time soon.

6. Knowing what you know now, was starting a blog a good thing for you? Why or why not?

I think it was awesome for me to start a blog. It’s giving me the need to write regularly and improve my writing.  What else can I ask  for?

However, being part of a blogging experience has brought one downside – and that is the large amounts of items that take up a lot of time on Google Reader thanks to the hundreds of blogs I subscribe to.

7. How do you think blogging, bloggers, or the blogosphere has changed since you started?

It’s definitely become more widespread.  There’s people anywhere, many with no or little technical experience, learning how to make the most of what they now have… And to that, I tip my hat to them.  They are making the blogging community a lot more interesting since it’s no longer just techies running around boring each other with solutions to problems or their jobs at hacking old Macintosh SEs into aquariums (I’m not doing that… well… I am…)

8. Ultimately, what would you like your blog to accomplish for you or others?

Ah, definitely the ultimate question.  Well, my blog can stand around in quite a few levels – it’s there as a promotional tool, a very small revenue stream, a diary and a way for sharing the things I love.

For everyone else, I want them first and foremost to enjoy themselves.  I want them to learn what I’m doing and the things I’ve done, while having fun and learning something new.  I want to change a viewpoint, get rid of stereotypes and give someone something to think about… however small.

Oh, and before I forget…  I also want my blog to stop global warming, give us world peace, meet with aliens and cure cancer.

 

I’ll be back soon.  I’ll miss you guys while my internet is down, and I’ll only have limited access.  So, have a good week!