Declaring War on Blogger Apathy

I agree with Steve, apathy happens in all walks of life. Unfortunately apathy for a blogger can quickly kill the blog off as vistors leave in the droves.

I stay focused on what I did by constantly reviewing the technical side of my sites, which I find generates the enthusiasm to keep the content at the front end upto date and relevant.

Being enthusaiastic about the subject matter helps, but also being able to look at what other people are doing and taking something constructive from it (like I do by coming to places like problogger) will motivate you and help you stay focused.

Ensuring your site allows a community feeling to prosper also helps, as you can see that what you are doing has input into other peoples lives – make sure your vistors are able to contact you and let you know how great your are – if needs be, ask for comments/suggestions/feedback – visitors are normally keen to show their appreciation, which helps you stay motivated and lifts that feeling of apathy and ‘I can’t be bothered’!

I also recommend taking a short break away from the computer – go outside and sit in the sunshine, read a book, play with your children – anything to take your focus away from wondering why you are bothering to update your blog – you’ll come back refreshed and keen. This allows you to gain perspective, and can break that writes block that may be causing the knock on affects of apathy.

Wow, great post and comments guys. I think I hit that apathy this past 2 weeks because I was so busy with other projects that my brain was fried.

Keep the comments coming, this is great stuff.

Google alerts are a great way to keep out of apathy, because you are constantly being fed relevant material you can possibly write about.

Ladies and Gentlemen I am in apathy write now. Its one of those days where I am not getting the readership and/or the clicks on my google ads that I would like. So I have not posted at all. When i go though this I actually feel a little anxiety because I feel I have let someone down. Maybe after dinner tonight I will get to it. You know I have not cleaned my house today either (I am a stay-at-home dad, I clean everyday. Have to with three kids Emma 6, Jon 6, Michael 8)

I look at other blogs and wonder what can I do different. If you have any suggestions please e-mail me [email protected] Getting out of this apathy will probably take me a day or two. But I will. I put approx, 30 post a day on my blog. Maybe thats too many, but there is so much to talk about in the world of cell phones. I actually want to put reviews, manuals, deals, and/or accessories on my site, but I just feel that I am already doing enough. Quite frankly I am worn out.

I look at Darren’s network of blogs and think “How does he do it?” I know he works 12 hour days, its just not feasible for me as a father of three kids right now.

Ok I am done whining back to your regular program.

I think there’s apathy and then there’s what Ken above mentions. I don’t consider it apathy if you’re too flat out (usually with that other thing that puts food on most people’s tables) to post. I go through periods where if just too frazzled by work – normally around deadline time, or when I’m dead tired.

Yes I have my apathy moments. But my prescription is to go out on the world wide web , browse for ad-ons, or ways I might add another dimension to my blog. Sometimes all it takes is a quote for the day and or in my case an audio blog. (I realize some of the blogs are more professional than mine, and you might not want to “junk” up your blog) Or you might look for some ideas of pithy comments, quotations which add some meaning to your blog’mission. Apathy can be a good time to brainstorm ideas. Just don’t stay in that place to long.