To blog or not to blog

 

I'm a blog virgin. So if you're taking the time to read this post, be gentle. 

Communication is a big part of my job - I'm an account manager here at Base One - but I'm feeling ever so slightly nervous about having my very own words published for the world and his wife to see. The question 'To blog or not to blog?' is sitting a bit heavily on my shoulders, but I suspect the only way to get rid of it is to have a go.  (And once I type the last full stop on this page, I might have to invest in a deep tissue massage, pronto.)

I always believed that "blogging" was something you left in the hands of the professionals. If I'm totally honest, in the past, I envisaged geeky types sat at their computers in the middle of the night blissfully engrossed in their latest post about cultural curiosities and interesting technologies, and it really wasn't something I necessarily imagined myself being a part of. Mostly because I was under the impression that in order to blog you really had to have something incredibly valuable and constructive to talk about.

In some cases this is most definitely true and having taken part in some hardcore blog research prior to commencing my own, I found that most blog sites contained informative, debate provoking topics.

Here is a selection of some of my findings:

Mr Fry for me is always thought provoking. He makes points that can be applied to business as well as life or entertainment:
http://www.stephenfry.com/blog/

From my research, Seth Godin's blog is jam packed full of interesting reads. You can't help but be pulled to read such posts as "All Marketers are liars"
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/all_marketers_are_liars/

However! For as many blogs there are about industry and such, there are as many if not more platforms that give anybody the chance to air their views on just about anything. Take for example http://sleeptalkinman.blogspot.com/ which personally I found rather entertaining, although on a few occasions I also found myself feeling a tiny bit uncomfortable taking such amusement from reading about strangers' sleeping habits.

As a novice blogger, what I would like to know is "How important is the subject?" Should we just blog about anything and everything in hope or faith that it'll incite the desired reaction of the general public and professionals amongst us? Or must we stick to Industry, politics and religion to exercise our blogging prowess?

Over to you now, gentle readers. I'm off to book that massage.

 

Image courtesy of Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com