Random Blogging Thoughts

I have been blogging for almost 7 months.  The time seems to have flown by!

When my husband and I started this blog, we really had no idea where it would lead us.  We had no clue that we would meet people and actually obtain employment through the blog or social media of any style.  This has really been a time of great enlightenment.

You may be asking what I mean by the word, enlightenment.  What I have seen and experience in the blogging world has really opened my eyes to a few things!

1. The “mega-bloggers” only get bigger and rarely look down.  I feel like I can type this (no names mentioned in negative context) because the blogger that I’m referencing probably wouldn’t take the time of day to sniff at my post.  During Blissdom time, I responded to a “mega-blogger” asking for other bloggers who were interested in joining a group.  I DM’d her and explained that I was interested but was not at Blissdom.  She DM’d back and requested my email address, saying that she would email me the specifics.  Hmmm.  Not even in my spam file!  POINT #1 – No matter how big you are, you put your pants on the same way.  If you say you are going to do something, do it!  Quite a few of the “mega-bloggers” are actually businesses.  If a major business didn’t follow through on their product claims, would you still purchase the product?
2. There are many bloggers who are friendly and care.  I had conversed quite frequently with Sarah over at Magical Days with the Mouse.  She is a blogger who lives near Disneyland and goes to Disneyland quite often.  When our family had the opportunity to make a quick trip to Disneyland, Sarah decided to meet up with us.  I was a little nervous at first because really, we have no idea who is on the other side of the keyboard.  We met up with Sarah, and she was such a friendly person!  DS8 took to her right away and didn’t want to let go of her hand!  DS8 gave her the ranking of his #2 favorite at Disneyland during that trip. That is really high praise because she was only second to the new Star Tours!  Point #2 – Bloggers are real people!  It might be a little out of your comfort zone to meet up with someone you met online, but you can get a good feeling of the person from their blog posts.  We really enjoyed meeting Sarah and look forward to meeting others as time allows.
3. Certain niche bloggers are very loyal to each other!  Over the last few months, I have had the pleasure of conversing with several homeschooling, blogging, moms of special needs kids.  Jennifer, Katey, Dawn, and Honey are a few that I have had conversations with by phone, email, blog comments, or Twitter.  These are wonderful Christian bloggers who are really friendly and helpful!  Actually, I have been working with Honey on my new business logo and business card design.  She has really been able to lead me down the road to finding what will work.  If you need any business design needs or a blog design, please contact Honey!  Point #3 – We need to support each other!  After reading Point #1, do you see the difference here?  All of the bloggers that I mentioned in Points #2 and #3 have been blogging much longer than I have.  These bloggers have shown me nothing but friendship and help when needed!  Let’s be friendly to our fellow bloggers!  When you see a blogger who is just starting and may need some comment love, leave a comment of encouragement.  We all need a smile sometimes!