When I began blogging I figured I’d just write about this and that; pretty much whatever took my fancy.
And that’s basically what I’ve done.
Though over the past two years I have diverged a bit into other things; book reviews for instance, of my favorite books, of books sent me by publishing companies in exchange for review (and no they don’t request a favorable review. I thought a couple were quite nice and one horribly boring and said so). I’ve posted recipes, some homeschool stuff, lists of things I like and don’t like and think and obviously haven’t thought quite enough about.
And then, never having been the type to leave well enough alone, I began two other blogs.
This one: The Teetering Bookstack
Solely devoted to books and booklists.
And this one: The Shire School At Witt's End
Tales and tribulations of Homescooling.
And if that wasn’t enough for any borderline insane person to go and commit herself to, I also decided I needed a fourth blog.
This one: filled with my own writing.
{Though honestly filled is a rather optimistic word. “Containing samples of” would, I think, be more apt.}
But to continue….
You see, I’ve been reading things. Things which perhaps people ought to read (the people who write them certainly think people ought to), and which perhaps peoplw actually oughtn’t to read.
Things about Building Your Platform. Things about SEO. Things guarandamnteed to explode your blog numbers, catapulting you into a celebrity blogger overnight.
{Though frankly I’m still a bit uncertain just what a celebrity blogger is. Is smacks of reality tv star to me and I hafta say I just don’t like it.}
And as far as Building My Platform goes – I’d always thought a platform had to do with chunky high heels, or something you fall off of (such as chunky high heels).
Probably to your death.
So…..
I feel I have reached a conundrum. A fork in the road. A dead end. A pain in the butt decision making time.
Do I build a platform? Do I already have a platform but just don’t realize it?
{I have been ill for over a week. That does something to a person’s powers of reasoning….}
Will the view from such a platform be better than ever?
Or will I topple off it and fall splat on my face in the mud?
{They do say mud is good for the skin…..}
Opinions are welcome.
And yes this is a photo of the back of my head.
Amazingly difficult to take. {Any fool can take a photo of the front of their head.}
