I’m Posting At Least Twice A Week In 2011! Maybe.

You read that right. The Daily Post at WordPress.com launched two campaigns for bloggers. The first, to post every single day through 2011. I thought about taking on this challenge…

Then came to my senses. That's probably why The Daily Post launched their second campaign, to blog at least once a week through 2011. Honestly, I don't see me posting every single day through 2011 and I already post once a week. I'm going for somewhere in the middle, but I am participating in the once-a-week campaign, officially.

"The hardest part of blogging isn’t the tools – it’s what goes on between your ears…" ~ Scott Berkun

I would post more, but there are always three things that hold me back from clicking on the Publish button:

I worry about how silly a post might seem to others.
I worry about how something I've written might offend some of my readers.
I worry about how long my posts are and if I have the right picture to go along with the post.

I'm done worrying!

I'm not going to worry about how silly a post might seem to others.
I'm not going to think about how it might offend some of my readers.
I'm not even going to worry about how long my post is or if I have the right picture to go along with the post.

I'm just going to post. I might actually get something out of all this blogging.

Who knows? You might too! If you already read my blog, I hope you'll encourage and support me with comments (good and bad) along the way.

Comments

Lex Mosgrove says:

January 4, 2011 at 8:48 pm

Thank you – I have precisely the same problem, and chances are your advice works for me, too.

Happy posting! :)

- Marianne says:
  
  January 4, 2011 at 9:55 pm
  
  Thanks! From reading all the comments, we’re not alone.
  
smez says:

January 4, 2011 at 11:06 pm

I just heard about the WordPress campaigns and I think it’s a great idea. I’d love to post once a week, and two times would be awesome! I have a few drafts that I never posted…I’ll try to avoid that this year as well as make posts more consistent! Good luck with keeping up your blog! :)

- Marianne Hartsfield says:
  
  January 6, 2011 at 5:06 am
  
  I’m determined to get rid of all the drafts sitting there and try not to have more than four sitting there at a time. :)
  
Aditya says:

January 5, 2011 at 5:56 am

Great! Thank you for the tips! Sometimes I also worry a lot about those a lot. But now I know people do worry about them too, kinda make me want to overcome it too :)

- Marianne Hartsfield says:
  
  January 6, 2011 at 5:04 am
  
  Good luck to you! :)
  
Marianne Hartsfield says:

January 8, 2011 at 6:01 am

Awesome! We can do this. :)

Timmer says:

January 16, 2011 at 1:11 pm

I’ve signed up to the Dailypost campaign. Although started a little late I’m finding it a fab way to read new and interesting blogs, so good times. Good luck