Blog Reflection
Over the past two and a half weeks, I have maintained and updated the “Into the Hive” blog about the Charlotte Hornets and I have learned I really enjoy writing about sports. While it’s not like a real audience read my blog or anything, I still really enjoyed it.
It came with difficulties though, and one of those difficulties is that it is hard to consistently come up with new unique material. It would’ve been easy to just right a post-game wrap up after every Hornets game, but I didn’t want to do that every time, I wanted to take a more in-depth look at the team. That came with difficulties, but I’m glad I chose that approach instead of just summarizing each game.
Another difficulty I found was adding sufficient forms of media. I added fitting picture or video in each of my posts, but sometimes I didn’t feel like it was enough, however, I found it difficult trying to find places to add more pictures because I did not want the post to feel cluttered.
I think people that blog for a living and make a profit of it, go about it by finding a niche that interests people, and presenting information/advice/reviews in a pleasing way. For example, the Hornets have a great fan base in Charlotte, so anybody that is extremely talented at presenting information and keen insight on the team, could have a chance to profit from their blog or their writing. Movie or TV show blogging is a big genre that I have heard many people profit from. Somebody with a great sense of humor and is able to present their opinions on movies with that humor could definitely get their blog popular enough to where a company is willing to endorse them, or they could have their own apparel or “shop”.
People can now make money off of their blogging because it is changed how we access information in our world by providing us with a new way to read about things. For example, people aren’t just reading about news, they’re reading about someone’s opinion on news, which in my opinion, is a lot more interesting. People aren’t just reading about a new clothing line that will be released soon, they’re reading about how to wear this new clothing line or someone’s opinion on how it looks.
Blogging now provides us with a way to access information in a more unique and personalized stand point rather than just see it written in a more formal and professional format. There is nothing wrong with reading info from a formal and professional format either, but sometimes seeing someone’s specific, unique opinions on the topic of your choosing can do so much more for a reader.