Could This Be The End?
It’s been a while. I’ll be moving into my new house in 2 weeks. This, among other things, has been keeping me from blogging.
About that. I’m not entirely sure I will bring the blog back once I have moved in. As most of you know, or have heard, keeping a blog isn’t exactly easy. I found it easy at first, but it got harder and harder. It’s also not easy keeping up with news and trends (How many times can you write about solar power or vinyl?). This stuff takes up a good deal of my time. Not that I don’t enjoy it- I do- it’s just that my real life priorities appear to be changing some.
I’ve thought about what to do with a blog like this.
- Close it down? Leave it up or wipe it out?
- Bring in another writer or two to write about trends? Would anyone actually be interested in writing those types of stories?
- Sell it? Is a blog like this even worth anything?
I’m not entirely sure what to do. So I guess I’m looking for advice from those who enjoyed the blog or at least got an idea or two from it.
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Scott — First, thanks for all the time you put into Trend Domaining and helping readers like me better understand trendwatching from a domaining perspective.
It’s your blog, so I obviously can’t tell you what to do, however I believe taking it down would be a mistake — it’ll help so many more people just staying online through people finding posts via Google even if you don’t have time to update it any more.
I think the biggest problem with niche topics (and I’ve experienced this myself with short domains) is that there is only so much new material that comes out. Rather than trying to blog regularly, you could make it a once a month thing or whenever you have time — I’m sure readers would appreciate any time you’re able to devote to new content in the future no matter how little. We all understand domainers have other priorities and let’s face it — blogging doesn’t put food on the table, at least not for many of us.
I’m not sure how much you’d be looking for but I may be interested in buying it — it’s a lot of great information which like I said — would be a real shame if it were to become unavailable.
All the Best and thanks for everything,
– Reece
I agree with Mr. Berg, I certainly appreciate this blog, all your coverage and insights. Offline life can be demanding at times. I’m sure you wouldn’t have a problem finding a buyer, but who can cover trends/predictions as good as you Scott? I’ll vote for the one post a month idea, it’s better than this beautiful content going to waste, thanks.
Scott if you can please send me an email with some traffic stats I may be interested in buying this blog.
No matter what you decide to do I’ve enjoyed reading your blog and appreciate what you have done.
Blogging is certainly not easy, very time consuming and not for everyone.
Thanks a lot for the kind words guys. Reece and Patrick, you should get an email from me soon.
Thanks again.
Never got an email from you