Have any studies been done about the reasons that long time bloggers put up the final post?
Has it been determined what a long time in blogging is?
We know there are 4+ million blogs.
We know most bloggers quit within three months.
We know many come back and try again and last longer.
We know blogging is still growing quickly.
It is predicted by Microsoft they will have a million new blogs by next year in Japan.
What defines a long term blog?
Some god-blogs intuitively spring to mind. Holy Weblog, Jordon Cooper, Mark Byron, CT, relapsed catholic Cre8d…some have been around since 98′99. They post regularly, reach out to others and have a steady readership base. One is a professional blog, two don’t use comments. What common denominators do these bloggers have for longevity?
Joyful Christian has been around since I can remember. He’s left blogging and gives good reasons. I’ve seen others leave on more sour or bitter notes, and I’ve seen some just disappear.
Are the reasons long term bloggers stop similar to the reasons for those that blog a year or less?
This is a fast medium, but when a long term blogger leaves, it seems they leave a bigger hole. As Mark Byron poigantly puts it, a vacant sandlot.
I think Joyful Christian leaves the same way he came in…with the hint of the possible.
And now for the big news. I started this site becaus it was fun. Over the last three weeks or so, it’s simply ceased to be fun. I knew there was a problem when I realized that the only reason I was posting at all was because people expected it. Right now, I just don’t enjoy blogging. I expect that will change, but for now, I’m hanging up my keyboard. I’ll still be around on other blogs from time to time. In fact, I probably won’t stop posting completely. I’ve just got too big a mouth for that. But, for the foreseeable future, blogging will be erratic at best.
I want to thank everyone who’s made this such a great experience and I hope to be back eventually.
All the best Jeffrey.
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Whatever it is that causes it…I seem to have contracted a serious case of it because I find it harder and harder each day to keep on keeping on. Basically I’ve simply lost interest in the whole process.
Shortly after my 64th Birthday in late October I will need to renew my typepad membership. I suspect that will be decision time. Until then I’m leaning toward stopping it.
So, I guess I mean by all this is that I can understand what you are going through. It’s too bad…actually I hate to see both of us go.
here in st blogs, we lose a number of bloggers annually when they join religious orders and/or enter seminary. We are about to lose a couple more. I can only hope that when they reach a point in their studies/voaction to resume blogging, they will do so.
I’m not a full-time God blogger, just a Christian who blogs. But I think the (de)motivations are the same - one has to decide what their expectations are for an audience. Is it just for friends, does one expect a big audience, is one actually annoyed by the strangers who wander in, or does one feel they’re not getting enough comments (and/or compliments)?
In short, as with all activities from bowling to sex, is one getting what they expected out of it? Hopefully, one at least asks “is anyone ELSE getting anything out of it?” but in the end people don’t tend to keep doing things that they don’t get paid for and which wear them out.
Personally, my interest comes and goes, but so far never entirely. I don’t understand the pressure that some people feel to post daily. Why announce that one is bailing? Why not just fade away?
Believe it or not, the man reason why it appears that I’ve stopped blogging is because my webmaster messed up my interface, and I can’t get into my blog. Isn’t that odd?
I’ve been unable to blog for almost two months, way too long by my standards. I’m starting something to jumpstart Filipino God-blogging, though, so it would be appropriate if I logged back on with that piece of news in place.
God bless ya, Bene.
I guess it partly does go to what we believe we’ve put into it and gotten out of it.
I don’t understand the pressure to post daily either, and when my hosting time need renewal, I’ll have to make considerations too. But it is still worth it to me.
Ganns my friend, I wasn’t able to see your site or email you for well over a month.(ISP problems at this end to!) I’m glad to hear you are doing what you do so well, giving others a hand up. Blog on!