Random Meaningless Jibberish

Blogging has now become a passion. I had thought about blogging for some time. I guess that it was a little over 2 years ago when someone mentioned that I should write a Blog. After all for someone who had been in Real Estate for almost 19 years and who has been consistently on top even from year 1 probably has a lot to say they conjectured.

Well it turns out that I do indeed have a lot to say. Of course that does not always mean that everyone wants to hear it. However I do have had a pretty good following and it is a craft that I am constantly working on.

The Writers of Posts that I admire and follow the most seem to garner a lot of comments. I do not follow anyone because of their popularity. For me to follow, you must earn it by creating well written posts. The format Content and links although very important elements, are not necessarily the driving force that causes me to follow you.

I don’t even think that it would be possible for me to verbalize what I really like. So I will fall back on Old Faithful, ” I know it when I see it ” I also know What I Don’t Like when I see that. And that brings me to the Point of this Post.

                       Why do you Blog ? What do you hope to Gain?

When first starting out, and while you are still trying to find your voice. You will occasionally hit it on the mark. Sometimes you may even get recognized by those who have been writing for much longer than you. Encouraged you may quickly delve right back into it writing several more posts with little or no attention paid to them. This is the time period of discovery of your voice or writing style.

As you begin to gain momentum you may be blessed with a following of other members who frequently read and encourage and comment on your efforts. As I have watched my own growth through this procession I frequently re-read and edit past efforts that are not up to my new found standards.

I am an avid reader and tend to read and comment on as many posts as I can daily. I am surprised by the number of people who do not write posts following the same game plan as I do. In fact they are not even playing the same game as I am.

They are playing a totally different game. When this happens my first reaction is to ask Why? Am I doing it wrong? Do they know something that I do not know? It wouldn’t surprise me, happens all the time. What is it, what is the game that they are playing you ask?

Well I am glad you asked. Many of those who have taken to sitting at the key board are prolific writers. Fact of the matter is, I wonder how they have time to do any real estate business at all. Writing sometimes as many as 4 to 6 posts a day.  

Writing more that one post a day that contributes to the better good of all garnering several comments is really a daunting task. I have come to notice a familiar theme with some authors. Many do not receive any comments. Post after post after post. Day after day after day. Week after week after week, and still zero comments.

So am I a schmuck for trying to write posts filled with meaningful content ( heavy on the trying part ). At the end of the day is there just as much value in Posts with no comments vs posts with comments?

What is your take on the Subject?    Meaningful or Meaningless?