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Permalink Reply by Reanaclaire on April 10, 2011 at 11:07am

I often received remarks from non blogging friends.. they said that I am wasting time doing blogging and revealing a lot of myself to strangers all over the world.. but to me, blogging is a kind of passion where we can rant out our feelings, seeking views and opinions and at the same time making friends with everyone who think like I do.. lol..

 

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Permalink Reply by SarahMcow on April 12, 2011 at 9:35pm

I think they think it's magic. Like it just... happens. It takes work and commitment. But worth it!

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Permalink Reply by Jenina Marie on April 14, 2011 at 1:15pm

My family & some friends still haven't made the leap to a "paperless" lifestyle & get most of their information/entertainment from newspaper & television.  

 

My parents especially use the computer strictly for things like emailing & research so the term "professional blogger" was not something they could relate to.  I asked them to subscribe to my site so they can read me the way they would their favorite columnist everyday!  They read it now because it is delivered directly to their in-boxes!

Their attitude toward online entertainment got me to thinking about ways to make my blog accessible even to those who don't read "blogs". RSS feed subscriptions definitely makes that happen for me because a demographic of those who only really use the internet for email still can get and read my columns!

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Permalink Reply by Ann Jones on April 24, 2011 at 9:49pm

Half of my friends have their own blogs and the other half have no clue what the whole thing is about. My husband is great though, he helps me with photos and to edit my posts.

 

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Permalink Reply by Sommer on May 4, 2011 at 3:11pm

I can understand. This is why I wrote: http://mymommyisablogger.com to help people better understand what I do! Maybe it will help you?

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Permalink Reply by Jenny on May 23, 2011 at 11:02am

My husband thinks its alright. He actually wants me to start one for him so he can blog about his newest project! My mom could care less :P

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Permalink Reply by Jackie on May 24, 2011 at 12:31am

My husband absolutely hates it.  He thinks it's a complete waste of time, but whatever.  And, my family and friends don't know about it.  I've only told my mother and sister, but they don't read it and I'm not comfortable telling anyone else.  Maybe one day.

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Permalink Reply by Pam Jones-Drew on May 25, 2011 at 8:11am

Fantastically great post!   Perceptive yet entertaining as well.  Thanks.

 

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Permalink Reply by Pam Jones-Drew on May 25, 2011 at 8:11am

Fantastically great post!   Perceptive yet entertaining as well.  Thanks.

 

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Jenina Marie said:

My family & some friends still haven't made the leap to a "paperless" lifestyle & get most of their information/entertainment from newspaper & television.  

 

My parents especially use the computer strictly for things like emailing & research so the term "professional blogger" was not something they could relate to.  I asked them to subscribe to my site so they can read me the way they would their favorite columnist everyday!  They read it now because it is delivered directly to their in-boxes!

Their attitude toward online entertainment got me to thinking about ways to make my blog accessible even to those who don't read "blogs". RSS feed subscriptions definitely makes that happen for me because a demographic of those who only really use the internet for email still can get and read my columns!

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Permalink Reply by S McGrath on May 27, 2011 at 10:26pm

ooooh, love this question! My grandmother is 88 and uses a computer, she is a huge fan of my blog and just can't believe all the folks I'm "meeting"!  But then there definitely are those (like many of my friends) who just don't get it. I think they think I must have a lot more free time then they do. Like "oh, it MUSt be nice to be able to surf the net like that."

 

For me, it has opened up a huge creative outlet. Unfortunately that stack of books I used to read is sitting in the corner gathering dust!

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Permalink Reply by Allison Wells on May 27, 2011 at 10:35pm

My family is not very tech savvy, and they think I'm just wasting time. I keep hoping they'll catch on that I want to be a writer (a "real" one, blogging is more for my personal amusement). Regardless of what they think, I'll keep going. I do have readers who like what I'm doing and I like what I write so there you go!

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Permalink Reply by Alison Reinhart on May 28, 2011 at 6:20am

I've never asked family and friends what they think of blogging in general.  I do get some very good support from a handful of people I know in real life.  The rest of my support is from fellow bloggers. 

 

I do have a friend that now wants to begin her own blog because she sees it as a way to get "freebies"  (via product reviews).  I feel she doesn't have a clue as to how much time goes into blogging and trying to promote our sites and gain a good following.  She just sees it as getting some FREE stuff. 

 

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