I've been thinking a bit lately about what direction to head with this blog. As I mentioned in my first post, I'm committing one of the bigger blogging "no-nos" here by not having a focused topic. But I'm still okay with that for now. For the most part this is mainly a place for me to experiment with writing and maintaining a blog. Other than a few Gmail contacts who get this emailed to them and a few twitter followers, the audience here is really just me.
By the way, I'm finding out that html, while not necessarily difficult, can be very time consuming. The layout here is pretty bare bones but a few things I've experimented with have been a pain. I can't imagine the time that goes into some of the better looking blogs out there and can see why it's so worth it to hire design people.
So, what keeps me coming back? I think part of me just wants to prove to myself that I can keep a blog going beyond 5-10 posts, that this won't end up just another failed venture where the first few posts are easy while excitement is high. I think that if I can get some momentum and stay consistent with this thing it could be very rewarding.
What will upcoming posts be about? I am still playing around with ideas in my head. For whatever reason, I have recently been very interested in learning about the concepts & tactics surrounding financial independence, tax planning, travel hacking, and credit card churning. There is a plethora of personal finance blogs out there, many of them doing it better than I ever could, so while that's not what I expect this to become, at the same time I am going to write about what excites me at the moment. And who knows, maybe writing as someone who's learning as he goes along will help others who are coming from a similar place.
Lastly, I am unsure about what to do with regards to a platform & hosting. I chose Blogger as a platform because I wanted something simple, familiar, & free. I realize Wordpress is probably the standard in that area and I've enjoyed using it in the past but I guess I wanted to change it up. The one thing I most wish these platforms had when creating a post is a "format painter" like you'd find in Word or Excel. But maybe there's a good technical reason they can't implement them.
At times I contemplate buying my own domain & hosting. I did that once with Bluehost for a Wordpress blog and learned a lot but I remember it being a fair amount of work to setup. I'm sure Squarespace would be an easier but more expensive option if I was worried about having to put too much time into the behind-the-scenes stuff. At this point I'm still leaning toward keeping it hosted here on Blogger while I navigate what things to write about, but I'd be curious to hear from others about the pros & cons of different approaches.
Lastly, I am unsure about what to do with regards to a platform & hosting. I chose Blogger as a platform because I wanted something simple, familiar, & free. I realize Wordpress is probably the standard in that area and I've enjoyed using it in the past but I guess I wanted to change it up. The one thing I most wish these platforms had when creating a post is a "format painter" like you'd find in Word or Excel. But maybe there's a good technical reason they can't implement them.
At times I contemplate buying my own domain & hosting. I did that once with Bluehost for a Wordpress blog and learned a lot but I remember it being a fair amount of work to setup. I'm sure Squarespace would be an easier but more expensive option if I was worried about having to put too much time into the behind-the-scenes stuff. At this point I'm still leaning toward keeping it hosted here on Blogger while I navigate what things to write about, but I'd be curious to hear from others about the pros & cons of different approaches.
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