Thoughts Ideas and Giggles

I know that blogging will bring you business if you do it right.  That is evidenced by the number of tutorials that are out there to teach how to get the most out of a post...how to write it, what words to put on top, what to put in the title, how to label photos... and the list goes on and on.

While this might be right on, it really has taken some of the pure fun out of it.  I feel guilty if I don't do  a link or 2.  Heaven forbid the keywords be wrong or...oh, no...nonexistent.  If there are no photos, you might as well hang it up.  My subjects have to be right to be sure that I ramp up my Google juice.

I'm tired.  I'm tired about worrying if I am doing right.  I am tired of being concerned about what words I am using when.  I don't want to feel guilty if I don't read every single post about how to do it better.

I just want to have fun.  I just want to share my thoughts and have people share theirs in return.  I want to learn about real estate across the nation.  I want to help sellers and buyers understand the process.  I don't know if this is politically correct, and I will probably get blasted for not taking blogging more seriously, but then...

I just want to have fun....okay...blast away!

Don't get me wrong...it's a fine color.  It's what I painted my first two houses I owned 30 years ago. You can put just about any other color with it and it goes with everything.  It is a safe color that will not offend your visitors.  Guests will not dislike your for your taste in decorating or see a side of you that they didn't know about. 

Then one day it hit me...people didn't know me.  My own house was not a reflection of me but a reflection of no one.  After all, who was living in my house?  Who spent most of their time in my house? Me!  So why wasn't I decorating for me? So, what color is my house now?  Flame yellow, mist green, doeskin brown, slate blue, red and periwinkle. It's me and if my guests don't like it, then they don't have to come to my house.

Do you approach your blogging posts the same way?  Do you prefer to not write at all rather than let someone know what you are about?  Do you write safe posts that don't risk an offense?  Or do you take the bumpy road of letting people know where you stand?  Do you comment when you don't agree with a post?  Do you let people get to know you? 

I say, take a risk!  The rewards you receive are bountiful.  You may not have as many followers, but the ones you have are people who enjoy you and look forward to your next "get together".  Have fun! Post away!