reflections

It seems like shortly after writing a post with the words “my workload is about to ease” a tonne of new projects land on my lap! I’m not complaining of course - I like to keep myself busy - but my head seems to be throbbing more often than not…

I think I should be honest with you all though… I’ve spent the last couple of weeks seriously considering retiring from blogging. I just don’t seem to have the commitment or spare time to make this journal as successful as it once was.

Ironically it was my birthday today, meaning that it’s been a whole year since I blogged for the very first time. So much has changed in the last 12 months though - from testing positive for HD to the launch of Britster, and everything in between.

I guess the bottom line here is that I’m not really sure what to do with this blog. All I know is that I don’t intend to spend the next six months sporadically posting comeback messages - that’s just not fair to the people who take the time to visit! Perhaps I should buckle to pressure and monetise the site - maybe the promise of financial reward will help me focus? Or perhaps all it needs is a visual reboot..?

I need some opinions here… Have you ever considered dropping your blog? How do you keep your interest? What do you think I should do??

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Wow… It barely feels like a couple of weeks have passed since I last posted here - but in reality it’s been almost two and a half months. It’s amazing how quickly time passes when you’ve got your head buried in projects. Read the rest of this entry »

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Barely a day goes by recently where a new social networking or image host springs up, only to fade to nothing and slip past everybody because of a fundamental lack of originality!

So I found it quite refreshing to learn this morning that somebody was doing something unusual with a website! Glogster is a fantastic new way to express your mood, feelings and ideas visually. The simple and intuitive interface quickly takes you a long way beyond what could be created with basic text and videos. It’s still officially in beta - but I personally feel that it’s already as slick as it needs to be!

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A few people have sent me emails, asking if I knew what had happened to David Airey’s blog. His site went down about a week ago now, and then started forwarding to Bebu.net (whatever that is). Then yesterday the domain failed completely, and today it’s parked at Sedo.

To be honest I could only come up with two possible answers. Either David had enjoyed his holiday so much that he’d decided to stop blogging completely, or somebody had managed to gain control of his domain in his absence (tougher than it sounds to achieve).

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So that time is drawing ever closer again, with just seven short days until the mayhem kicks off (at least in my house anyway). In a complete break with tradition though I’m totally prepared! I started buying presents for my kids back in October, and got the last few a week ago - and I’ve even got the wrapping paper… Read the rest of this entry »

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