It
only makes sense given the title and content of this post that it is a day
late. I meant to post it on Sunday, hell I had the best of intentions, but it
just didn't happen.
When
I started this blog in June I never set a schedule for how often I would post
but I guess that honestly I intended to post daily, though now several months
later that seems pretty ludicrous. I do think it is important to post regularly
though because even while I ultimately write this blog for me, with each new
visitor or follower to this site, I increasingly write for both of us (me and you).
In saying that, the obvious challenge then is to not only record my thoughts,
but also to try and make sure they are relevant to others as well.
So
now that I got that out of the way, take a quick look at my posting statistics for
the last 5 months:
June 21 posts = 1 post every .71 days
July 24 posts = 1 post every 1.29 days
August 14 posts = 1 post every 2.21 days September 10 posts = 1 post every 3 days
October 9 posts = 1 post every 3.44 days
November 3 posts = 1 post every 2.33 days…..so far!
Pretty telling huh? Now it is
important to keep in mind that blogging is not my full time job. I do have a few other things going on… father
of 3, husband of the year (11 years running), active duty Marine, full time grad
school student, injured runner, novice swimmer (water pusher actually), new
spinning student, Pilates and Yoga virgin, and all around good guy. With that
many different roles and blogging as a hobby, one of the fundamental questions
when it comes to posting is what do you post? Recently, I had a quick twitter
sidebar with Dorothy over at Mileposts
about just this subject and she pointed out that ultimately, content is king.
While giveaways and other promos are good to drive traffic to your site, if you
do not have good content once they get to your blog it’s all for naught.
So it is with the best of intentions
that I leave you with this post and a promise that no matter how often I post,
I will always strive to ensure that it is full of good content. And with that, we are back to Part
1 of this series and the original question of “why do you read running/fitness
blogs?” The question/argument has come full circle, just the kind of
conversation that I like.
P.S. – I started a JALR page on
Google+ and you can check it out here https://plus.google.com/113449550640764646769
. If you are a G+ user, let me know or add me to your
circles.
P.P.S. – I won a giveaway that Tommie Copper hosted on their FB page. I had a choice of compression sleeves (ankle,
calf, knee or elbow) and a compression shirt. Though I’d eventually love to try
their calf sleeves, I decided on the shirt. I’ll post a review once I get it
and can try it out. Check them out on FB or Twitter and let them know that @justalittlerun sent you!
