I suppose I started blogging for therapy, but also for fun. I battled with Postnatal Depression (PND) after my first pregnancy, so when I had my second baby; blogging was the perfect way to vent and make sure that I did not feel isolated. Did I get d
epressed again? No. I believe that my blog had a huge part to play in that and so for that one reason I will always consider my blog to be a success.
I didn’t think that anybody would even bother to read my blog or really care about anything I had to say, but they have and they do… thousands of people. Compared to other blogs, my following is tiny. But the fact that I have a following at all makes me extremely happy and proud and it grows slowly every day. I don’t blog for money. I blog for passion. So my blog is not yet ‘successful’ in the business sense. But if money comes later, then great! I will always blog about things that are important to me and things that I think my readers can relate to. My aim is to make people smile in recognition, nod in agreeance and occasionally laugh their arses off.
I recently won the BISS blogging competition for my posts about PND and Sex after childbirth. Both pieces were very personal to me, but they resonated with so many mums and even opened the eyes of a few dads. While I was super excited to have won something, I was even more excited to connect with my audience, to encourage people not to be embarrassed and to get people talking about such important issues.
When I receive messages and comments from other mums (some friends, some strangers) who have been able to relate to something on my blog, or my blog has helped them in some way; that is best reward for me. If I can use my blog to stop someone feeling isolated or lonely, or if I can help a person in any way at all – THAT is true success. To me, anything more is quite simply a bonus. x
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18 Comments
Congrats on winning the BISS competition! I totally agree that you should blog for the passion of it, and if money or fame come afterwards, great! It’s wonderful that blogging has helped you fight depression and helped other people know they’re not alone as well. #ablogginggoodtime
When blogging reaches out to others and connects it is wonderful and fulfilling a really important purpose. As Vicki @HonestMum said in her post this week: ‘bloggers and vloggers have helped redefine the narrative’ and this is a huge part of our success. You have reached out to so many people who needed to hear what you had to say and whose lives will be better for your words. Well done. Alison x #ablogginggoodtime
Thank you for your lovely comment x
Heading over to read some more posts now! #ablogginggoodtime
enjoy xx
Congratulations on your win. You have made such a commitment to your blog which shows through your content and it is great that you are now beginning to reap the rewards of all your hard work. #ablogginggoodtime
totally agree xx
Thank you Jo! x
Congratulations on writing a blog which has helped others as well as yourself. Definitely a blogging success! #ablogginggoodtime
totally agreed xx
Shaney – congrats on winning the BISS comp – that’s wonderful and so good that you are helping others in a tricky time. Am loving this series Katie x #ablogginggoodtime
aww thanks lovely xx
Congratulations on your award and with such gritty subjects. It’s great that blogging can be such good therapy.
#ablogginggoodtime
Congratulations on a great job! I am amazed every time someone comments on or shares something I have written, it is fabulous to be successful doing something you are so passionate about and something that is totally achieved by you and for you. I’ve had it with working for others and hope that one day this will be my job!
#ablogginggoodtime
It’s great to read about another blogger and hear what their definition of success is. #ablogginggoodtime
Congrats on your success and it sounds like you are blogging for the right reason; because it’s your passion! I am a teeny tiny fish in the blogpool but I know what you mean when you stay that having a following at all makes you happy and proud! Well done and I hope you continue to enjoy what you do. You do it so well! 🙂 #ABloggingGoodTime
Thank you! x
Oh that’s fab I’m so glad your blog has helped you in such a way. Blogging is fab and I couldn’t be without it. Well done on BISS too that’s fab! What a great way to determine your success, on helping you and others xx #ablogginggoodtime