Blog identity crisis — again

Ok, time for yet another one of my (in)famous blog doubt posts.

It’s not about whether I should write in English or Swedish, and it’s not about doubts on blogging as a whole. A little bit of progress there, I suppose.

This one’s about the mix of micro posts and long-form content. I’ve already covered this whole blogging honeymoon ending and reader responsibility thing before, and it’s still the same doubts that haunt me.

I get that it’s probably ultra-boring for most people to read about this crap again and again, but maybe some bloggers are going through the same dilemma. And for me personally, it always feels a little better when I write about it.

I know it’s my blog, but…

I totally agree with people who say “it’s my blog, I can do whatever I want with it”. But when it comes to my blog, I still haven’t made peace with the idea of having a site that’s both a blog and a status log. I kind of wish I could, but it just feels messy.

Actually, the same goes for other people’s blogs. If I subscribe to a feed after reading a blog post I really liked, I expect to keep getting pretty much that kind of content. If it suddenly starts filling up with “status update”-type posts, I’d probably unsubscribe. Honestly.

Maybe that’s weird, I don’t know, but that’s how I feel.

Different bloggers, different needs

Maybe this whole “I can do whatever I want with my blog” mindset also depends on what kind of blogger you are. I enjoy sharing a song I like or a photo I’ve shot, but writing longer posts is what I truly love. It’s the main reason why I blog in the first place.

I’m not saying one thing is right and another is wrong — I’m just trying to put my view and feelings into words.

I don’t have a solution, but I felt (once again) that I needed to get it off my chest. Right now, as I’m writing this, I’m thinking that a good setup might be to use my Micro.blog for the micro posts and another platform for longer content — maybe back to Bear or Pika, or try Pagecord. It’s not super important, really, but I think it would be good for me to keep things separate platform-wise (if I decide to go that route).

Anyway, that’s where I’m at — again.

Sorry for taking up your time with this ramble — again.