decor8 blog – Also On Substack! — decor8

Good day expensive buddies and a little bit of a cheerful belated new 12 months to all of you! How are issues? I’m undecided when you heard the rumor…I’ve been relationship one other weblog. It’s true! I’m actively publishing inside tales now on my very personal Substack – please subscribe to decor8 on Substack to assist me and likewise to get all of my posts! This weblog – decor8 – isn’t as lively because it was, I’m certain you’ve observed and right here’s extra of an evidence as to why…

I’m running a blog perhaps a couple of occasions a month right here these days 🙁 and that’s it. I haven’t given up – under no circumstances – I’m a author at coronary heart and I like to share so I’ll all the time have some area on-line the place you’ll be capable of discover me writing and dreaming about design and decor. Factor is, I made a decision to maneuver my every day weblog musings over to decor8.substack.com since September 2022 as a result of there I can join extra intimately with my expensive readers – with those that actually wish to see what I’ve to indicate and say. Not simply anybody, however a particular group and that features – you!

I’ve been writing on decor8blog.com since January 2006 – are you able to consider it – 17 years of running a blog!!? It’s insane, actually. I’m so happy with myself for sticking with it it doesn’t matter what, I by no means gave up despite the entire ups and downs. I imply, I began running a blog earlier than social media existed. My aim is to maintain it working for 20 years so I nonetheless have 4 extra years of running a blog to do right here earlier than I attain my 20 12 months weblog anniversary. Then, I could evolve it into one thing else. Not sure of what, however I’m not leaving my expensive weblog right here anytime quickly.

So why add a Substack? You guys truly remark there. Nobody feedback right here. It’s actually miserable to jot down weblog posts that statistically, are being learn, however nobody talks to me so I’ve zero incentive to maintain writing and not using a single trade or opinion. I want suggestions, feedback, ideas, dialog.

SOMETHING!

The explanation I began running a blog was to construct a group and provoke dialog and I completed that. I keep in mind the times once I would publish one thing and I’d have no less than 100 feedback. Typically a number of hundred. And once I ran a contest or giveaway, hundreds of you’ll get entangled within the feedback part and it was positively exhilarating! Trade is so significant for us all – however important to me and my psychological well being – as a result of once I really feel ignored or boring, I can begin to really feel uninspired and blue. This begins the cycle of posting much less and fewer till I’m barely chugging alongside. As a author, I can’t cease writing… It’s hard-wired into my DNA to speak by way of written phrases. But, with out others to have a dialogue with from time-to-time, my writing can really feel very one-sided, like I’m speaking to myself, and really unusual!

I used to be fascinated about the early running a blog days… I used to be by no means the kind of blogger who may simply produce piece after piece and never care in any respect to have interaction. Or these bloggers who used to weblog with feedback turned off – they didn’t wish to have interaction in any respect, they feared opinions. That was by no means me. I’m all the time making an attempt to start out a dialog with hopes that a couple of of you’ll chime in and prior to now, you probably did, however because the recognition of apps like Instagram, feedback on most blogs are useless (except the matters are extremely controversial, which mine will not be). I don’t take it personally, it’s the way it goes as tech evolves and new generations are born and raised as largely a swiping tradition with a 2 second consideration span. I get it, it’s what it’s. Plus most blogs are actually sophisticated to touch upon. Sadly, weblog tech by no means advanced to incorporate a easy commenting system or a feedback with rewards system like Instagram has.