Blogging can be tough at times and it can be also very easy. I know that I have experienced both spectrums in my blogging life. I have been a power blogger, posting up to 5-10 posts a day, and managing to post content on over a dozen blogs. I have been a contributor to other blogs I did not own, and have owned blogs where I did not contribute. My experience is broad and yet very specialized in the blogging world. I try to keep my finger on the pulse of what is happening in the blog world through the use of RSS, forums, reading many articles, and other information about blogging.
Aaron Brazell has a great article today about the life of a blog, and the peaks and valleys that can be seen in a blog of high exposure with many visitors and readers. The Blog Herald, not unlike Business Blog Consulting where I contribute, is a great news source for things happening in blogging. I continue to get information in blogging from The Blog Herald, but Aaaron is correct in that that blog has lost some of its zest.
I know exactly what Matt, the current author of The Blog Herald, must be going through with trying to run a business, a blog network, and still be on the cutting edge of blogging and churning out post after post of good content. It can be overwhelming at times and certainly exhausting which is why I can relate to Matt bringing on a writer. I too have had some down time both here and at my other blogs which can be attributed to being overwhelmed and exhausted.
The good news is that The Blog Herald has great earning potential in the hands of a charismatic writer and someone committed to making it return to the leader as a blogging information source. In the meantime Matt, if you need a writer or two to get things rolling before you are able to hire on a full time writer, I know a certain company that can provide the charismatic expert!
