I am thinking about doing a tea blog, but the thought of persisting
with it for the next few years seems frightening at times ...

For the tea bloggers participating in this forum - Marshall, SN,
Dominic, Phil ... and all those I have missed - how do you blog your
way through? I mean, isn't it hard work to do it day after day after
day...

How much time do you spend doing it? What keeps you motivated?

Any advice given will be much appreciated.

:)

Julian
http://www.amazing-green-tea.com

On Oct 14, 3:21 pm, juliantai googlemail.com> wrote:

Julian,

It does take a lot of time, especially if you add pictures. There are
2 reasons to do it:
- you have an urge to share with others a discovery, a fact, an
emotion related to your tea experience,
- there is positive feedback from your readers.

So, I think most tea bloggers start for the first reason, but I think
most continue for the second one.
I think it would be very interesting to read more about your tea
experiences in a blog (this is pre-launch positive feedback. It
probably works too!)

Stephane

On Oct 14, 7:05 pm, Tea Masters Blog yahoo.com> wrote:

as Stephane said, and

i had no neat software on the pc to handle my " " "tea review" " "
notebook, and online blog software seemed to fit my needs (wordpress
does anyway)
/i dont get too much feedback since my "" "review" " style is for my
own enjoyment (but as my psychiatrist told me, not everybody has to
like me)
... hold on... i dropped my pills...

On Oct 14, 6:21 pm, juliantai googlemail.com> wrote:

I hit the two year mark at Tea Guy Speaks in August. There are times
when I'm motivated and other times when I'm not. Lately I've been
getting more involved again and have begun going back to daily
postings.

On the other hand, I maintain a very lengthy list of tea blogs at the
site. Many of these seem to have followed what is probably a fairly
common pattern with any type of blog - starting out with a great burst
of energy and commitment and then trailing off after a few
days/weeks/months.

Thanks,
Bill

'juliantai[_3_ Wrote:

On Oct 16, 8:06 pm, Tea Guy foodbanter.com> wrote:

I, too, was considering starting my own tea blog. I was going to make
it more beginner focused, since I am still a bit of a tea novice.

I was also entertaining the idea of focusing primarily on rooibos tea
(in addition to other teas). I really enjoy the taste and think it is
something that can taste good loose and bagged. I thought it was a
unique idea since a lot of blogs focus more on the "finer" teas.
However, do you think I am backing myself into a corner by keeping my
focus so small?

On Oct 18, 4:38 pm, "adv...@gmail.com" gmail.com> wrote:

Not at all, in fact a finer focus allows you to concentrate on one
thing and do it really well. I just have ADD when it comes to writing
and if given enough slack one post would include the new band I've
been into, the tea I drank, my shoes, investment advice, cars,
camping, a particularly cute puppy, and my hatred for jackets that
don't come with instructions. Nothing says you can't expand as you go
and grow... it's your blog, you are your own master.

- Dominic

Dear Julian,

I hope you don't mind if I venture an opinion on this subject, as
it's one I've been considering, too, having been writing the "Half-
Dipper" for a while now.

The motivation really has to come from the fact that it's a normal
part of your hobby - this is true for all writing, I think, not just
blogging. I think you have to answer the following question very
carefully, when thinking about starting a blog:

What are the primary reasons that you want to write to blog?

So, for example, my own answer to this question comes from the fact
that I have a lot of notes, spread around a large number of hand-
written books (my journals, in fact, which also contain my personal...