What is your message?
I recently did a meme on five reasons why I blog. As days go by and I learn more and more about blogging, I am finding that my reasons to blog are sort of developing. As I get more and more comfortable with this medium of sharing with others, I think about what it is that I want to say that will be interesting to anyone who lands up on this page. On one hand, I feel restrained in that I do not want to put out too much of my personal detail that might not be necessary and might complicate things for me in my personal life, but on the other hand I feel I am free to write whatever I might be feeling at the moment and get a good feedback from so many of talented and experienced writers themselves.
I have heard it many times and read it on many established blogs that we need to first figure out what we want to blog about. I thought I always knew I had something to say. But I didn't quite know what that something was. So how can you immediately carve out your niche? This is especially very difficult if you are not going to blog about [or do not have enough knowledge about] the gadgets or SEO or say 'how to make money online' or even technology? I feel I have enough knowledge about all of the above - well may be not - but enough to get by, but somehow I do not consider myself to be a guru in any one subject to be blogging about just that! How about you? Are you concentrating only on one theme or one subject as far as blogging is concerned? Have you found your niche yet? If you have, what made you decide that is what you were going to blog about?
For me, it is a discovery process and every day is a challenge. I write about everything that goes on in my mind from my experiences and how I go about tackling life or how I plan to tackle various issues I am faced with. My blog is about fresh perspectives on many aspects of life and my observations on things I find interesting, hence the name Interesting Observations. This is a place I want to express what I think about and my feelings, and in the process find my voice, as freshblogger pointed out sometime ago. My effort will always be to make my blog worth visiting for my readers.
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Glad that you’ve got the intention to make the blog worth for the visitors. Finding niche is really important and the faster you get to know what it is, the better it for you.
I concentrate on technology only and in that too, I want to concentrate only on software reviews at this time and later on…..I’ll get into hardware reviews too.
Hey there Goilykins!
My niche is about having fun and laughing beacoup even if it is just me doing it. In my life, I’ve had plenty of stuffy jobs that required my ability to focus and center on problems and there was no way that I would ever get away uncovering where my mind really was in it. My associates would have died a thousand deaths and would have hung me high if I ever took my professional mask off in their midsts. Therefore, I have taken off the mask and now I am what you see is what you get type of chicklet. Then again, I’ve made my grades. Now I’m going for the brass ring!
WoooHoooo!
Living, laughing, and loving is the immediate path of my choice from here on out, Chica. I donated all five 55 gallon bags of business clothing too. It marked the beginning of celebrating me new life of retirement. Heck, I’ve worked long and hard for many many years and the time has come for me to kick it up just the way I am supposed to kick it up and enjoy life for what it is instead of being a slave to it. With me, ‘what you see is what you get’, just like Flip Wilson said.
I’m a happy camper both online and offline.
*Hugs, SistahMine!*
hahaha Saboma: So nice of you to come by and comment hun… You are soo darn funny it brightens up my boring little place
YES.. Thats exactly what I am here for - enjoy and have loads and loadsa fun … and stop by again okay? many hugs dahlink 
hi mayank…. guess I am gonna keep this blog as fresh-perspectives on just about everything I find interesting and blogging in general and see what happens in the long run…
YOU have a great blog dino … I go to your site to learn a whole lot about technology!!
tc and thanks for coming by again… kit
So you are going to find your voice, huh?
I haven’t found my “real” voice yet. Still wondering around my brain’s corner to digg out the voice that’s 100% “passion” of my life!
Hope you will find it soon! Best Regards!
Hey Pearl. I know how you feel! It’s not always just beginning bloggers who ask these sort of questions. I question myself every few months about where I’m going with my blog. Am I getting bored with what I’m talking about? Sometimes, the answer is yes. We just have to follow where our passions take us.
You’re doing a great job finding your voice and actually already have one, in my opinion. Your readers know you! Keep up the good work! I expect great things from you.
Ken… You don’t have to worry at all… you have a voice and its been heard by some big time players like pchere hehe
and I guess the best way is to have more than one blog for each ‘niche’ if you will, because we all have many different interests and passions… rather than jumbling all of what we know in one blog… what do you say?
Hi Ray.. thanks for stopping by and thanks for the vote of confidence!! I learn a great deal from your blog.
And I do feel my readers are the biggest motivator for me to continue to do better in blogging… their love and support has made it more fun and enjoyable than anything else….
I think it should simply to supply us with fresh perspective on whatever that is floating around
Just do it one at a time, I know you can do it
Hey Mr. Chee Kui.. You finally came around
I am soo glad you found my blog again……. good advice, one at a time 
thanks a ton….. I know you are busy but do come around again …
IMO, I am sure that people can learn a lot about a topic after they start blogging about it. If people were to have expertise before blogging, then we would hardly have a few hundred bloggers out there.
It is simply an extended process of learning. You learn something and then impart the knowledge to your visitors.
You are right Vijay…. I think I just need to be a bit bolder and dive into newer subjects…. I always thought of that but somehow feel a bit less confident talking about it….. but I will take your thoughts and go from there.. thanks for stopping by and please do visit again! your site is really wonderful as I said yesterday and I am sure going to visit again!!
thank you for subscribing Chee..
great to know that… its nice to see you comment here though - oh that reminds me, now that you mentioned evil chow… i met you on his site. didn’t I ? =)
You write what appeals to you and tell us with your perspective
hi Pearl…I am sure you are heading in the right direction…and you DO have very fresh and interesting observations and perspectives !!!
..how technically challenged am I?)..
I have only been blogging 7 - 8 months..(and my daughter has just shown me how to make smilies…..:)
with 2 blogs and a career as an artist…it is easy to forget your focus….like Saboma I worked for a big chunk of my life in the corporate world and had to put my art to the side….
when my Father passed away (5 years ago)…I realized that life is short and we need to DO what we are passionate about…..and focus in on that…….
Be bold Pearl !!!! and your little place is certainly NOT boring !!!!
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Hey Pearl…sorry I haven’t commented in a while but I’ve barely found the time to post anything on my own blog! I would join those above who say you do have your own, developed voice…that’s WHY I subscribed a while ago.
I would also second what Vijay said…I think that’s what I have in mind for my own blog (NBJ) too…although I am planning to get a second going soon about something I actually can write with some authority on…
Hi Kim.. .. you are always so kind to me… .. don’t worry about the technical stuff too much, I am facing the same issues!! yes, with our other full time careers its hard to take on more responsibility, and blogging is a huge responsibility really!!…..
I am sorry to hear about your dad and yes that is so true though, we get wrapped up in so many problems and completely forget about our happiness…… time never waits for us… we just have to grab it and make the best of it……
thanks for always giving that encouragement Kim… you are the best!!! many hugs!
Tom… no need to say sorry!!! not at all really……….I’d be looking forward to your other blog too ………. and thanks for always coming back and leaving such nice comments
I mean it! take care and stay in touch…
Let your light shine brightly, Love.
It’s amazing how many people are looking for a lighthouse’s guidance.
So, shine, your heart away, DarlinMine; then, shine some more.
It only takes one lit match to ward off the darkness.
*Hugs*