BLOGS, What Are Your Blogging Goals for 2016?
You may not bother with resolutions for the new year, but setting
goals for your blog helps you to (re)focus and shape your online home.
We asked a diverse mix of bloggers:
What’s the most important goal you have for your site in 2016?
My resolution is very simple and not so easy: I want to create work that
tells the truth. Writing, for me, is all about connection, and nothing
creates connection like open-hearted honesty. It’s about putting letters
and spaces together in a way that reaches out and allows all of us to
feel less alone. It’s about finding our commonalities and celebrating
our individual authenticity. And if we can laugh about it in the process
— even better.
BLOGS, What Are Your Blogging Goals for 2016?
My goal for my blog in 2016 is to re-personalize it! I started out by
writing about my memories and experiences as they connected with books,
and I’ve gotten away from that. I’m working on a PhD and finishing my
dissertation this year, so I’ve become preoccupied. My book reviews tend
to be just that: book reviews. I think what made my blog special in the
beginning were the stories I told about my life as they related to
books.
So in 2016, I plan to make my posts more personal, more engaging, and
more sincere. I read a lot of books, but I’d rather write about my
personal reaction or connection to a book than repeat the plot line. I
think this personalization will help me to reconnect with my loyal
readers and to find new ones. I love the community aspects of blogging,
so I hope to reinsert myself there by sharing who I am and opening up
more.
BLOGS, What Are Your Blogging Goals for 2016?
I’m interested in free speech in 2016. Bangkok, Thailand, has been
under the military government for more than a year, since the May 2014
coup. The military junta has created a climate of fear among us, from
small bloggers to journalists and academics all over the country.
My blog is small, so I’m not trying to be all Katniss Everdeen about it — and Bangkok is far more than what is described as
The Hunger Games’
District 12. On Twitter, it feels especially tense for those of us
writing in the English language from Thailand. But with this global
language, I want to reach more people and let them know that there are
still reasons to smile under such conditions — and to tell my own part
of this story.
Bangkok is still rich in culture, and we have so many visitors each
year. I believe that everyone has their own unique Bangkok story inside
of them, and my goal is to reach out to these people. My door is open if they have a story to tell.
In 2016, I want
Sam in Bangkok to be a blog where we can share and discover stories about Bangkok — freely.
BLOGS, What Are Your Blogging Goals for 2016?
