Marisa Duma, an Indonensian blogger whose blog I’ve just reviewed as Blogger of the Week made a surprising announcement here:
Fatih. I’ve decided to quit blogging.
Saya ingin fokus ke kehidupan pribadi dan profesional dahulu untuk saat ini, apalagi blog saya juga sudah sepi.Again, thank you for your support (and traffic!, thanks to this post) and encouragement. Thanks everyone that has commented on this post also.
There are two other Indonesian bloggers who also said that they want quit blogging for various reasons: boring, not getting much attention, many other things to do “off the blog” meaning out of internet world, etc. Interestingly, just like Marisa Duma, the two bloggers are also women.
The question is why quit blogging? And why the three people who want to quit blogging (not to quit smoking) are women? Is it something to do with “womanhood” or just sheer accidental? If it’s a common phenomenon of boredomity and lack of passion then why there’s no such complain from their male counterpart? (to be continued)
A niche blog.
365 days.
Almost 150 posts.
Hundreds of comments.
Hundreds of comment replies.
Hundreds of articles to read.
Discussions.
Several debates.
Politics, religions, social issues, human rights issues, technology, design, and so forth — do people actually think that these are easy subjects!?
Not to mention constantly discovering blogs that are plain hateful, posting snarky remarks concerning a certain religion, social status, and yeah, a certain stereotype. Mine.
Be honest people, looking at the majority of bloggers, their personal characteristics, their lifestyle and the typical blog content that they provide — am I actually one of these majority of bloggers?
Blah.
I, as a human being, deserve to feel tired. Even though this might sound a bit selfish, but it would be so much better if I could just find more local niche bloggers that resonate the same voice, share the same causes, and carry the same weight on their shoulders.
Oh, and my career life has nothing to do with blogging. Hope people would stop assuming that I’m actually gaining any profit from blogging. Aside from blogging, apparently I am also ‘studying’ online, almost 24/7 grappling with essays, papers and documents concerning human rights issues. In short, more harsh stories from around the globe.
Anyways I’m not going to quit blogging — typical eh? But I will definitely minimize my expectation of other bloggers. They generally have different orientation, different purpose in blogging, and they shouldn’t have to deny it in the first place.
Bottom line, this isn’t exactly about blogging, isn’t it? It’s simply about one person not having the same ideals as everyone else’s.
Thanks for the post, pak Fatih.
Perhaps it was the reason for quitting blogging …. The reason to quit blogging at the above example was: no traffic? I thought blogging keeps us practicing our analytical and writing (and typing skill), traffic or not.
Traffic? Oh, the Journal has traffic alright.
Feel free to check it yourself at Alexa, Google PageRank or similar sites.
However, please differentiate between traffic in Web 2.0 sense, and traffic in the communal sense. What I’m referring to is ‘traffic’ in a real life sense. Simply put, this is not me building a community just for the Journal. This is me finding communities that relate to the Journal’s content. When I say ‘sepi’, it’s because I can’t find those that understand what it takes to write in THAT niche! Only very few people could understand how serious these subjects are. And how serious it could be for me, as a person with a real name, real life, out there.
Sheesh. The next thing I know, I’d be posting cooking recipes in my blog. Just for what people assume as traffic.
To make this easier to understand, please google the phrase: cyber activism. Cyber activism also has been using blogs as the media. Given the choice, cyber activists-to-be would prefer to be appreciated as cyber activists, rather than bloggers. Why? With all due respect, maybe because some content are just too damn heavy, too damn diplomatic, or too damn refined for (the majority of) bloggers.
As a matter of fact, why don’t Pesta Blogger create a new category of blogging: CYBER ACTIVISM? I bet there are great young bloggers out there that are also concerned with politics and social issues in the country or even internationally, right? And I am quite sure that these bloggers have better content and resources more than I do.
In addition, please note that activism is obviously not just a topic for female bloggers, it’s for the mass.
PS: About part-time bloggers. I’d like to clarify that the Journal is not a monetized blog. We don’t do AdSense tips or internet marketing niche in general. It has AdBrite banners (on pages, not posts) and one Amazon widget but only because they look cool.
Thanks before.
I think your blog have a loyal reader since it was not for profit.So why quit ? you still can blogging while doing your job ,just take a time to give us a read.And Mr.Fatih has promoted you here..thanks to him ,always support indonesia blogger that write in english.
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Lolz
hope its not a sign of PMS
lol kiddin’
@ Yehia
I wished it was!
I’ve been (subtly) trying to get the point forward for months now, so ..it has been a long wait. At least PMS only happens once a month.
Basically this was about me being ‘trapped’ in the wrong circle of bloggers.
@ all
Blogging politics, toxic negativity and its overall competitive nature. Beuh, cape ah! Life’s hard already, so why make it any harder?
Apakah blog saya sepi? Yes! Malah lebih parah sepinya, because I’ve stepped out of that I-rant-on-your-blog-you-rant-on-my-blog circle.
But I am happier. So tell me, what matters most in life?
Thanks for the advices and happy blogging everyone. Pak Fatih, sorry for mess I’ve left in your blog.