PSA: Blogging and Personality

 

I am writing this post because it struck my fancy, that's it. No deep revelations about the human condition will be revealed. You won't learn how to attract 10,000 followers with "this one simple rule". You certainly won't make any money out of this. And finally, to be honest, you might not even be happy by the end of this post. So with all of that out of the way, let's get on with things!

Personality 101: How to have one.

First off, I realize I am not the most qualified to be speaking on this subject. I tend to the narcissistic and thus make everything about me. I have followed people like myself and had to stop because their ego was too big and I didn't like it. So I understand if people feel the same way about me.

But that is where personality as a blogger comes in. You may not like me, you may not follow me, but if you've interacted with me, you will not forget that experience. I have Blogging Personality.

The thing with blogging personality is that you have to have your own. You have to create it, grow it, be it. You can't copy it from someone else. If you do, you are a phoney and it will come crashing down at some point as the weight of being someone else will crush you to death. Being yourself is hard enough, so don't make it harder. Even if you are one of those bloggers who do nothing but follow the herd and read the same books as everyone, watch the same movies as everyone, do the same blogging prompts as everyone, you can still stand out and not be a little bowl of vanilla pudding that tastes like nothing and just sits there and jiggles.

Jifflypuff

You don't have to be a lion and dominate the scene. You can be a quiet, gentle lamb. But you have to be unique. That means having an opinion about something and sticking to it. Don't hem and haw and try to please everybody. You don't have to go out of your way to offend people, but remember, it is YOUR blog and everyone else can go slag off.

Now where do your opinions come from? Your mind of course. So think. Think for yourself. Don't parrot everybody around you. The world is filled with idiots and sadly, the world includes bloggers. If you remember that most bloggers are idiots, it will help you examine what they are saying and force you to think for yourself instead of just regurgitating their idiotic pap.

I hope this post has been helpful to you. If not, I will gladly refund your money. Or throw you in a big bowl of vanilla pudding. People pay to watch that kind of thing, so I bet I could clean house with a Pay-Per-View of you sloshing around in a swimming pool of vanilla pudding while an alligator tried to eat you!