I was having an interesting conversation with a single friend of mine about the benefits of being a single man. Like a scene from Old School, I was describing my weekend of running errands with my wife, while my buddy was saying how great it was to sleep in and do things on his schedule whenever he feels like it.
Here is the clip for reference:
From this conversation it hit me – my online blogging life would be so much easier if I was single. So, why is blogging easier when you’re single? Here are some of my thought, from the married perspective.
Mingling
Mingling as a blogger is super easy! All you have to do is stop by another site and leave a comment. Believe me, bloggers enjoy a great comment more than just about anything else!
Want to build a good relationship – skip the dating scene and hit the blog scene. All you need to do is link to some sites you admire, leave some comments, and you will usually get some love in return (granted, usually in the form of link love or a mention, but if it’s from a blog you admire, it’s almost as good as getting a girl’s number!).
Then, you have all the various social media options to really connect – Facebook, Twitter, Stumble, and more. Like someone, just say so! Want to get someone’s attention, give them an “@ Mention” on Twitter. It’s that easy!
Blog Carnivals
When your single, the only carnivals you have to go to are blog carnivals. No having to leave your house, deal with street vendors, and have to spend money buying flowers just because you happen to walk by a flower stand.
And since Saturday is usually a big carnival day, you don’t even need to get out of your pajamas to enjoy the festivities. Plus, if the carnival host is creative, it can be pretty fun!
Big Days For Bloggers
Like in the Old School clip, if you’re married, a Saturday is a big day. You also need to remember things like birthdays, anniversaries, family functions, and more.
However, if you’re a blogger, you hold yourself to several different varieties of big days, which you remember like an anniversary:
- Best Traffic Day Ever (and the total number of visitors, and circumstances)
- You Got Mentioned in XYZ Major Site or Publication (mine was USA Today)
- First Advertising Income/Record Income Months and Amounts
Bloggers almost tell these stories like fisherman tell stories of their biggest catches!
Time
As my friend mentioned, a relationship takes time. If you’re single, blogging is easy because you have a lot of time. If you’re married, having a blog is almost like having a sister wife. You have to balance both your wife and family, with your blog and online family. Both take care and nurture.
If you’ve ever watched the show Sister Wives or Big Love, you may think having multiple wives (or blogs) is great. But it is a challenge, and time consuming. While rewarding, it can be hard to strike a balance.
Then, you need to add in the commonalities – work, friends, favorite televisions shows, and more! You can end up burning the candle at both ends!
Readers, what are your thoughts? Is it easier to blog when you’re single? Do you ever feel like your blog is your significant other?
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Robert is the founder and editor of My Multiple incomes, a personal finance site dedicated to highlighting how anyone can create multiple income streams and diversify their cash flow.
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Blogging was much easier when I was single. The biggest factor is time. When you are single you have very few time commitments put upon you by others. When you’re married it is a regular occurrence. And when you add kids to the mix it becomes 4x worse. One area where I’ll bet married bloggers do have it over on single bloggers though are time management and productivity skills
I agree with you on that – time management is a skill learned in a family!
I haven’t been single in 25 years(!) and have only blogged for 16 months. I do believe it might be easier if you are single.
Hey, maybe it will be a chance to think about some of those old single years!
I have no doubt that blogging would be easier if I were single. I spend 90 minutes 6 days of the week just commuting kids to practice. I have to get up at 4:30 in the morning just to write and read other blogs. Sleeping would be great!
You do burn the candle on both ends! 90 minutes of driving…yuck!
Haha, a sister wife that pays for the privilege!
I’ve been trying to guilt trip my wife into writing a guest post. Any hints on that?
I wish! I’ve been trying to get my wife to write something…anything! My wife doesn’t even read half of what I write!
That may be true for most people, but I have the luxury of getting out of work (school) at 3 PM. I managed to finish most of my blogging before dinner. Weekends, I do most of my writing which means being up early if I want to fit other things in. Rearranging my schedule is a small adjustment.
That schedule is very helpful. I usually have Wednesday’s off for my job, and it allows me the time I need to write.
I think what makes blogging easier if single was that my wife would not be competing for my time with the blog. She sometimes gets fustrated when I come home after work and spend a few hours working on my blog.
Agreed! I try to make it a point to not discuss anything about the blog unless she brings it up. Once she does, I know it is safe to discuss.
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I have 2 little girls and the wife and I can barely find time to keep up. Being a new blog it is hard to get out there on other sites and comment and continue with the initial maintenance of your own. Growing a post database and some additional commitments outside of work, like being on a board consume all my time. I am up late late at night browsing other blogs. I love it and wouldn’t trade it for anything.