uncertain

so i've been doing this other blog for about 2 weeks, and i'm a little uncertain about it. i think its bitter and not fun. i like this blog.

but i'm nervous.

the reason i started the other blog is this: i want to see if i can make money off of this crazy web-logging craze. i hear there are actually people out there that do this for a living! but how?

there are plenty of ways to commoditize a blog. you can post ads, boost your feed, draw people to your blog by posting links to other people's blogs on your site. i have already started to post ads on the site (scroll down) and i just signed up for this thing that will allow you, dear readers, to subscribe to my blog's rss feed. if you're into that sort of thing.

last weekend i added a counter. and can you believe...over 100 hits since saturday! (scroll to the bottom of the page)

but this blog has a lot of personal information and things close to my heart. it is one part diary, one part photo album. by spreading it across the internet, i fear exposing myself like an open wound. as it stands, you cannot search for my blog on a search like google. its just one way i try to keep it private.

but spreading the word through rss feed subscriptions and other things might change all that. i can't decide what to do.

so, i started the other blog. i wanted it to be like this one, but less personal. but then i thought that would be stupid. blog readers want personal. but, going against my instinct, i created don't ask me, an endless rant about things i have talked about sometimes on this blog: the questions people ask me all the time, and the stupid cat calls men throw my way for no reason i can tell.

but i'm unhappy with it. i'm at odds. at my 9-5 job i bascially write for a blog-type news feed. its doing very well. i believe i could succeed at something like that, given the right focus, target audience and topic. but i'm lost.

i like writing about my life. but do people like reading about it? (maybe not) will i regret airing my dirty laundry around the globe? (most likely) will my boyfriend kill me if i keep writing about him on my blog? (most definitely)

i guess what i'm saying is .... discuss.

i could use your feedback.