I was exchanging emails back and forth yesterday with a Canadian blogger that I’ve recently met – well met over the Internet I mean – and when I told her how many blogs I’m working on she was surprised and replied, something to the effect that “My husband calls himself a blog widower…” because she spends so much time on her blog and visiting blogs that she enjoys.
I think my husband Chris felt that way for a long time too. I was always working on my blogs, visiting other peoples sites (which I haven’t had much time for lately, sorry!), and surfing for credits to keep my sites running through the traffic engines. I think he wanted to help out a bit but he had no idea what to do.
I slowly started to convert him over to blogging.
First I got him surfing for me while I used our other computer to write out my posts. Then, when he offered to help again, I asked him to start looking for funny strange stories for Odd Planet. He did a good job so I started showing him how to blog the stories, find good photos to go along with them and to post. Now he’s taken over Odd Planet.
He’s a musician too. An amazing guitar player. So I suggested that he start a music related blog. One where he could possibly teach others how to play guitar through video clips and the use of guitar tabs and whatever else he could think of. Well, he’s started blogging on the new site a while back and we’re just about ready to show it off to the world. He’s enjoying writing on his new site too.
So for any of you who have spouses that are starting to feel like blogging widows or widowers – tell them that if they can’t beat ’em, join ’em. That’s what Chris did and he loves it.
heh i won’t be doing that to my husband. i barely get enough time on the computer when he is home as it is LOL
And another convert comes over to the dark side…
hi Tricia!
I will sign up with P and I’ll need your email address for the referrer. =) please send your reply to my email! Thanks
See it was opposite for me. My boyfriend started blogging first, then I got into it, even though I’m not so good. But my boyfriend, is also a guitar player. 🙂 A very good one, and he’s in a very good band.
I’ve been trying to convince my wife to, but she says she wouldn’t be any good (Not a hindrance to a lot of blogs…).
I talked her into putting a couple of posts up on her Myspace blog, and then I copied them into my blog! -I think they’re pretty good myself.
I’ll keep working on her 😉
My husband helps me admin our blogging community bloggertalk.net and he doesn’t even blog. LOL
Hey, I’m glad I inspired you to write this post 😉
It’s great you’ve interested your husband – mine likes surfing and sends 1000 (hahaha) emails a day but he’s not ready to blog – YET!
Hi triciawd,
It is a good idea and I tried it before but it didn’t work:-(
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Hi,
Catchy title and interesting thought.!
Sham