tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post9159487463154842046..comments2024-03-29T09:07:26.173+11:00Comments on Threading My Way: Five Years Blogging ~ What I've LearntPam @Threading My Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15990609128028224347noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-88552851132393091112022-12-23T15:13:00.107+11:002022-12-23T15:13:00.107+11:00we started our blog before we went on our one year...we started our blog before we went on our one year trip around the world as a family. It was at beginning aimed for our friends and family all over the place to keep them informed about our adventures. Now the goal is to earn a bit of money with it. As you also you also mention in your blogs it´s a lot of work, time consuming, you have to learn a lot….but it is so much fun! My husband and I divide the work a bit, the writing and marketing. That helps a lot! While traveling there is not so much time for marketing and engaging with other people through social media. Soon our travel will come to an end and we can concentrate a bit more on our website. Thanks for sharing.<br /><a href="https://thefucksites.com/" rel="nofollow">Paul Brown</a><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-15105143482056783472016-09-20T10:42:20.325+10:002016-09-20T10:42:20.325+10:00Very flattered!!!Very flattered!!!Pam @Threading My Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990609128028224347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-12449457043423509362016-09-19T07:08:08.996+10:002016-09-19T07:08:08.996+10:00Happy 5 years! I agree with a lot of what you said...Happy 5 years! I agree with a lot of what you said-I think that one of the side effects of Pinterest is that people flit from page to page and don't develop relationships as often. It's definitely a struggle to balance between monetization and staying true to initial goals/intents :)Stephanie @ Swoodson Sayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210778711532160934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-84238223799673201382016-09-15T04:36:43.962+10:002016-09-15T04:36:43.962+10:00What a lovely comment to leave, Pam must be rightl...What a lovely comment to leave, Pam must be rightly flattered!Josiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06725837060787202576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-29524887075017774392016-09-04T22:59:25.693+10:002016-09-04T22:59:25.693+10:00I feel honoured that you have chosen Threading My ...I feel honoured that you have chosen <i>Threading My Way</i> as the first place to leave a non-Facebook comment. If your journey starting a farm includes several interests, include them all, or least the ones you are passionate about. There's varying opinions as to how specialised a blog should be. Personally, I think your style of writing is more important. If one interest is more important than the others, you can always write more often about that. Your passion and enthusiasm will come through in your writing. Others would disagree with me and say that it's better to only write on one topic. Sometimes you have to give it a go before you can gauge the reaction. I'm not so good on tag lines...Pam @Threading My Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990609128028224347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-76515394266923239392016-09-04T22:30:37.432+10:002016-09-04T22:30:37.432+10:00Very happy to share sewing madness with you, Libby...Very happy to share <i>sewing madness</i> with you, Libby!!!Pam @Threading My Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990609128028224347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-30421790085933960342016-09-02T05:10:08.207+10:002016-09-02T05:10:08.207+10:00This is literally the very first comment I have ev...This is literally the very first comment I have ever made outside of Facebook. 🙂 You certainly have an incredible gift of sharing information and knowledge. Congratulations on all of your success!! May it continue for many many years to come!<br />I’ve been wanting a lifestyle change in my life for at least 2+ years and I’ve been dreaming of starting a small farm, becoming more self sufficient, and using that to start my own business. Primarily open a mini fiber mill and becoming a fiber artist…to start. I’m learning a lot of new skills by reading other homestead blogs and trying different things on my own. I’ve been thinking of starting my own blog in the last few months because I’d like to share my journey of all the new things I’m learning and talk about my thoughts and starting from scratch. The only problem I have is that I have so MANY interests, it’s hard for me to pick just one. I’m passionate about animals, fiber arts, DIY, gardening, photography, homesteading, fitness, dating etc. and honestly that’s not even half of the list. What would your recommendation be regarding a main focus for a blog that would have many varied interests? In your opinion, what would be the best approach for incorporating everything into one tagline?<br />Thanks again for all you do!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07197703282978022999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-54746699159121240242016-09-02T01:15:12.000+10:002016-09-02T01:15:12.000+10:00Well done on 5 years Pam! So many blogs seem to gi...Well done on 5 years Pam! So many blogs seem to give up after a couple. Like you I'm constantly bemused by what gets popular on Pinterest and why! Sometimes I really do think it's luck of the draw on who does the first few repins as to whether it takes off or flops! I too prefer writing up what random things I happen to be making rather than what I think everyone will want. Being just like everyone else just gets you lost in the crowd. Some of my best google traffic is for my most un-mainstream tutorials! Looking forward to seeing what you've got in store for the next 5 years! xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08967150695888280606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-4699363706019654562016-08-30T14:48:11.511+10:002016-08-30T14:48:11.511+10:00Five years is a lot of blogging. Congratulations! ...Five years is a lot of blogging. Congratulations! I have to agree with your comments. I blog just once a week. On the rare occasion, once a fortnight. For a while I tried blogging twice a week, but found my real life started to disappear and my life ended up being in front of a computer screen. I am in awe of those who blog every day. I don't know how they find the time. I've too many other interesting things to do. I blog because I like to write and sew and communicate with others. I don't want a full time job. Just a hobby that keeps me happy. I'm so glad I found your blog this year and thank you so much for sharing some of my sewing madness.Libby's Lifestylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03884122961562821210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-50724126555309751072016-08-25T02:23:10.309+10:002016-08-25T02:23:10.309+10:00Congrats on your 5 year anniversary Pam. I have so...Congrats on your 5 year anniversary Pam. I have so enjoyed reading your thoughts - you are a wise woman indeed! <br />You have been so helpful to me over the years, a real virtual friend. Here's to the next 5 years - may they be everything you want them to be :-)Sum of their Storieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06331115807411036472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-60384522232090638942016-08-25T01:16:52.250+10:002016-08-25T01:16:52.250+10:00I just realised you might not know who I am becaus...I just realised you might not know who I am because I've made my profile private and changed my username, but I guess you'll get there if I mention something like "refashion month" ;) Magdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247442966829636679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-34821262450476021992016-08-24T16:15:59.478+10:002016-08-24T16:15:59.478+10:00Interesting to read as I'm just in the beginni...Interesting to read as I'm just in the beginning of my hopefully long blogging "career". I have found out that there still is warm and welcoming atmosphere for a new blogger like me at least most of the time. Before I started I read loads of articles how to start a blog, how to make it successful, how to monetize it and all the fancy stories about making thousands of euros just after couple months blogging. Luckily I have been working on sales and I know that not all sales speeches tell the whole truth so I read them, picked couple hints, and then forgot the rest. I wanted to have a blog that I can be proud of and I didn't want my family to suffer from it. I have read how you should use 40 hours per week for blogging to make it successful, how to use 20 hours for writing, 20 hours for social media etc. But with a diy blog that's not really an option, I have to make the things first that I blog about! So I forgot those "rules" too thinking that I will do it the way it suits me and see where it goes, I'm not in a hurry. The main thing in my life is family, the second is my blog and in the blog the most important thing is to show people new ideas where they can upcycle their textiles. It is a topic I could talk for hours with anyone who would like to listen so blogging about it is very easy. I would like to make money with it, simply because then I can make it my full time job and getting paid for something you like to do is probably one of the best things in the world and having a job at home would mean easier school days for kids as there would always be an adult at home when they come from school. My eldest is now in preschool so I have one year before she starts the school and can't be in daycare anymore. However, I will be very picky how to make money and it most certainly won't be advertising products and companies I don't like. If it means less income, then it does but I think it is more important to have a good blog that others enjoy reading that just getting as money out of it as possible. :)Upcyclelinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388571997514658732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-86593611989763426732016-08-24T11:31:33.003+10:002016-08-24T11:31:33.003+10:00Oh, Mary, I have bought so much fabric after seein...Oh, Mary, I have bought so much fabric after seeing it made up into beautiful items online. It's always good to be able to read of others' experiences with online shops, so we know they are reputable before we put our order in. Thanks for taking the time to comment.Pam @Threading My Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990609128028224347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-4491538874086047692016-08-24T11:28:06.720+10:002016-08-24T11:28:06.720+10:00I can so relate to wanting to experience it all, a...I can so relate to wanting to experience it all, and then becoming overwhelmed - very easy to do with SO much information online. Don't ever feel you have to leave comments. I'm glad you did today, though. Thanks for adding your thoughts to the discussion.Pam @Threading My Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990609128028224347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-21912434538736428422016-08-24T07:37:31.036+10:002016-08-24T07:37:31.036+10:00Great post, Pam! I share the same thoughts...I fe...Great post, Pam! I share the same thoughts...I feel like you have written what have been on my mind, but of course much more well-written way than I could ever describe my feelings ;) And you have made me realize I have had my blog for 5 years too! <br />I only read craft/sewing related blogs, and sure noticed the changes. These days I feel like I am being fed advertisement after advertisement, and they are all praising whatever they are selling. I would love to read more real opinions, especially when I am reading blogs. People are commenting less, and link parties have become link-and-go. But your parties are still attracting those who actually interested in others posts! I see traffic to my blog from your parties, and being featured on your blog have always meant great deal to me. Happy Anniversary! :)Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124526527626856088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-8461796792663542582016-08-24T02:51:08.235+10:002016-08-24T02:51:08.235+10:00Congratulations on your 5 year blogaversary Pam, I...Congratulations on your 5 year blogaversary Pam, I am looking forward to reading your posts for another 5 years! <br />Like many of your commenters I started blogging to connect with like-minded individuals as I was living in Eastern Europe at the time and feeling isolated from fellow stitchers. That is still the reason that I continue to blog even although we are now back in the UK and I can meet up with fellow stitchers regularly. I too have noticed a decrease in the number of comments left on any given post, which is a shame given that the links with other bloggers is my main reason for posting. <br />In the beginning I followed several blogs with large numbers of followers but found that the number of sponsored posts and increasing emphasis on pushing sponsor products was a complete turn off, so I no longer follow any such blogs. I think that there still is a significant, and possibly almost silent, number of bloggers who share your thoughts and perhaps it is time for us to reassert the positive aspects of blogging for our own personal enjoyment as opposed to being a means to create an income :)Celtic Thistlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033484481693226138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-59987399506817367872016-08-23T21:56:34.010+10:002016-08-23T21:56:34.010+10:00Ruby, don't ever feel you should leave a comme...Ruby, don't ever feel you <i>should</i> leave a comment. I'm really pleased, however, that you decided to leave one on this post. I can see from my stats that there are lots of people who read <i>Threading My Way</i> without commenting, and that's just fine. Thanks so much for your kind, and articulate words. Made my day reading your comment - a huge compliment.Pam @Threading My Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990609128028224347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-22143281670237388872016-08-23T18:46:36.279+10:002016-08-23T18:46:36.279+10:00I'm the same as you Jill. I write about frugal...I'm the same as you Jill. I write about frugal living and cooking cheap, frugal meals. I hardly want to get people to buy things unnecessarily. As for photos, I know mine aren't the best but you can't eat a photo. If people are wanting a quick and easy meal, they'll look for them. If they like looking at food porn, well that's their choice. You and Pam have become great online blogging friends over the years! Anne xxDomesblissityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07270409725826410919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-90998586807603594852016-08-23T18:34:20.279+10:002016-08-23T18:34:20.279+10:00Happy anniversary Pam! I agree with everything you...Happy anniversary Pam! I agree with everything you say. You're one of the first people I met when I started blogging and I'm so grateful for our online friendship. I feel like I live in two worlds. My real world and my virtual world. I love hosting the Thriving on Thursdays party because I know I get to catch up with you. I love seeing all your beautiful projects you make and you always inspire me. I may never get around to making them but the though is always there. "Oh, Pam made that. I'll go check out her tutorial."<br /><br />I look back at some of my earlier posts and they all have 8 to 10 comments on them. You're right. Commenting on blogs is no longer the done thing. To be honest, I don't read blogs like I used to. Before I started blogging, that's all I did was read them and comment on them. Now that I'm blogging too, I follow people I like on social media and when I see a post I like, I'll read it.<br /><br />You're so right about the numbers with the bigger bloggers. If only big companies knew about the relationship we have with the people who do follow us. I don't write things to influence people but write what I think about things. They're entirely my opinion but if someone else can relate or make use out of something I've written, then that's all I worry about.<br /><br />A great post and a wonderful 'virtual' friendship with you Pam after all these years. I do, however, love catching up with my online friends in real life so maybe one of these days we might be able to do that.<br /><br />All the best, Anne xxDomesblissityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07270409725826410919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-51068365900314032622016-08-23T11:01:42.321+10:002016-08-23T11:01:42.321+10:00Good point about famous people often carrying the ...Good point about famous people often carrying the expectations of others. I have enough trouble living up to my own expectations. I'm with you re family reading blogs. If I opened my blog just to my family, there'd be next to no comments, if any at all. Thanks for adding your thoughts to the discussion, Maria. Have fun writing and blogging.Pam @Threading My Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990609128028224347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-62172640082347129512016-08-22T23:03:40.851+10:002016-08-22T23:03:40.851+10:00Thanks so much for adding your thoughts to the dis...Thanks so much for adding your thoughts to the discussion, Michele - not rambling at all. It definitely is much harder to gain comments on a post, now. Can I make a suggestion? I noticed that your blog is not linked to your profile, just the <i>Refashion Co-op</i>. If you link your own blog, it will make it easier for others to visit your own blog. ...Just a thought.Pam @Threading My Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990609128028224347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-89478332743681049602016-08-22T17:04:46.658+10:002016-08-22T17:04:46.658+10:00Hi Pam, Congrats on your five years of blogging an...Hi Pam, Congrats on your five years of blogging and inspiring your blogger friends!!<br />It took time to read your post and like you, I also started blogging to connect with like minded people. Till date, I haven't done monetisation of my blog and I never intend to. I knew it won't get me even 1% of what I used to earn while working full time. I did not have friends who shared same interest and I wanted more people to see and enjoy my work than just my family members. Blogging helped me reach many people and I learnt new things from my fellow blogger friends, there was a side effect of huge stashing though. I have seen big blogs with nice pics but actually their creation wasn't challenging. Such things helped me improvise on photography techniques but I decided not to go mad about it. A little bit of presentation skill is always good to learn. Once I had reached 100 followers, I dint really bothered much and joined as and when I liked blogs or suggested by blogger friends. I like your link party mainly because it is like a library of tutorials and there is no competition. I am a down to earth person and people like me will understand the importance of knowledge you have shared with us right from basic to expert level. I always take the good things that I feel might help me in my creativity and don't enter into competition with others. That's the best way to stay calm.Preetihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14719450107640709790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-54920313506938539492016-08-22T11:51:59.543+10:002016-08-22T11:51:59.543+10:00I loved this post. I find that readers try to push...I loved this post. I find that readers try to push you to make a blog that they want. Which I have found disturbing. but like you I do my own thing!! Lots of what you said rang bells with me and some made me laugh.<br />I am very with your feeling about blogging. I love your blog and have followed you since you started. Keep up doing what you love doing.Schulz Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12773523905179481117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-76544549028296182612016-08-22T08:48:37.422+10:002016-08-22T08:48:37.422+10:00I am not a blogger but sure do enjoy reading all t...I am not a blogger but sure do enjoy reading all the different ones that I follow. I have been introduced to fabric lines that I would never of heard of if it wasn't for a blog. I have been introduced to wonderful, reputable online shops that I can safely order from. Reading blog brings such enjoyment and I surely enjoy reading yours.Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05133050881327223487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-71732510755517586402016-08-22T03:06:44.093+10:002016-08-22T03:06:44.093+10:00oh Pam! I enjoyed reading this so much. I have bee...oh Pam! I enjoyed reading this so much. I have been blogging since 2008, none of my nowadays blogs (yes, got more than one) are as old as that first one I closed.This past year I've felt like this is all just about making money and giveaways and that has drawn me to care less and less about blogs. I actually unfollowed a large number of them in a recent past and even some more recently. I read and like more, and comment less. Sometimes we want to read it all, experience it all, and that is overwhelming, is lost time and I've come to think hard about it. I have two small children, I don't want them to remember me as the mom who was always busy online. I thought about making money with my blog long ago, but I am glad I didn't, I am so happy I still do it JUST because I enjoy doing it. It's sad no one comments as much, because the interaction IS the most important, but I am glad I made friends, with real connections and DO comment often. <br />I know I've been commenting less here too... so sorry! But I am still following and enjoying your posts. Magdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247442966829636679noreply@blogger.com