Cathy @ Mommy Motivation sent me this email full of wonder Thanks Cathy for letting me share this here and I hope we can find some answers to your questions!

Hi Lisa,
I’ve been blogging for nearly a year which seems like a long time. I’ve been writing some things the best of my ability, and others I’ve just been writin’. But I’m wondering if you have any advice for me in a couple ways. *I wonder when is enough? What if I’m not a good enough writer? Or there isn’t an audience for what I am writing about? *I wonder if the audience that I KNOW is there, is already getting all the information they need from larger sources? Like those huge mom forums or discussion boards. I guess lastly, I just want to know how hard I should try to “market”? ‘Cause all that effort/ money would be in vain if the content just doesn’t cut it, right?

And just in case you don’t have that particular crystal ball, how does one find the answers to these questions?

thanks for your great blog here. (and a lot for your influence into Heather’s life – her blog impacts me a lot!)

Cathy

Let me start off by saying I am truly honored that you sent these questions to me. I don’t know why you thought I might have answers for you — as I generally feel the exact same way you do. But if I followed my own advice, this is the advice it’d be

What if I’m not a good enough writer? I’ve been thinking along these same lines myself. The way I’ve started looking at being good enough is this — I will never be perfect at anything this side of Heaven. Being good enough is going to depend on who you are talking to — do I write good enough for my family to read updates? Do I write good enough to be published? See the difference? The only way you are going to become a better writer than you are now is to write, and read other books and blogs that will help you improve.

How much should I market? This is a tough question to answer. Really it depends on your goals. What is the purpose of your blog? If you do not know, you need to find your bloggy purpose. Many of your questions can be answered by looking at the purpose for your blog. Like the question above, if your bloggy purpose is to keep your family up-to-date on things, you aren’t going to need to market your blog — well, I guess I should say, you would market it differently You’d just tell your family where to find it! If you are developing a blog to make money, there are plenty of places you can get content if you feel that your writing isn’t very good. Content is key, but it all leads back to your purpose.

Keep in mind that while you may have one vision of something — God may have another. Pray until you’re sure your vision is God’s vision.

You may notice I kinda skipped over the audience part — how to get readers. I’m going to make a separate post about that and add it tomorrow