Me: “Oh, hey! How’s it going? Haven’t seen you in a while.” Blogsolid: “Hmph.” Me: “You look great. Have you lost weight? Wait, don’t tell me… It’s your header?” Blogsolid: “Nice try. It’s the exact same random header I had before you left on your little holiday.” Me: “Ohhh, I see – you’re upset that I left you here all alone?” Blogsolid: “Without so much as a guest blogger! Why did you not invite me to go along?” Me: “Don’t be silly, bloggers don’t take their blogs on holiday.” Blogsolid: “Oh yeah? ALL the cool blogs are travelling. Scott Hansen just took his blog to Tokio, Bangkok and Amsterdam!” Me: “That’s redicu… What? He did?” So… Should you take your blog on the road? In recent a thought-provoking article about boosting your creative process, Brian Clark of Copyblogger says this in favour of travelling: One of the worst things we do to ourselves in terms of creativity is to stay within the realm of the familiar. So, you want to take your readers on the journey with you, but you don’t own a laptop. What to do? In an article called 3+4 Tips for the Travelling Blogger, Daily Blog Tips shares some interesting advice: Don’t be afraid to use pen and paper. You may or may not have access to a computer on your trip. As it turns out, though, it’s possible to manually etch your writing onto paper with a stylus. I know it sounds crazy, but it actually works. It may surprise you that Problogger’s Darren Rowse advises that despite the advantages of taking your blog on vacation, it is not good for a holiday – you’ll never rest! In another Problogger article, he JD Roth reported on how a little planning in advance allowed his blog to flourish while he was away on holiday. It really boils down to 3 options: So, what do you think? Is there room in your travel bag to take your blog on the road with you?
Taking Your Blog on the Road
