I’m just full of questions these days, aren’t I?
So I guess I’ve started a bit of a series here. Sorta.
It started with watching what you do on the internet so you don’t look like an ass. Then it was about being lost and found on the internet.
And because I still have more to say about the whole portfolio/blogging thing, I will.
First, a bit of a disclaimer.
I’m not picking on anybody in particular. You can turn off that tiny paranoia button. I’m just talking out loud and all of this is just ‘food for thought’.
I’m not talking to other ‘bloggers’ here (OK, Friar? 🙂 ). People who blog because they like to write about whatever. That’s awesome. Keep doing it if it makes you happy. Read no further.
I’m talking to the young animation artist (or any professional artist for that matter). The artist that has a blog up on a free service like Blogger. Because there are a LOT of you. It’s to you I pose this question and offer some advice.
Why do you have that blog?
There could be many reasons.
- Is it just a fun thing to update family and friends to what you’re up to?
- Is it a place to discuss your favorite movies, comics and animation?
- Is it to show off your latest sketches and share some fun videos you found?
If it’s any of those, feel free to keep doing what you’re doing. Those are the perfect reasons to have a blog. That’s putting the blogging platform to good use. Enjoy and have fun.
But.
- Is it your internet ‘business card’ to showcase your portfolio and your resume?
Then that free Blogger blog (that looks so much like everyone else’s Blogger blog) may not be the best place to do that. And if you’ve combined this reason with any of the first three questions I posed, you might want to think twice about mashing it up all together.
Finally, do you have a Blogger blog just because everyone else has one?