Say that a few times, slowly.

Now, isn't it like saying “you have a hammer, what kind of carpenter are you?”

Further, this becomes more complicated when you take into account that an individual blogger can have more than one blog and represent themselves differently – and write differently – on those different blogs. For example, what I write on my business blog is different in tone and language than what I write on my parenting / daddy blog.

Oh, and don't worry about the misunderstanding quote-wise. I'm not homeless, yet, but I play a homeless guy on TV. Wait, no I don't. Well, you get the idea. :-)

Say that a few times, slowly.

Now, isn't it like saying “you have a hammer, what kind of carpenter are you?”

Further, this becomes more complicated when you take into account that an individual blogger can have more than one blog and represent themselves differently – and write differently – on those different blogs. For example, what I write on my business blog is different in tone and language than what I write on my parenting / daddy blog.

Oh, and don't worry about the misunderstanding quote-wise. I'm not homeless, yet, but I play a homeless guy on TV. Wait, no I don't. Well, you get the idea. :-)

Say that a few times, slowly.

Now, isn't it like saying “you have a hammer, what kind of carpenter are you?”

Further, this becomes more complicated when you take into account that an individual blogger can have more than one blog and represent themselves differently – and write differently – on those different blogs. For example, what I write on my business blog is different in tone and language than what I write on my parenting / daddy blog.

Oh, and don't worry about the misunderstanding quote-wise. I'm not homeless, yet, but I play a homeless guy on TV. Wait, no I don't. Well, you get the idea. :-)

I considered cramming myself into a box… but it didn't fit.

I'm not a mommyblogger to the mommybloggers, I talk to much about my parenting to be a geekblogger to the geekbloggers… I blog about Social Media, politics.
Basically, I'm just a blogger.

If I have to have a box, I think I'll opt for Dilettante Blogger… it's my favorite label.
:)

I considered cramming myself into a box… but it didn't fit.

I'm not a mommyblogger to the mommybloggers, I talk to much about my parenting to be a geekblogger to the geekbloggers… I blog about Social Media, politics.
Basically, I'm just a blogger.

If I have to have a box, I think I'll opt for Dilettante Blogger… it's my favorite label.
:)

I think labels are limiting. Some blogs succeed as niches, other blogs succeed because of the quality of the individual. I enjoy your blog because you are naked about how you think and what you feel. For me, its not always about the topic, it's about the revelations… the gems of life found within.

A while ago Nate Ritter (@nateritter) tweeted about how it is ironic that people can easily write about themselves but that when it comes to filling out social profiles we freeze. We are multi-faceted people. How can we possibly define who we are in 140 words or less?

I'm not really a blogger, I have a tumblelog… but when I write I like to write about things that move me. Sometimes it's about relationships, sometimes it's about work, sometimes it's about compassion… it just depends.

I suppose there's a balance between branding and labeling. Thanks for this post!

-Steph

PS – Micah, I'm glad the medication is working. I've been curious.

I think labels are limiting. Some blogs succeed as niches, other blogs succeed because of the quality of the individual. I enjoy your blog because you are naked about how you think and what you feel. For me, its not always about the topic, it's about the revelations… the gems of life found within.

A while ago Nate Ritter (@nateritter) tweeted about how it is ironic that people can easily write about themselves but that when it comes to filling out social profiles we freeze. We are multi-faceted people. How can we possibly define who we are in 140 words or less?

I'm not really a blogger, I have a tumblelog… but when I write I like to write about things that move me. Sometimes it's about relationships, sometimes it's about work, sometimes it's about compassion… it just depends.

I suppose there's a balance between branding and labeling. Thanks for this post!

-Steph

PS – Micah, I'm glad the medication is working. I've been curious.