What is the FUTURE of Blogging? Is Blogging Dead?

[@perfectingblogging]

I could talk about this topic for hours... would love to hear your thoughts!

[@mike2143]

Thanks for what you do. Your videos are so helpful. I'm opening my blog rn (Curio) and you saved me lots of errors. I will probably buy your courses too. I hope one day I'll be part of a team (hopefully my team!) as successful as yours.

[@kaishaleanna]

This video came at a great time. I’ve been wanting to start my blog but wasn’t sure if it was too late to start. Can’t wait to start my journey now😊

[@marionleadbetter1049]

Love this, Im an SEO strategist and always hear that seo is dead blogging is dead. Nothing could be further from the truth!

[@shenae9080]

I used to be one of those people that thought blogging was dead until I realized all of the content I use to make social media posts came from reading blogs. So, yeah blogging isn't dead, lol.

[@hadleyjane574]

This was such a great video! It really spoke to me in this moment. I’ve been working hard on a blog for a few months and got pretty down when I started school again this semester and lost the time / motivation for the blog. I thought to myself: I don’t want to be known as a blogger, I don’t want to be a writer for my whole life. But then I thought of you, and how you want to be an interior designer and use the platform you’ve created to expand your business. Now, today, watching this video, I really see the impact of having a blog and working hard on it till it’s successful at bringing in views. I want to be a wine + wellness expert, maybe start a vineyard / winery retreat one day, sell my own sustainably-made wine….and I wondered how blogging could help this. Now I see. It would bring in exposure to my business and help me grow in the future. Sorry, total rant! But thanks. Hopefully this helped someone else like it did for me.

[@sabarrataylor423]

Is anyone hearing like a random sound every few seconds on her both channels for maybe a week now. It sounds like the camera making noises. But great content!

[@johannemendez515]

It was driving me crazy. I thought it was something in my background 🤣

[@vickiemoua378]

OMG yes! I thought it was something on my end. I searched forever lol

[@briannehuntsman9215]

Yesss! Loved the “portfolio of businesses” comment. That’s what I’m doing. Also - When people start a business (like a dog food business, lol), without an audience - it is SO MUCH HARDER. I’ve worked for a number of startups, and it GNARLY to get new customers - or heck, even get people to pay attention. Blogging makes sense. The startup costs for a new business are wayyyy lower IME as a business coach and entrepreneur, if people KNOW YOU. You don’t have to spend money on ads, it’s easier to get PR, you don’t spend a lot of time trying to get influencers to talk about you, etc.

[@melanieh2279]

Sophia the way you explained that your blog is just a catalyst or support for your business just blew my mind! I never really thought about it that way before. I have been really struggling the past few months after trying to start a blog (and posting, and social media and learning SEO and all the things). I really love the way you teach and explain things. I am going to look into getting your courses. I appreciate you reminding me in this video that starting a blog is a lot of work and takes a lot of time. It helped me relax and realized I'm still having forward progress even if it seems small. I was really interested in thinking about my blog a different way. I think that's partly why I've been so confused is because I thought I just wanted to be a blogger. But I think your way of thinking makes more sense to me. That blogging is a step in your business rather than your business. I think that will help me better niche down and feel more focused. I am loving your blogging videos. Thank you so much!!

[@nomadiccomposure]

I love your thoughts on using the blog to market other businesses! & Its crazy how many people don't realize, whenever they're searching on google and going to a website that they contribute to SEO and most of these pages they're on ARE blog posts. Even a Buzzfeed post lol I think its okay if people don't understand blogging. Its a lot like teaching and that's not for everyone, but for those willing to put in the work, you get to fill out your own little corner of the internet with the things you love most! I think anyone COULD blog but not everyone wants to ya know, as with most occupations or hobbies

[@cathy3878]

I loved your analogy of comparing blogging to newspapers/magazines and your perspective of timing it. We are on the forefront of writing internet content which should be expected to evolve to people’s needs. That just changed my whole perspective on how I view blogs. Its not just for younger generations. Boomers and Gen Xers also turn to the internet for much of their information. This video is worth viewing if you’re feeling discouraged with blogging which I was. I feel inspired again. Thank you for putting it out there.

[@theericbeaty]

I just finished reading a blog post by writer Jeff Goins, a bestselling author who claims that no one blogs like they used to and that he's decided to switch to a platform called Substack. What are your thoughts on this platform and if it would be a viable substitution-or addition-to writing blog posts? Personally, I'm wondering if I could use it for my fiction stories, similar to the Wattpad platform, and keep my blog content on my actual blog. I'm rebooting my blog this year and was wondering if Substack would be a vialble option to get a better reader base. Thanks for your input. Just finished binge-watching about 10-15 of your vids. Great content; will definitely look out for more of your vids.

[@ClarissaBittes]

I love your videos, but there is a noise in the background that is super distracting! It might be the autofocus on the camera; it sounds like a little rolling thing, idk. It would be awesome if you guys could fix that for future videos :)

[@jenniferprice8906]

Yes- it was in the last video too. 😕

[@jenhyr1169]

it's probably the auto focus on her camera. happens to a lot of people

[@perfectingblogging]

yes its freaking killing us too!!! so annoying! we're working to get it fixed this week 😫

[@CassDiGiovanni]

Mine does this too, you have to use an external mic and you won’t hear it at all!❤️

[@RoadtrippinwithTakacs]

You can also just set it to manual focus so autofocus doesn't continuously "hunt". Love the kitty remark. 😁 Great tips by the way. 👍💪

[@happyfashionista4931]

Hi! I love your videos, thanks for your wisdom! …just a heads up there’s a weird sound on this video and the last one or two that’s a bit distracting.

[@ukbeautyroom]

Great video but what’s that noise? I could hear it on your last video as well. In the background there’s an intermittent motor sound 🤔

[@jenniferokpoko]

this channel motivated me to try blogging again since I failed the first time. I now see the areas I failed all thanks to Sophia's honesty in sharing her strategies. Thank you so much! Also... please do a video on what you think about blogging vs KZbin. Thanks again! ;)))

[@blankfocus1521]

You could use a less creaky chair.

[@efuayeabu6917]

Great video Sophia! I think this is exactly what I needed to hear. Great conversation!

[@OliviaNoles]

Since you’ve grown your blog to be so successful, I would love to hear about what you believe the future of your own blog is! Do you plan to always run it as a part of your business/ become less involved with the blog / what you think you’ll do with it when you want to retire etc!

[@MalibuKarina]

My only feedback is i wish your blogging videos would be longer ;) Thank you again for a great vlog. Im trying and failing to launch my blog. - 2022 is THE YEAR tho ;)

[@chavafrenkel8009]

Good luck!!

[@roblivinghisbestlife]

Hi Sophia! I have seen a few of your videos and just subbed. It is so funny this topic came up again because my hubby (who is in IT and has been around since the net started) says that people do not type in URLs anymore and that blogging is NOT the way to go. He has some great success with his own media properties and stuff so I get it, but we def disagree. The issue is that I had one blog fail, for many reasons, and I think he sees how much things have changed with Social Media, etc and he figures get people to follow you on those first, before creating the blog. Basically, he is like blogging isn't worth it and if people don't already know you, they won't look for you. He was like if you don't have people asking for the info you are sharing already, it's gonna fail. I don't agree but hey, what do I know? lol

[@jennevieve_]

"if you don't have people asking for the info you are already sharing" - but that's exactly why blogging works! Lol. SEO is an *inbound* marketing strategy - the whole point is to position your blog post so that people who are actively looking for that content will find it. It's all about the strategy. :)

[@roblivinghisbestlife]

@@jennevieve_ oh, I totally agree with you! It’s hubby and I that are at loggerheads lol. He even said SEO is BS lol. I almost died!

[@jennevieve_]

@@roblivinghisbestlife your hubby is a sillypants lol. Guess you'll just have to start a successful blog and prove him wrong ;D

[@roblivinghisbestlife]

@@jennevieve_ yeh he is and I really want to prove him wrong but I’m so afraid to fail again 😭

[@jennevieve_]

@@roblivinghisbestlife you only fail when you stop trying! I believe in you! ❤️

[@annahoppe4812]

Thanks for another amazing blogging video! You motivated me to start my own blog and I love the content and advice you give, thank you so much ☺️💕

[@josephsiaw1]

Very inspirational video. Keep it up Sophia.

[@bizzimusic]

This was so informative Sophia, thank you!

[@msashbrook]

So, would you recommend hiding post dates? I wonder since you mentioned you don't want the audience to know the difference between an old and new post.

[@sustainlifejournalyoga]

This was super motivating! Thanks for the great info, as always!

[@yourcreativepreschool3366]

I heard something about how 3rd party cookies changed or something like ads might take a dip in the coming years. Your thoughts? Ps love ALL the content, keep it up!!!!!!

[@morganhepper8937]

Loved this! Side note - your camera has been making odd noises in the background of your videos. I've noticed it in the last 2-3 videos. Hope it's an easy fix :)

[@sholae8860]

I totally get this as google is King and SEO is probably the most important factor in driving traffic. HOWEVER, I do feel like most written blogs are dying and it’s difficult to stand out. I feel now more than ever, companies, consumers and people are preferring video content such as KZbin which is owned by google and also SEO driven. So I feel written blogs had been replaced by video content. I have my own website and though I feel it would be great to create blogs I just don’t think it will be worthwhile. However, it may increase the SEO of my website so I may do so but embed videos from KZbin in my blogs. Even myself (being 25) and I know a lot of the young generation, prefer to get our information from videos, people don’t really read blogs as much (despite me loving to read).

[@jennevieve_]

If this were really the case then blogs across the board would be seeing a steady decrease in traffic year-over-year, but in reality it's the opposite - blogs like Sophia's grow bigger and see more traffic every month. Sounds to me like you're just making excuses. :)

[@Hamyhamster24]

You have to remember not everyone are visual learners and there are still a lot of people who prefers reading as opposed to watching. It’s a different style of obtaining and retaining information. So blogging isn’t going away anytime soon

[@PersonalFinanceWithAshtyn]

I definitely agree that blogging is not ever going to die. A New Year’s resolution that I had for 2022 has to be more consistent on my blogging platform so that I can actually grow an audience that truly cares about what I have to say and hopefully somewhere down the line to make some extra income. I currently write about mental health struggles and college experiences but now that I have graduated I am afraid that my college niche will not stick and I don’t want to lose audiences from not sticking to a specific niche. Do you think that is important or do you think writing about what I want to write regardless of category will retain my audiences/following? I would love to hear your thoughts! Or anyone’s thoughts on that!! Thank you 🤗🥰

[@antidelusionalpeeps]

Do you write about your college experience or college life in general to maybe "guide" (future) students? If it's the latter I see no reason why students would stop following you if your blog is useful to them, but if you write about your personal college experiences I think you should ask yourself if you'll start running out of things to write at some point.

[@tiffscozycloset]

It is time consuming but I believe it is worth it! Mine is only a few months old! Hopefully soon it will start making money:)

[@cuantayanoactiva]

What if I have an old blog? Can I still revamp it? It’s been my struggle with it

[@jessie93096]

What are your thoughts on the metaverse and it’s correlation to blogging???

[@Hamyhamster24]

I always loved writing journals so blogging for me was kind of natural. I wouldn’t recommend it to people who hates writing and are blogging just because they want to drive traffic to their business. You’ll won’t be sustainable in the long run.

[@toddrobinson8937]

helpful content

[@podopiblogtoyoutubepodcast7967]

Everyone is listening to podcasts these days, so if you're going to blog then don't miss out on the extra audience.

[@authentic_path]

Why not just pay a blogger for ads and not spend years growing a blog?

[@hadleyjane574]

That’s another option 😏! But you might end up getting tons more views to your page if you do start your own blog. Interesting idea though

[@rebeccaoudt3522]

People are not ''dumb'' when they dont know anything about blogging or businesses. Not everyone has the same knowledge as you.

[@ravibhoir136]

Please wear glasses when you make videos....coz your eyes are so beautiful I, can barely keep up with what you were saying...Anyways great video!!

[@jamesjlee0521]

Need advice. Should I continue to blog if I hate writing?

[@hadleyjane574]

Probably not 😅

[@Simpson4Fun]

No. You won’t “hate” what you were meant to do. There is something out there for you, but it sounds like blogging isn’t it.

[@Hamyhamster24]

No. Blogging is typically for people who loves the write lol. If that isn’t you, find something else to do or you’ll be miserable

[@KiKiCarr]

girl you need to fire your camera man because you are talking to him instead of me 🤣

[@TheKellyGreen]

In 2007 people were convinced blogging was dead. Because MySpace...😂

[@BlaQFireNation]

i think people are saying that because the attention. span sucks lol

[@Simpson4Fun]

There’s an annoying rattling sound on this video. Did you not hear it before you posted this?

[@CoconutPete]

this video was made before chatgpt lol

[@finneganesguerra6533]

First!