Can You Hear Me?

I read a blog at http://stephanieshackelford.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/ that asked if anyone was listening. The blog has a soft, beautiful pastel color and a gorgeous picture at the top. The writing is great. But like all writers feel, it's not enough simply to write. We want to share our work with others.

When you have a blog and you want others to read it, it's not enough to post and hope that alone will draw in readers. You have to get the word out there. You have to market your blog. Tell people you're out there. Post on blogs, go on a blog tour, talk it up. Put the power of social marketing to work for you. Set up a Twitter account about your blog, get a Facebook. You have to do the work to get your name out there to the public. Promotion is the key here.

If God wants you to write the blog, can't He bring the people in? Absolutely, but the Bible is filled with example after example of where God told the people to do something and until those people took that first step, God didn't act. So take the first step. Start what He's told you to do, then step out and tell others about it.

You never know who's reading your blog especially if they don't comment. You don't know that your words won't inspire someone or help a hurting heart. You just never know. So keep writing even if it seems you're the only person in blogland.