Needless to say, 2024 has gotten off to a slow start for the blog. There’s multiple reasons (aka excuses) this has happened, but I’ve come to the conclusion that I need to update and reorganize the website to get me focused on more regular posting.
Those were the words I used what I made the plans for the blog in 2024 – August of 2024 to be exact. If you don’t be believe me, you don’t have to scroll down the front page of the blog that far to read the entire article. It more or less sums up what happened in 2024 because that slow start extended through the end of the year.
Normally, I do a review of my blogging from the previous year and post plans for the coming year. I’m going to keep it simple this year.
2024 Review
I didn’t do a lot of writing last year. There was a lot going on in both my personal and professional life (mostly personal) that made it difficult to blog on a regular basis. Regardless, it’s more of an excuse than a reason for not doing it.
Bottom line, I posted 7 articles last year. Seven.
It’s disappointing and the fewest I’ve posted in a full year of blogging, which dates back to 2013. I could go through charts and tables of articles posted and most popular posts, but it won’t tell much given the lack of content generated for the year. I could also throw out a whole bunch of reasons defending the low production, but it’s time to look forward, not backward.
2025 Blog Plans
I know what I want to do for the blog. After 12 years, it’s in need of an overhaul. I’m talking about more than a new paint job. It needs ripped down to the studs. The layout needs changed. Walls need to be moved.
Will it happen in 2025? It’s hard to say. I blew up my personal life last year, by choice, and I’m still piecing it back together. If I manage to find the time, there will be posts about what’s happened, but don’t hold your breath. I’m going to do my best, but I predict 2025 is going to be another tough year for the blog.
When I do get around to changing things up, here’s what I would like to do. It’s more or less what I mentioned in last year’s state of the blog post, which I’m going to recap here:
- This blog is going to be broken apart and split up into multiple domains. Each site will have a specific content focus to make it easier for people to find what they’re looking for, especially if they make it to one of the sites via a Google Search.
- This site, which I consider the main blog, will be a life journal, which was the original intent when I started.
- Book reviews will be moved to a separate area on the main blog where I can highlight my must reads, fun reads, and recently finished books. By splitting these into a separate section, there’s a better chance I can keep up with posting a review when I finish reading a book. Currently, I have a backlog of over 340 book reviews to publish.
- Technical posts will be moved to a new site. The site will be related to the software consulting business I started in 2022, MavTech Consulting. Content migration will happen once the website for that entity is live.
- My experiences with sourdough, baking, fermenting foods, and roasting coffee beans will get moved to its own site. In addition to providing tips and suggestions to those getting started on their journey in these areas, I also plan to share some of my favorite recipes and coffees.
In my mind’s eye, I can see the finished product(s). It’s just a matter of getting it done. I certainly hope I can make some progress during 2025, but we’ll see. As the ancient Chinese proverb says, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
I’m looking forward to taking that first step.