Blogs, like SUV’s, take a lot of energy if you drive ‘em much. And many bloggers, just like many SUV owners, find themselves asking “what am I doing driving one of these things anyway?”

There is little doubt that as more blogs enter the blogosphere and the long tail becomes even longer that the fight for relevance and market will see more top bloggers suffer burnout as corporate blogging continues to have the upper hand over what has previously been the domain of amateurs and hobbyists.

Corporate bloggers. Professional bloggers. What can ya do? Start a blogger’s union made up of unpaid bloggers? That would suck. I think.

As far as burnout, I occasionally feel pressure to post, but I don’t let it get to me. Astute readers of this blog understand that sometimes I simply put out a dumb-ass post. And I think that’s what keeps the pressure from getting to me.

I looked to Ricky Nelson for philosophical guidance when I began blogging: “You see, ya can’t please everyone, so ya got to please yourself.” I’ll always have that advantage over professional bloggers. And besides, it still surprises me as to what type of post strikes peoples’ fancy anyway.

Professional bloggers? Let ‘em burn.

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