Wavell Blog: Defence Blogging: Why, When and How.
UK defence blogging is growing in strength and popularity, and the Wavell Room has been instrumental in helping push both acceptance and legitimacy of the role of the British Military Blogger as an entity that can communicate the role of the Armed Forces, debate thorny issues and show loyal dissent to encourage debate about how things could be done differently.
But blogging is not easy or straightforward though, and for every blog that succeeds, many fail. I want to use this article to set out what has worked for me, and my thoughts on what anyone thinking of blogging needs to consider.
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WNU editor: It felt strange read the above article .... and the reason why is because I cannot relate to it. All the points that the above author puts down on the why/when/and how to blog is not what I do when it comes to WNU. It is the opposite. To begin .... I started this blog because I wanted to work on my written English, and I wanted to chronicle/record the news stories that interest me. My goal was never to reach a large audience, or to influence opinion. On the contrary .... I wanted to do this blog only for myself. Nothing less and nothing more. That is why I am always surprised .... and humbled .... when I look at the traffic stats for WNU. I never expected this.
98,400 posts spread-out over 11 years. Tens of millions of visitors to WNU. Tens of millions of page views. Awards and recognition for being one of the top news blogs in the world. Receiving emails from diplomats, generals, journalists, media personalities, politicians, soldiers, former soldiers, fellow bloggers, Hollywood stars, think tanks, scientists, foreign policy experts, business men and women, and .... more important to me .... the general public. It has been a fascinating ride. And it is not going to end. The joy I have in doing this blog has not changed one iota during these 11 years. I am never short of stories to post. I am always learning something new. And the bonus is the input that I receive from all of you .... the reader, who have made all of this possible.
So again .... to all of you .... many thanks for your support, encouragement, and feedback. Words cannot adequately explain how honored and humbled I am with this recognition.
