To renew, or not to renew, that is the question

[smeddley]

My paid LJ account runs out in about a week. The question is, do I renew it? I hate ads, and I don't want them on my journal, and I'm fine with paying for that except... I don't feel like I use the account much anymore. So is it worth it?

Well over half the people I've gotten to know on LJ are gone now, either in a deleted-account way or in a just-don't-post-anymore way. Some I still follow on Facebook or Twitter, others I've completely lost track of. There are still people there I do want to keep up with, and oh, the communities! Not, mind you, that I need more craft ideas, but... it is fun to see all the crafts.

Of course, there's Ravelry and Craftster and a dozen other craft blogs I have bookmarked... and nothing says I need a paid account to watch communities, though the lack of ads (especially browsing on my phone) is really nice.

I will probably renew it, it's only $25(?). Though if I do, I really should get back into blogging more. It's funny, when I started the whole blogging thing I had very little to talk about - maybe that's why I got so involved in fiction writing? Back then I lived in that townhouse without a craft room, and the only social thing I did was book club once a month. Now I do tons of things, and could talk about all sorts of stuff (yes, it would probably bore you, but between the house, belly dancing, and a renewed interest in crafting I could babble on forever!), but never seem to sit down and write.

I suppose it all comes down to why blog? People do it for a lot of different reasons, I'm just no longer sure what mine is. Kind of the story of my life, too many interests, too scattered and disorganized!

Comments

[wolffe]

I've found blogging goes in cycles. When your life is full, you have tons to talk about but no time. Then your life becomes calmer and you have more time to write, but nothing of note to share.

I almost always wish I had gone for a permanent account during the last sale though. I'm pretty sure I'm here for the long haul. There are just things about LJ that I prefer over any other outlet.

[dancingleaf.livejournal.com]

I did have a paid account until April this year. There were things about it I liked, but over all - the non-paid account suits me fairly well. Plus LJ was having a whole lot of system attacks & crashes during that period. I rather like Dreamwidth especially since the free account has some bonus features that LJ doesn't - although I do find the communities are less active.

[smeddley.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it does seem to come and go. The big thing for me is a lot of what I want to post lately is pictures, and that's a much more complicated process here (I hate to say it, but it is WAY quicker and easier on Facebook...).

I don't really plan on leaving, there's too much that I like (I'd stay just to read, but then, I really don't need a paid account for that, which is the conundrum) it's just a matter of what I want to do with my space. It's not a place to vent, not really, and if I'm too lazy to post craft stuff and I don't want to post short things more suited to FB and Twitter I... don't know.

[smeddley.livejournal.com]

Dreamwidth is a lot slower, certainly does not have the communities as large as LJ. Maybe someday that will change, which would be great, though I will probably keep a foot in LJ until it crashes and burns, to be honest. There is just SO MUCH stuff here.

But yeah, do I need a paid account for it? I am one of the few people I know who really does use the Scrapbook feature, though it sucks, it's free bandwidth for my pics. So...

[gelsey.livejournal.com]

I need to start posting more. Mostly I've been depressed so I haven't been inflicting myself on everyone... but I still love reading my flist and seeing what's going on. I like to connect with people and share ideas and the happenings of life, which is why I blog now, as well as posting fiction, as you know :)