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Manu's Medley turns One!!!

Manu's Medley turns ONE!!! It was exactly the same day, last year, I published my first post. You can read the post here.

I took more than an year contemplating about blogging, primarily unsure whether I will be able to write consistently. But somehow I took the leap, worked on identifying a suitable blogging platform, designed the look, published my first post and shared with my very close circle of cousins and friends. Then, I started circulating with others through watsapp status, Facebook and Instagram posts.

Whoever came to know that I write, their direct and indirect reactions/ questions were:

  • Why blogging? 
  • Why this blog (without a specific niche)? 
  • Why not vlogging? 
  • You have good writing skills
  • She doesn't have anything great to do, so she writes
  • It is very easy to write 
  • Let us see how long she blogs
  • How much do you earn out of this? 
  • In what way blogging helps you?
And the list doesn't stop here.... I will publish a dedicated post to explain "Why I write, What I write?" and will address most of these questions in that.

Meanwhile, I take a moment to reflect on my journey of blogging over the last one year and pat my back for being regular in publishing weekly posts, with 65 posts, 10,000+ views and a bunch of regular readers pouring in constant appreciation and feedback. 

I thank each one of you for being part of my journey in the blogging space. 

Stay connected and Happy reading!!

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