About a month ago, I launched an anonymous blog. I wanted to find out “what wanted to be written” when blogging incognito — something I had never tried before.
Now I know. That’s why I decided to quit.
Content-wise, I didn’t notice any difference at all (I’ve even moved some of the posts to this blog). What I did notice, though, was that I got lazy. “Never mind, it’s good enough. It doesn’t matter, it’s incognito anyway.”
I’m not saying I’m a fantastic writer when posts have my name attached to them, but I certainly didn’t get any better when posting anonymously.
I also noticed that the inspiration faded. Most of what I write about is based on personal experiences. When that person was suddenly “gone,” it felt strange — like telling someone else’s story.
This was my little case study. For you, it might be the other way around — maybe you’re blogging anonymously and have been thinking about writing under your own name, but feel hesitant to take the step.
Don’t be. You can quit whenever you want to. It’s all in your hands.
No amount of pondering or lists of pros and cons will lead to a truly clear answer. Lock up the logic — some things need to be tested live.
Pick the right blogging tool and start posting.
Good luck.