This fact has many ramifications.  Since there is a realization that people might actually be reading your blogs, as an inspiring blogger one feels a sense of urgency to write more.

Also, it is also a motivating factor to want to improve your writing on your blog.  Not any more is your blog just a personal diary, but it is actually reaching people.  Just imagine how better you would write in your journal when you know someone is going to read it.

So, for all you inspiring bloggers out there, keep writing!

Of course, right off the bat, the upgrade for Broken Infinity Blogs went haywire.  Luckily I didn’t freak out and I was able to get everything right in the ship.  The other three blogs went without a hitch and my blogging network is now all upgraded.

Hope everyone else has good luck upgrading to Wordpress 2.6.  If you have any horror stories (or successful ones) please share them in the comments!

PS I didn’t miscount.  FindBeer.info now has a blog as well!  This one won’t be as much content at my other blogs, but I will keep everyone up-to-date with the progress of FindBeer.info.

My idea is simple; I have been trying to create two new websites for a while now: FindBeer.info and Inviitu.com.  I am going to release FindBeer.info soon into beta, and thought that I should tote the Broken Infinity brand!  Hopefully this will create some buzz around the Broken Infinity brand name and really boost Broken Infinity Productions (the blogging network)

How has other people gotten PR for their blogging network?  Has anyone thought of branding sites other than blogs to get your name out there?

What I Have Learned from my Time Off

I have to say that I learned a lot.  It is interesting to see what happened to my blog since I have left. 

One, the blog is still here!  Not that I expected any different, but at times during my hiatus I felt that these blogs of mine have been missing.  They were out of my mind, which was filled with summer happenings and my 9-5 job.  However, now that I have re-awaken my desire to blog, here they are just waiting for me.

Two, I have noticed that I have lost all but a few of my readers.  This is important to note, because now I am basically at floor zero of creating this blogging network.  Hopefully, my name is out in the blogging world, and with a few twitter posts and comments on other blogs I frequent the readers will come back.  Readers are a blogs lifeline and I and floating without a life-jacket. 

Three, I can take a step back and re-evaluate what blogs I am running.  I have to admit that my The Bread Bible and I blog has been much more of an undertaking than I thought.  Also, I have seen that Drink Some More has become very disjointed and not really what I intended it to be.  So I am zero for two with blogs in my blogging network.  I still think they have potential, but they need to be re-focused. 

Changes to Come

I think Drink Some More is going to be an alcohol only blog.  I really tried to force as much beverage reviews I could into it, and it just became a mess.  Luckily I think that I can move forward with Drink Some More as an alcohol review blog and get rid of the other stuff.  That means that I am going to loose my coffee reviewing forum, but coffee is something I love so I am going to make an attempt at another blog.  I have a few domains in my portfolio that revolve around coffee, so stay tuned to which one I am going to use.  Also, I think I am going to bring on a second writer for Drink Some More; my room mate enjoys to imbibe in a drink or two as much as I do so making him a part-time writer is a logical step.  This way I can boost the post count and keep quality material coming out.

Another thing that is in the works is a new website devoted to Beer!  FindBeer.INFOis going to be a searchable database of beer information.  Think of it as a child of wikipedia and ratebeer.  I have been wanting to release this to the wild for a while, and I am now taking names for an alpha release.  Head over the FindBeer.INFO and sign up!

As for The Bread Bible and I, I think this is going to go on break until the winter months where I can bake more without needing the A/C blasting.  I really enjoy the idea of having a blog follow me through my lessons on baking, but I think there is a time and a place and I really should get Drink Some More up and running.

And lastly, I think I am going to start up a financial blog called Spender2Saver.com.  Here I will give an account of my financial problems and hints and tips for other readers.  I think this is going to be a strong market in this tough economic times; hopefully it’s a winner.

On the brighter side, I am moving forward, with this closure, I am getting away from being a hobby blogger and making strides to becoming a truly professional blogger.  Goodbye old life, hello new.

I learned a lot about blogging through my first two blogs:

1. I learned that keeping up with a blog is hard work. 
2. I learned that no matter how much you think your blog is awesome, there is always room to improve. 
3. I learned that building up the popularity of a blog is also hard work. Really hard work

These three lessons above are going to stay with me, and as simple as they sound, it was necessary to experience first hand.  I am not saying that the first blog you produce is going to be a failure, but I am saying that becoming a professional blogger takes time, a lot of time.  Even after years of blogging off and on, I cannot say that I am proficient in all the specifics, but I am still growing.  If you are thinking of becoming a professional blogger with your own blogging network, I urge you to take some time and blog immediately.  Start small and start with one of your hobbies.  Blog often, grow your talent and fan base.  This will make it much easier when it comes time to start your blogging network.