When I started Food for Think almost four years ago, my vision for the blog was to document my foodie experiences, whether that was recipes or reviews. It didn’t take me long to wobble off track and I started to dabble in the world of travel, beauty and more recently, hair.
Food is my main passion in life and I suspect it always will be but as I get older, there are more and more things that I find I want to write about. I have also spent the last four years working within the food PR world but as of 28th January I will embark on a new career path, taking up a post as PR and Social Media Manager at Gorkana. I am very excited about the change but it got me thinking that perhaps it is time to branch out and write about more than just food. The only problem is, the title of the blog has sometimes limited what I can write about. I imagine a few people have already been a little shocked when they saw pictures of my hair, all freshly preened, pop up on their screen.
So I wanted to ask your opinion. Should I carry on with Food for Think and incorporate non food related posts, or should I set up a new blog for everything un-food related? I have already bought a URL and have a good (I think) name for it. I don’t want to upset any food loving readers by posting about my latest hair do, or a theatre production that I particularly liked, or a pair of shoes that I just couldn’t put down.
It’s over to you – I’d love to hear from you.
Sarah x
I think it makes a lot of sense to create a lifestyle blog that lets you write about a much broader range of topics and you’re right that Food For Think doesn’t make best sense as the blog title. I’d find a new name, create a new blog but import all of the content from Food For Think to it as part of the archive. Since food will fit there, as just one of many topics, it makes sense for your past content to be included, I’d say.
I think that seems like the most logical option. I already have a new name and URL so it’s just a case of getting the right design etc… Thanks for your thoughts!
I agree with Kavey. Would be a shame to abandon this but also I’m irked when blogs suddenly change what they’re all about.
Yes I totally agree. It’s on the top of my list to sort it out this year. There’s so much more I want to write about
But food for think is surely based on the phrase ‘food for thought’, no? That’s an idiom that has nothing to do with actual eating, and the metaphor works pretty well for rambling on about any old crap. Not that your writing is crap, I’m sure.
Yes, true. But I have been writing about food for the last 4 years and I am slightly concerned that I’ll lose a whole heap of readers if I start writing about things that they’re not used to. Then again – there’s always that chance to reach out to more!!