10 Ways My Blogging Changed After 8 Years

19 Jul 2026 #writing

Like an 8-year-old boy, my blog has grown and changed.

In case you missed it, yesterday my blog turned 8. The project and habit I’ve kept for the longest.

Here’s what I’m doing differently:

#1. No more SEO-optimized posts. Google killed blogging as a business. Then LLMs put the last nail in the coffin.

I wrote my first posts to rank high in Google search results. I chose subjects and headlines from Google’s “People also asked” and related searches. Not anymore.

#2. More subjects apart from coding. I don’t know what category to put my blog on.

coding, csharp, and career are still the categories with more posts. But this isn’t a coding blog anymore. It’s more like a workshop in a garage with the door always open.

#3. From tutorials to lessons to stories. As I mastered coding, I took public notes in tutorials. While recovering from burnout, I shared lessons I wish I had known. These days, I like my blog to be a collection of stories, thoughts, and observations.

#4. From bi-weekly to daily posting. To please the SEO gods, I wrote every other week. Too many blog posts was a bad idea for SEO. Not anymore.

After my first writing class, I started to write daily. I was shocked to hear I should write daily. I thought I had nothing to say. But I haven’t stopped since Nov 1st, 2024.

#5. A new definition of post. A post isn’t a keyword-optimized 2,000-word piece anymore.

A descriptive headline and a few lines count as a post. Anything longer than a tweet works to call it a day.

I also stopped adding covers and feature images. Posting daily made them a waste of time. An idea I stole from Seth Godin.

#6. Few meta-sentences. I don’t like them…and I don’t use them. We don’t pick up a phone and say, “In this call, I’m going to share…“ And before hanging up, we don’t say, “In this call, we covered…“

#7. Each sentence on its own line. This is a writing exercise I learned recently. A writer’s work is to write good sentences. A good piece is just a chain of good sentences.

Sometimes I publish with each sentence on its own line.

#8. My blog as my central hub. In some shape or form, all my ideas start and end on my blog. No more exclusive content for social media.

#9. Offer a helpful next step. Just like Netflix offering you a similar show. There’s no shame in offering something (free or paid) at the end of a post. Making money online doesn’t have to be that hard: offer a helpful next step.

#10. Books are my main vehicle. I don’t ask for coffee anymore or plug my coding courses. Who still watches tutorials or reads technical content anyway?

Instead, my best ideas end up in books. That’s my horizon goal.

Books have longer lifespans. We’re still reading the Odyssey, Bible, and Meditations. Maybe one day, in the distant future, people will read mine.

I do drink coffee, but I don’t like to ask for it. If you’d like to support this blog, grab one of my short and actionable my books on coding and personal growth. You can pay what you want via Gumroad. They’re also available in Kindle and paperback formats via Amazon.