Reaction - "Not Martha" Blog

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Well is that a tongue - twister!

I chose to react to an interview about a blog written by a woman named Megan Reardon and her blog "Not Martha". The name initially intrigued me - thinking of Martha Stewart immediately - and because of my interest in crafting and baking and the like, I got more interested.

Megan's interview is quite natural as you can see her being very honest in what she blogs about, as well as her mistakes in her blog. She comes across as a very personable and likeable person but, like everyone, she has her faults.

She talks about how she took down the comments section for her blog (in the blogging world, one of the largest, and most helpful things is feedback) so that was a little disheartening. (UPDATE: I visited her site and saw that she re-enabled them!) Another fault would be that she admits to not spell checking her posts (this is a concern because that's a large part of respect for your audience - and she has a unique audience herself).

Besides these small things, Megan's blog is for herself. She keeps it as a link diary for things she finds interesting or fun (like recipes she wants to try in the future, or a link to a craft). She apologizes for her mistakes but doesn't apologize for the fact that this is HER blog. I think too many bloggers are worried about pleasing the masses and forget that this is for them too.

"Not Martha" has gained a following despite the "errors" that Megan admits to, and I feel with that, she will do just fine.