Fuelmyblog is talking to Paul the author behind Work/life fusion – Paul joined Fuel in December 08 under the user name of didsbury, his blog has just reached a year and is going strong, add him as a friend and check out his blog!
What’s your name?
Paul
What’s the name of your blog?
work/life fusion
What’s the URL of your blog?
http://worklifefusion.blogspot.com
How old is your blog?
1 year old on 22 April 2009
If you’re willing to share, how many visitors per day do you have to your blog?
Iʼm not so hot on stats any more but I reckon the average is about 30 people a day
How much time do you spend blogging every week?
Around 10 hours a week on average
Is it the creative process or the editing process which take you longest when writing a post?
It depends. Sometimes the posts write themselves and other times the writing takes longer. That said, Iʼm spending more time on editing now than at any time before.
What inspired you to first start writing a blog?
A good friend of mine is a web & communica-tions genius. He went on at me for ages about starting a blog. I finally gave in and have never looked back. You have reminded me to thank him again for his efforts!
What do you do to get inspired to write?
I think about people and their relationship with work and it never fails to inspire me. There is so much potential for our work to make us happy and fulfilled and so many ways that work/life success can be improved.
How do you market your blog?
Iʼm a bit of a novice when it comes to marketing. I think I would still be talking mainly to myself if it werenʼt for great websites like FMB! (creep)
What are the blogging tools you cannot do without?
FeedBurner is probably the one thing I would miss the most.
Is there anything that you simply refuse to blog about?
I try not to get into politics because itʼs a ready made argument
If you went for a job interview and were told that you’d have to close your blog in order to get the job, how would you react/feel about it?
I would want to ask them why they thought my blog would detract from my per-formance as an employee. It would also make me worry about the size of their egos 
Do you talk about your blog with your relatives and friends or do you avoid mentioning it?
With the exception of my heroic wife, I never mentioned it to any-one at the start because I was sure it would fail and that people would laugh. It comes up in conversations every now and then but I now have one or two supporters amongst family and friends who genuinely share my interest 
What is the biggest mistake you made when starting your blog?
My biggest mistake was get-ting hung up on reader numbers. The longer you look at them, the slower the counter goes up. People only started coming to my blog when I forgot about the stats and let the content do the talking.
Any tips for aspiring bloggers?
If you believe in it and you genuinely write for other people, they will come!
Who are the bloggers that you look up to the most?
Wow, there are so many. For no-nonsense business I like Marshall Goldsmith. For fun I love the failBlog. Jason Alba at jib-berJobber is a legend who has helped so many people. Eilleen on Consumption Rebellionalways makes me think. The list goes on
Do you still see yourself blogging in 5 years time?
I really hope I am because I have learned so much from the experience!
Happy Blog Birthday on the 22nd [tardy I know] – anyone who lists Oh Brother Where Art Thou as a favourite film must be a good egg ….