open to input

So now I'm doing this blogging thing. I don't really know much about it. What is the essence of blogging? How do I get people to come to my blog? How does that translate to traffic for my website  http://corogami.net/  ? What do I share? I must keep some information to myself, I can't share everything.
And what do you the readers want to hear about?

How about some personal stuff? I'm 52 still get around pretty well, healthy and rarely get sick. I enjoy being alone with my thoughts and toys but I also like to go to music festivals and parties. I'm single by choice not circumstance and I like how much simpler my life is without romantic entanglement. Of course I must endure the sideways glances of people who can't understand my choices.

I like movies in general and watch many. I don't like to watch a movie I have already watched recently. Very little of television interests me. I like good writing and production and frankly, TV people don't often deliver. Tastes vary and mine are broad for a guy. When I had Satellite TV I watched alot of "women's" channels. Human drama is very thought-provoking. I love to provoke thought.

So think about this... Is it crazy to give up a comfortable fairly secure situation for an unknown future which offers little comfort and much less security? I mean it could turn out to be the best thing I have ever done. Or, it could be the biggest bust of my life. Is it worth it?          'til next time    -corogamiman

filling in some holes

Pardon me if I drift off topic. I was laying out the past few years. So I developed a product which I believed would be well received. I figured I needed to make a video and when the world saw my boat all hell would break loose. (It still might.) Yes it was simplistic thinking and I knew it probably would not be that easy but I am in uncharted waters so I just don't know for sure.

I made more videos and got a little traffic on my website but the website needed to be easier to use. I spent some more money and got a nice shopping cart feature added. It helped and I sold some boats.

I am still making videos. I never cared much for photography, I didn't like to see the world through a viewfinder. My Sony Handycam has made it easier, I can view a little screen and still glance up to see firsthand whats going on.

I am only making simple videos to convey simple concepts. I think abouit producing something more complex perhaps with a plot and maybe even a script. Tell a story about a corogami adventure.

In the testing process I have had a few adventures. I wrapped a kayak around a partially submerged tree in a creek (happy ending: the boat popped back into shape save for a small crease and I was back to paddling in no time). I also got caught by a freaky summer pop-up thunderstorm while out on carlyle lake. I was glad I had my PFD (lifevest) on.

So now I'm up and running. I still work to make my boats better. I am designing new products made with the technology I have developed and advancing that technology. I still don't hire out much. I like to understand things well and nothing generates understanding like doing it yourself. I hope to find others who want to be a part of this adventure to help grow this thing.

I've heard that overnight success only takes 10 to 15 years. That's a pretty big adventure.