[Marvinq]

I have my own business and I am a computer consultant. Its interesting you've asked this question. I've helped a good friend of mine get off to a good start. And right now I am launching my own blog about lessons learned through movies, books, tv.

To answer your question, running a successful blog is a lot like running your own business. If you're alone you have to wear many hats. So yes, this kind of conflict is very common.

Generally, like a business, you don't want to have to do everything yourself. There are different ways to increase readership. If you have anyone to help you I recommend you split the work. Have one work on getting readership while you work on writing. If you are married have your wife help you grow your readership. If you don't have anyone pay another popular site a "Review Me" of your blog. That should help get you more readers without much work on your end.

Another thing I'll do is make a backlog of posts writing 5 posts in one sitting each set to timestamp throughout the week. During the week you can tweak your posts here and there if necessary, but you can focus on bringing up your readership.

My content so far isn't as in depth as some of the articles I've read here. But, I think it's a fun place to go and I hope I get a loyal audience. If you're really interested in it read 'The Slightest Nod' first.

Let me know if this helps and if you want more tips!