My Reaction to an Interview with Veteran Blogger
Rebecca's Pocket talks with Tiffany B. Brown
Brown's blogging career began in 2002, when she created her own home page at tiffanybbrown.com. This site covered design, technology, and whatever rant she felt like expressing. She later created blackfeminism.org to discuss political happenings, race, and gender as well as culturedwino.com to discuss her experiences with types of wine. Brown clearly has a variety of interests that she likes to make a public forum, all thanks to her journalism degree from American University.
Throughout the interview, I really appreciated Brown's honesty in her answers. She began to blog in order to promote herself and her interests professionally, and she was also inspired by other's blogs that discuss similar topics to her. Since I'm new to the blog world, I'm not sure how many views the average blog accumulates a day. But I was pretty impressed with Brown's numbers, as she stated that she gets around 400-600 views a day! It's not difficult to see why she gets so many views, considering her posts are more original and comedic about the black community when compared to others. I find it humorous that she wishes she didn't need a day job, because it simply takes those 8 hours away from blogging. That must be real passion in blogging!
I respect Brown's blog and its contents because it is a free forum of her opinion on current events and politics, which naturally can spark heated conversations and be controversial for some readers. But she considers all the comments that are made, and I don't know if I could state my opinions about big topics so openly. I also love that Brown is currently a web designer and has never written anything professional. It has made her writing raw and quirky, and she is able to showcase her style and personality so easily in her writing. Brown isn't afraid to talk about how she's grown throughout the years in her blog writing, and she acknowledges that her writing has improved and she now has a lot more connections. My favorite blogs are those who are strong in their opinions because they clearly write for their own enjoyment. Tiffany B. Brown is definitely one of those bloggers who is unafraid of what the readers may think about her posts. She lives for debating, and I think her blog is the perfect forum for that.
Brown may not have a lot of male readers at the moment, but her following is growing each day. One of my favorite quotes from the interview was, "Never underestimate the power of comments and community." Brown has certainly created a unique blog under her own rules and reasoning. Her blog is not one to miss! Especially if you love reading about what pisses her off and makes her ask questions.
For more information about Tiffany B. Brown, check out her blog here!
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