Geez: You're In Public
My point is that anytime you put yourself out in public, you open yourself up for criticism. Some of it actually will be constructive. Some of it will be hurtful and biased. But most of it will be good. Unfortunately, as human beings, we seem to zero in on the hurtful, biased comments. When I published some of my first articles and was criticised for the first time, I cried—even though the criticism wasn't actually mean. It took me a while to figure out this was the way it going to be—if I wanted people to read anything I had written.
It's the same way with blogs. Blogs in out there for anyone, anywhere to read. And some people aren't going to be nice. The thing is: You're going to have to grow a tough enough skin to handle it. Being thin skinned will keep you upset, and you likely won't post the things that most of your readers have come to count on. You'll start holding back, and, eventually, you'll lose readers. Stick to your guns, and blow off the few negative Nellies that will come your way—and they will.
I have come to a point where I appreciate the negative comments because I learn something from them, too. And getting negative comments means that people are reading your blog. So it's all good.
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