Will They Inherit Our Blogs?
I've been thinking about how this site may be able to live on after I'm gone. Maybe it could become a family heirloom?
I’ve thought about this topic more generally before, but this one is specifically about blogging.
This blog is by far the hobby I have sunk the most time into over the last 13-ish years, and I’d like to think I’ll continue as I head from middle age, to old age. Let’s say I live until I’m 80, I will have spent over 50 years of my time on this earth writing content here at kevquirk.com.
I don’t want all the hard work to disappear in a puff of smoke once I snuff it, so I’ve been thinking. Could this blog become a family heirloom?. Could I pass this site on to one (or both) of my sons and have them continue to write here?
They wouldn’t even need to continue to use kevquirk.com. They could write on their own domain(s), and just redirect this one.
I like to think that many of the other long-time bloggers out there might want the same. Maybe one day it’ll be normal to leave our blogs to our kids?
A question worth asking
I do think it’s something we should consider. I’m part of the first generation that grew up online, and most of us are still very much alive. But as time marches on, more of us are going to leave behind these digital epitaphs.
I’d love it if my sons took up blogging when they’re old enough to (that, and riding motorbikes!). But they’re their own people, and may not want to. If that’s the case, I just hope they’ll agree to keep my waffle online for a little while once I’m gone. 🤷🏻♂️