Dear blog visitor, online
intellectual stimulant and encourager,
Please I need your hep. You
see, when I started this blog a few years ago, (adonbilivit) I thought I had a
million years to be in my twenties. I expected that by the time I hit the big
thirty, I would finally understand what life is about and be able to give
advice to those coming of age based on my experiences.
Surprise surprise! I’m in my
mid-twenties and instead of figuring it all out, I have figured that
“figuring out life” is a continuous exercise, and each stage of life brings its
own challenges and questions. Along the line, I also figured out that once
anyone of us gets to that place where we can predict everything around us, it
does not mean that we have finally arrived, rather, it means that it
is time to get uncomfortable and we are ready for a new adventure!
With these musings came the
realisation that the name of my blog has an expiry date. So what happens when
I’m no more in my twenties? Also am I currently preventing some other age
brackets from benefitting from the blog? I really do not want that, so I’m
looking ahead, and I have decided that it is time to revamp the blog.
I’ve had this idea for a while but
to be honest, I haven’t come up a name I consider fantastic. The one thing I know is
that the new name has to have “May” in it because that’s my nick name (lol). I
wrote a blogpost a while ago about asking for hep, so after struggling to come up with a name, I decided to
ask you for hep with revamping the blog.
I really want my readers to be part of the process, and your participation
would mean the world to me. I am willing to take the person who suggests the
wining name to a nice dinner whenever they are in Lagos, or whenever we are in
the same place. If the winning suggestion is from a reader that is far away, (cough,
cough dear readers from Australia and Canada) such that it might be difficult
to have dinner together, I promise to send a gift irrespective of where you
are.
That being said, while coming up
with a name, I need you to think about what this blog means to you. My central
theme is to encourage people. Times are tough, we defeat ourselves mentally, we
feel inadequate and we fear that our dreams will ever come to pass. Most times
I try to offer some sort of encouragement to counter the negative energy out
there. I try my best to make you dare, make you dream and make you try. Once in
a while, I write fiction and give opinion pieces, and some other times I just
rant. I’m trying to incorporate a few events or activities in here, but that
means I have to share very personal pictures- an idea I am still warming up to
(what if I look at my pictures in a few years’ time and I detest my fashion
sense- you guys would have already judged me! he he). The blog is also where
you get a sneak peek into what is happening in my head per time.
It is however possible that the
blog represents something else to you? If this is the case, please tell me what
it represents and if you can come up with a name that somehow has “May” inside
it, and also conveys what this blog stands for, then I will be so grateful.
Don’t waka pass oh. I really want to re-brand in the month of May, so I need your hep
to make this happen. Also, if you have a name that doesn’t include May, but you
believe it is apt, I’m still happy to explore. Another name came to mind as I
was typing this- “Mayvolutoin.” Kinda like a mix between May and evolution or revolution.
I kinda like it. Maybe this is the name
to use? I’m not sure, so I still need your suggestions. Please leave a comment.
If you want us to talk privately, send an email to thattwentiesblog@gmail.com.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to reading from you.
Best Regards,
Your Faithful Wana Be Writer/Blogger,
Mariam Olafuyi
Hep- Help
Adonbilivit- I don’t believe it
Waka pass- Walk past
MayVox, VoxxyMay, Mayfleek, FleekyMay
ReplyDeleteThank you for these suggestions! We will unveil the new site on the 1st of May!
DeleteI think it will be more helpful to consider what the blog may become (or will be doing) in 5 years to determine a few features of your 'rebranding'. Right now (and from your aforementioned) there's emphasis on advisory (content or event). What else is likely to fit in the mix? (reviews? opEd? - oh yes, you mentioned fiction).
ReplyDeleteWhat sort of partnerships do you intend to initiate? Do you plan content extensions (vlog/podcasts)? What demographic (age/gender/orientation etc) is it going to be focusing on primarily (irrespective of how much you grow)? I think answers to some of these questions may help.
However, on a crunch note, let me try a few spins (Mayvolution might be too serious. "Might".) - and since "May" can seldom rhyme vocally with/as "Me", you may consider: (1) NotesFromMay/NotesByMay or (2) MayToYou.
By the way, why not do your spin around Mariam?
Cheers.
Hey Mariam I just saw this blog and at a perfect time because I just qualified. Lol. Although now you're taking that away from me. But very lovely entries. And for the rebranding I was thinking 'MAY I?' or 'MAY I SAY?' Instead of seeing may as just your name and you still have your name in it. Nice to see you're doing well.
ReplyDeleteFeeling bad that I got to see this at 12:14 am on May 2nd...don't know if suggestions are still welcomed but dinner with you sounds too amazing to pass off on so these are my suggestions... "we MA(Y)de it", "May says", "Maydiva", "haMA(Y)zing"
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