Planning - or A Beginner's Guide to Blogging

I have read various blogs and articles about haivng a plan on what to write about each week - each month.

Last week I made of list of topic I was going to cover for the rest of the year. I accidentally left it at work and it has since been tossed in the garbage. Sadly, while I remember some of the months topics (the big holiday ones), this month seemed a blur.

Bear with me while I try to talk a little about a random topic given by the internet!


This will be a Beginner's Guide to Writing A Blog!

Firstly:

Find a website you love that supports blogs and/or writing.

A few ideas: Blogger.com (obviously, 'cause you're here)
Weebly.com
Wix.com
Squarespace.com

....to name a few.


Once you have something that works for you - set a weekly date to update.

Step Two:
I suggest finding a day that will be easy for you to remember, or a day that is less busy than the others.

I chose Tuesday as my weekly update day for a few reasons:
    1. Tuesdays' are typically when people go to read blogs.
    2. It's not Monday
    3. Nothing really happens on a Tuesday

Step Three:
Once you have your site, your date, set up what you are going to blog about.

I know I'm the last person to talk about this, but I will be getting better - but get a calendar and plan out what you plan to write about before your Post date. This will make it easier to gather your thought, and it will reduce your ranting to posts that have some sort of meaning.

Step Four:
Post each week on your self-assigned date.

Repost the link to your blog to your friends/family/co-workers, and let the idea spread.


Any of you have a blog? Post a link below!


(I am not paid by anyone for doing this - or for name dropping.)

Post-Chocolate

I've been finding it rather - well, tedious - after so many weeks to find time during the day to blog.

You'd think with all those "Idea!" posts about how to blog going around, it would be easy to find things to write about. That's not the problem -

I am now starting to lack the desire to write this blog.

I know, I know - I was all pumped and enthused about doing this. Thought it would be a great idea - find a way to make myself some extra cash - amuse whoever stumbles across this.

I even had a plan for each week - indicating what sort of post each week would be about. the first week would be a basic, the second would be a theatre related post, the third about food, the fourth a list or something.

However - I didn't really do much cooking this past week - unlike my post last week (go try that recipe!).

Perhaps I'll try and post today about finding the drive to continue posting.

No matter how difficult it gets to continue with a blog - there's always a way to sort through it. I mean, sure one of my posts was made around 11:55 PM, but I got it done before the end of the deadline.

Let me tell you - finding a drive to blog each week can be tough. I know that there's a few hundred people out there who can get an entire month's blogging done in one day, that way they don't have to worry about it each week like I do.

(Then again, I do like a challenge, and tormenting myself needlessly.)


If you want to start blogging: do it.

If you think you can't: look at me, I have no drive, but I am.

If you have people who tell you negative things about it: Ignore them. You can do anything you put your mind to.

If is a strong word - but If is only temporary.

If becomes two words "I Did".


This is a post to help boost you up!

This is to tell you - you can do it!
You can achieve anything!