Is the blogging adventure over?
Posted on | July 15, 2010 | Comments Off
My faithful gentle readers, I haven’t blogged here in a long time because I’m either going to repurpose this blog or dump it altogether. When I first started blogging, I was engaged in program/content design in the museum field, and since then I have moved to creating content strategy for social media & websites.
I know so much more about blogging than when I first started. Like, don’t start a blog unless you know your purpose and can outline it clearly. Write five blog entries before you start, to make sure your committed to the subject. And, are you blogging to make money, show off your skills, or what? One thing is for sure, blogging is hard work and it takes discipline.
I originally started a blog to improve my writing skills and show employers that I could write content. My blog helped me land jobs, because employers could see my writing, and I imagine a lot of my competition didn’t have such accessible writing samples.
In an interview I was asked what the goals were for this blog. I hadn’t defined them yet. My blog was too broad, covering media, migration, health, etc. You can see what I mean by reviewing my earlier posts. So, you want to know what your goals are, even if you’re blogging casually. I’m starting out by reading 4 Elements of a Successful Business Web Presence on Mashable.
This might be my last blog entry. After all, a lot of the action is over on Facebook.
Thanks so much for reading!