Monday, October 8, 2012

On Starting a Blog for The First Time

An Anonymous "visitor" (euphemism for "spammer") wrote:

"Hi there! I know this is kind of off-topic but I had to ask. Does running a well-established blog like yours take a massive amount work? I'm brand new to running a blog however I do write in my journal every day. I'd like to start a blog so I can easily share my experience and thoughts online. Please let me know if you have any kind of ideas or tips for new aspiring bloggers. Appreciate it!"

My first tip would be this: Writing badly, but with originality and personality is better than spamming people with copy/paste spam boilerplate from a website that clearly demonstrates that you have no serious intention of starting a blog and are probably boring your journal to tears. While I have never actually seen a journal spontaneously combust in an act of suicide, yours may be in danger of doing just that.

If any of the above were true, you'd find that it's not a massive amount of work to begin a blog so that you can "share your thoughts and experiences online." The part that takes work is getting anyone to read them, or care.