Umm, blogging is hard.
You have to plan your posts ahead. Sometimes you'll start to dislike them and you'll just delete it. Then you realize you should have posted it anyway because now you have to start over.
You also have to learn how to use the host site properly.
For instance, you might be doing blog posts on your "HOME" tab. Simply dragging the Title and Text boxes over and filling in the blanks.
You will feel accomplished and thrilled. You're a successful blogger!
Except when you realize that the "pages" tool in the editor has a specific style for blog pages. That way you can edit and auto post and probably a dozen other useful things for blogging.
You might also notice that you've left several things blank, such as the "Author" note on the side.
Blogging is an adventure.
It requires coffee. Or tea. Or soda.
Just caffeine. Pick your poison.
Blogging is something people tend to think is easy-peasy. You pick up your computer--or sit at your desk--and let it all out.
Nope.
There's editing, formatting, the insanity of embedding links and media. If you use a popular host site you might share a template with YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY. You also might be so sick of formatting that you refuse to try a new template in case the new coffee shop ends up using that, too.
You want to make sure you're staying current, yet true to your own style--My style seems to be rambling, in case you wondered.
I've not posted much (only two others so far), but with reformatting, rewriting, testing different techniques, and playing around with the whole affair, I've learned that blogging is incredibly difficult.
But it's also rewarding,
Every time I post I feel a step closer to my dream of being a journalist. Practice makes perfect, and I think the best things are yet to come. I'm learning to get into the rhythm of writing and posting. I'm learning how to use Weebly effectively and which settings and styles work for me.
My advice to anyone starting a blog is that you don't give up! Keep working and working. Always look for ways to improve on your blog. I like to set goals and I use things like coffee and chocolate as rewards for reaching a goal.
Work hard and do your best.
Most of all though, enjoy yourself. If you can't have fun, it's time to start thinking about why you blog and what you want to achieve. If it's not fulfilling, is it really worth it?
Much love,
Leah
You have to plan your posts ahead. Sometimes you'll start to dislike them and you'll just delete it. Then you realize you should have posted it anyway because now you have to start over.
You also have to learn how to use the host site properly.
For instance, you might be doing blog posts on your "HOME" tab. Simply dragging the Title and Text boxes over and filling in the blanks.
You will feel accomplished and thrilled. You're a successful blogger!
Except when you realize that the "pages" tool in the editor has a specific style for blog pages. That way you can edit and auto post and probably a dozen other useful things for blogging.
You might also notice that you've left several things blank, such as the "Author" note on the side.
Blogging is an adventure.
It requires coffee. Or tea. Or soda.
Just caffeine. Pick your poison.
Blogging is something people tend to think is easy-peasy. You pick up your computer--or sit at your desk--and let it all out.
Nope.
There's editing, formatting, the insanity of embedding links and media. If you use a popular host site you might share a template with YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY. You also might be so sick of formatting that you refuse to try a new template in case the new coffee shop ends up using that, too.
You want to make sure you're staying current, yet true to your own style--My style seems to be rambling, in case you wondered.
I've not posted much (only two others so far), but with reformatting, rewriting, testing different techniques, and playing around with the whole affair, I've learned that blogging is incredibly difficult.
But it's also rewarding,
Every time I post I feel a step closer to my dream of being a journalist. Practice makes perfect, and I think the best things are yet to come. I'm learning to get into the rhythm of writing and posting. I'm learning how to use Weebly effectively and which settings and styles work for me.
My advice to anyone starting a blog is that you don't give up! Keep working and working. Always look for ways to improve on your blog. I like to set goals and I use things like coffee and chocolate as rewards for reaching a goal.
Work hard and do your best.
Most of all though, enjoy yourself. If you can't have fun, it's time to start thinking about why you blog and what you want to achieve. If it's not fulfilling, is it really worth it?
Much love,
Leah