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Blog/Journal advice? OT
Rather than post the convoluted wanderings of my fevered brain in here and
bore everyone to death, I decided to create a journal or blog online. So I have set up an account with www.livejournal.com and hope that I can figure it out. I inadvertently deleted my entire first post. I did upload a picture of Rob laughing at me, but have to do something about getting some writing down. For those who do write journals and/or blogs in here, what web site do you use or prefer? Any tricks or tips you can pass on to us newbys? Pam S. |
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Blog/Journal advice? OT
On Jul 3, 9:34*am, "tanadashoes" wrote:
Rather than post the convoluted wanderings of my fevered brain in here and bore everyone to death, I decided to create a journal or blog online. *So I have set up an account withwww.livejournal.comand hope that I can figure it out. *I inadvertently deleted my entire first post. *I did upload a picture of Rob laughing at me, but have to do something about getting some writing down. *For those who do write journals and/or blogs in here, what web site do you use or prefer? *Any tricks or tips you can pass on to us newbys? Pam S. I started blogging in February and I love it!!!!! I do photography and I originally was going to primarily do a photoblog but I really like to write, too, so it's a combination of the 2 and I write about and photograph all sorts of things. I post about every other day, mostly because it's hard to get photos that I think are good enough everyday and I tend to post series of photos, sort of a mini photo-essay every post. (A few of my posts have been about cats but plenty of other subjects, too.) I use Wordpress and love it. It took me about 2 hours to get my blog set up the first time I worked on it. They have a lot of appearance templates and many are customizable so you can put your own photo in the header. I also have a Blogger account but don't really use it because I don't think it looks nearly as nice as Wordpress. I've heard of livejournal but I don't remember if I really looked into it. One of the cool things about blogging is--like every other online community--you make contacts. By reading and commenting on the blogs of others, you drive viewers to your own site. I average about 60-80 hits a day now, although some days I only hit 40 and I have been as high as 126. Of course, some people, like one friend of mine, have blogs for the purpose of sharing photos and news with friends and family but are not really looking for other viewers. I, on the other hand, am looking for viewers. I'd post the link here but I'm not sure that would be wise. If you want me to email you the link, I will. It's fun, enjoy yourself. To me, it's a great creative outlet. Candace |
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Blog/Journal advice? OT
On Jul 3, 2:08*pm, Candace wrote:
On Jul 3, 9:34*am, "tanadashoes" wrote: Rather than post the convoluted wanderings of my fevered brain in here and bore everyone to death, I decided to create a journal or blog online. *So I have set up an account withwww.livejournal.comandhope that I can figure it out. *I inadvertently deleted my entire first post. *I did upload a picture of Rob laughing at me, but have to do something about getting some writing down. *For those who do write journals and/or blogs in here, what web site do you use or prefer? *Any tricks or tips you can pass on to us newbys? Pam S. I started blogging in February and I love it!!!!! I do photography and I originally was going to primarily do a photoblog but I really like to write, too, so it's a combination of the 2 and I write about and photograph all sorts of things. I post about every other day, mostly because it's hard to get photos that I think are good enough everyday and I tend to post series of photos, sort of a mini photo-essay every post. (A few of my posts have been about cats but plenty of other subjects, too.) I use Wordpress and love it. It took me about 2 hours to get my blog set up the first time I worked on it. They have a lot of appearance templates and many are customizable so you can put your own photo in the header. I also have a Blogger account but don't really use it because I don't think it looks nearly as nice as Wordpress. I've heard of livejournal but I don't remember if I really looked into it. One of the cool things about blogging is--like every other online community--you make contacts. By reading and commenting on the blogs of others, you drive viewers to your own site. I average about 60-80 hits a day now, although some days I only hit 40 and I have been as high as 126. Of course, some people, like one friend of mine, have blogs for the purpose of sharing photos and news with friends and family but are not really looking for other viewers. I, on the other hand, am looking for viewers. I'd post the link here but I'm not sure that would be wise. If you want me to email you the link, I will. It's fun, enjoy yourself. To me, it's a great creative outlet. Candace I keep a blog,and have for the past couple of years. I set it to "private" in the beginning because basically it was just an emotional outlet. Someday I might change that. Blogging is a *great* way to collect your thoughts. Re-reading them at a later date helps sort things out, too. I don't post about private issues or health issues. Well, maybe rarely. I don't think rpca is the place for that. I don't mind when others do it...but what if everyone did? The newsgroup would no longer be cat anecdotes. If I *really* want to vent about something personal, and want feedback, I've always got e-mail friends for that, too. And they reciprocate. Like Candace said, though, a public blog is also great and I've always wanted to gather my cat/family photos and start one. Sherry |
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Blog/Journal advice? OT
"tanadashoes" wrote in message
m Rather than post the convoluted wanderings of my fevered brain in here and bore everyone to death, I decided to create a journal or blog online. So I have set up an account with www.livejournal.com and hope that I can figure it out. I inadvertently deleted my entire first post. I did upload a picture of Rob laughing at me, but have to do something about getting some writing down. For those who do write journals and/or blogs in here, what web site do you use or prefer? Any tricks or tips you can pass on to us newbys? Live journal seems popular, however, Yahoo just changed over their blogging facilities to http://profiles.yahoo.com After more than a year, I've finally put in another blog entry - a two liner. I don't have alot of time to post *anything* and cat anecdotes are as a good a 'blog' as any for me. You have different story to tell, though, and livejournal is one of the oldest and popualr blogging sites. I take it you are 'Tanada' there as well? Bast of Luck with it, Yowie -- If you're paddling upstream in a canoe and a wheel falls off, how many pancakes can you fit in a doghouse? None, icecream doesn't have bones. |
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Blog/Journal advice? OT
"Yowie" wrote in message ... Live journal seems popular, however, Yahoo just changed over their blogging facilities to http://profiles.yahoo.com After more than a year, I've finally put in another blog entry - a two liner. I don't have alot of time to post *anything* and cat anecdotes are as a good a 'blog' as any for me. You have different story to tell, though, and livejournal is one of the oldest and popualr blogging sites. I take it you are 'Tanada' there as well? Bast of Luck with it, Yowie I'm in under Tanadashoes. The journal address is: http://tanadashoes.livejournal.com/ Only one entry so far, but then I'm doing good to have that much. Pam S. |
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