The eyes are the window to the soul, it’s said.
Nah.
The blog is the window to the soul, your front room and some of your deepest darkest thoughts … sometimes.
Blog a poem and we can read between the lines.
Blog a well-guarded, largely anonymous post and we’ll pick it to pieces.
Blog about your unruly child and they will find it and hold it over your head forever.
It doesn’t stop me though.
I’ve been at this lark for over a decade and have no intention of curbing myself now.
When blogging started, like emails, they were largely academic exercises.
Now anyone can choose a free platform and rattle away on their keyboard.
This does mean that quality suffers sometimes as we wade through the quantity of posts.
However, real folk will happily blog about places we’d like to go and food we’d like to make.
Opinions posted will be challenged by people like you and me rather than geeks and trolls (haven’t been trolled since someone said Ashley’s name sounded “pikey”.
So blog away and comment too. Your opinion is more valuable to me than people I know because it’s detached and impartial.
Some tips for the newbies though:
- Always try to leave a comment rather than just clicking “like”. It gives the writer a real buzz.
- Always reply to comments, even if it’s just a thank you for visiting.
- Try to visit new commenters and read their latest post. You just might find a new friend.
- Take care posting pictures of your kids. There are some weirdy-weird folk out there.
- Read what you write a few times. You’ll be surprised at the rubbish you type first time.
- Watch the word count. Epics will never be fully read.
- Photos always pep up a post (don’t forget the caveat about kids)
- Don’t get hung up on hits, subscribers and followers. It really doesn’t mean you’re a wonderfully popular person.
- Think HARD before you turn commercial. Sponsored posts can be as boring as adverts. I won’t be reading them.
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