When I finally bought my own domain and hosting, I knew that I was going to use Wordpress.org as my blogging software. As a regular reader of Blogger’s Guide, the first thing I did once WordPress was installed was check and install the “Five WordPress Plugins That Make Blogging Life Easier.” Since then, I’ve downloaded [...]
I read a lot of blogs: local blogs, family blogs, friend blogs, professional blogs, fitness blogs. I could go on, but you get the picture. I’m of the opinion that there’s a place on the Web for everyone, and the blogosphere is a great place to start; specifically, here are ten people who need to have their own blogs:
We’ve been blogging with lists for the last few weeks, and we’ve already learned how to determine when it’s appropriate to use a list and how to write a list; we learned those week one. Last week, we learned how to use, code, and style ordered and unordered lists. This week, we’re discussing definition and nested lists.
Last week, we established that lists are a great tool for bloggers because they can make your content more readable by grouping related ideas and simplifying complex processes. We also learned when to use a list and how to write a list, but we didn’t cover the specifics of using the different kinds of lists. In this post, we’ll get to the nitty gritty of ordered and unordered lists, and next week, we’ll wrap up with definition and nested lists.
Are you a list writer? Can you go a day without writing a list? If you’re like me, lists keep you sane by making life easier. To-do lists, grocery lists, packing lists, idea lists—you get the idea. Lists are a great tool in our everyday lives, but they can also be a great tool in your writing and on your blog, for they can make your writing more readable by grouping related ideas and simplifying complex processes. In the coming weeks, we’ll look at the basics of writing a list and how to write, style, and code the four kinds of lists HTML allows for: ordered, unordered, definition, and nested.
In the blogosphere, Blogger and Wordpress are two very popular blogging tools, but they’re popular for different reasons. Blogger tends to be the beginner’s place to start because it simplifies the art of blogging and makes it easy for the novice to understand. On the other hand, Wordpress tends to be the intermediate and advanced bloggers’ tool of choice not necessarily because it’s more complicated than Blogger but because in general, it produces more professional-looking blogs. I’ve used both tools, and I like features in both.
Before you jump into blogging, you should know that having a successful blog requires time and creative energy. Many bright-eyed and bushy-tailed bloggers create blogs only to abandoned them a few weeks or months later when they get discouraged and lose momentum. Maybe they didn’t know how much time was involved or have the money to spend. Perhaps they ran out of writing material or couldn’t get an audience or didn’t have the technical skills to get the job done. If you’ve pondered having a blog of your own but aren’t sure if you’re ready for such a big commitment, consider the five questions below before making your decision.