Start with the proper state of mind. A room of your own, a clean clear place, whatever Virginia Wolf’s advice for writers was. Start there.
What is the best advice for new bloggers?
If you’ve been online long enough people think you’ve got answers.
Maybe you do, but does that make you a guru? It depends on how you answer requests like this:
Hey! I understand this is somewhat off-topic but I had to ask.
Does managing a well-established website such as yours take a large amount of work?
I’m completely new to blogging but I do write in my diary daily.
I’d like to start a blog so I will be able to share my own experience and
views online. Please let me know if you have any kind of suggestions or tips for
brand new aspiring blog owners. Appreciate it!
This just bubbles with enthusiasm. It feels so real it deserves a straight answer.
That’s what makes BoomerPdx a different sort of blog.
Find the right room inside your teepee. You’ll want a sitting chair to think on. If Doris Day once sat there, all the better. (She did.)
Get something to eat. If it looks like road kill roast, don’t worry. It’s cooked.
After this lovely dish, get down to writing. Start at the beginning and work toward the end. Don’t leave the writing room inside your teepee until you’ve got a draft down.
When in doubt go to problogger.com. He’s not a guru, but who is? He does seem like a good guy who knows his blogger stuff.
Part II tomorrow.
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