How To Blog

Greetings class.

Most of you believe you may already know how to blog, you may believe that all the “on the job training” you’ve received was enough that you are now an expert. But regardless of this being the case or not, I will be telling you how to Blog anyways
The subjects we will be cover today are how to start your blog, how to write your blog, how to get people to read your blog, and how to keep people reading your blog.

But seeing as though I don’t have the patience to write it all up appropriately I’m just going to do a categorized do’s and don’t section. (it’s mainly don’ts)

Oh, and there will be a test on this.


1. How to start your blog
· Don’t give out your personal info (name, job location, yadda yadda.)
· Don’t name your blog: _________’s Blog (it’s not only unoriginal it’s just fucking gay.)
· Do find a blog counter on the internet

2. how to write your blog
· Don’t limit your self by making your blog only about one thing. (if you make your blog all about kittens then you’re stuck on just kittens)
· Don’t pick subjects that no one can relate to. (do these exist?)
· Do make occasional post that will encourage people to comment.
· Don’t just cut and paste stuff into your blog (that’s gay sauce).
· Do write about everything, regardless of how you think it sounds.
· Don’t worry about offending people (people who get offended are assholes.)
· Don’t make a multi-entry blog entry without linking the posts (it’s confusing as fuck with out them).
· Don’t over use personality tests and stuff, occasionally is fine, but one every day is pretty dumb.
· Don’t blog about blogging (blogging about blogging about blogging is ok though…)
· Do get a photo account that you can link your blog to (Flickr, Photobucket…)

3. How to get people to read your blog
· Do allow comments (what’s the point of having a blog without the comments)
· Don’t be a prick to people who read your stuff (unless that’s your gimmick)
· Do comment on other people’s Blogs
· Do have links to other people’s blogs in your side bar
· Don’t go weeks without posting (I know what you’re thinking, but Mistipurple is an anomaly, she is one of the only bloggers that goes months without posting and has more hits that anyone, ever.)
· Don’t just post porn (that’s what Flickr is for)
· Do read your comments and respond to them
· Do reply to your e-mails
· Don’t lie about your self to build up your popularity (if you want to do that, use My Space)
· Get involved with weekly posts, this will encourage people to come back regularly. here are two examples:

· Don’t keep deleting your blog (yes I mean you)


That concluded tonight’s class, unfortunately funding was cut, so there will be no more class… I know you’re angry so feel free to bitch about it on your blog, it just won’t count towards your grade.



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And blogging is gay



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