Blogging Tips

It seems like just a few months ago I started writing for Blogging Tips. But maybe that’s because it’s true. With apologies to Lynrd Skynrd, I think Kevin might call me the breeze because I’m already blowing down the road, but in computer years, three months is a long time, right?

Ah, but now, like Led Zeppelin, I’ve got to ramble on. But before we part I do have a few final thoughts I’d like to pass on that may help you with your blog and your individual goals.

• Watch the time you spend searching and collecting tips and advice. It can easily become a way of procrastinating and at some point you just need to jump in and see what happens.
• If you’ve picked up only one idea from my posts, I hope it’s the understanding that you have a natural ability to learn and be more creative in all areas of your life. Have confidence in that ability and ignore anyone, including that stubborn inner voice, who tries to convince you otherwise.
• Every once in a while, get off your big fat blog. Go out and experience the sounds, the sights, the tastes, and yes even the smells of life outside your front door. In the end your blog will benefit.
• On a related note, sometimes the best place to write a blog post is far, far away from a computer and all technological gadgets.
• In and of itself, a blog is really just an address on the internet. Just like we don’t really visit other people’s houses, we also don’t really visit a blog. We visit the people who live there. It’s the people inside that make a house, or a blog, a comfortable and inviting place to spend some time. That’s why developing creativity is so important, because it’s the person behind the blog that matters most.
• If you spend a lot of time online, you start to get the idea that most of the population does that too. But they don’t. Go investigate your local community and you’ll probably discover that even if you think you have a lot to learn, you still have way more experience and expertise with computers and the internet than the average person out there. This is especially true of overworked local small business owners. When it comes to using the internet and computers to their advantage, many of them can use some help. So go out and meet them and you may be surprised at the response.
• Keep learning and working to build your creative ability.

And finally, in the words of Supertramp, let me say…

I really have enjoyed my stay, but I must be moving on.