- Keep up with your blogging: I tried to do this for the most part. The only thing I got behind was my PR Connection section. The more often you do it, the more you like it. If you just wait till the end of the semester you will have to do all of your blogging at once which will make you hate blogging. Blogging is a great thing and very fun. Don’t ruin it for yourself.
- Keep blogging in mind: Towards the end of the semester I was having a hard time come up with different topics to blog about. I would recommend that you just keep blogging in the back of your mind. If you see something cool or something that you think your readers would like, take note. Blog about it later.
- COMMENT COMMENT COMMENT COMMENT: When you read anything, you have an opinion about it. It may not be a strong opinion or a nice one, but there is one. So, just write about it. It is really quite easy. I feel like I had opinions but I held back.
- Don’t be afraid to edit: So, you have written a post. Then a week later there is something you would like to add to that particular post. DO IT! I suggest you edit instead of writing a brand new post on the same topic.
- Explore blogs of other people: There re so many great blogs out there in the world wide web. If you look at other blogs it will teach you how to be a better blogger. You also may learn a thing or two.
- INSERT INSERT INSERT: The more graphics, videos, and audio the better. You can talk all you want about something but it cant beat the seeing/hearing the actual thing.
- Learn about WordPress: WordPress can be a very confusing and frustrating thing. The more you learn about how to use it better, the better your blog will be.
- Get a study buddy: Get a buddy you can stay accountable to with your blogging. Check up on each other to make sure ya’ll are staying on track. If you have a study buddy the more likely you are to stay on schedule with the blogging. Getting behind is no fun….trust me.
- Hyperlink: It took me a while to figure this part out. I love it now. It makes everything so much easier.
- HAVE FUN!: Learning how to blog has been a great experience for me. I will definitely keep up with my blogging. I want to get better at it.
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These tips are so helpful. I hate blogging and honestly you must have a passion for it. It takes up so much of your time. I failed miserably at maintaining my blog and it caught up with me. I wish this list of tips was available for me before I began. Do not be afraid to edit. That is a great tip. Especially when you read it realize a mistake later it is OK to correct it. Also mention mistakes that you may find in others blogs. I can sometimes miss things and would like it if someone would tip me off. It took me forever to learn how to insert things into blogs. I wish this had an easier tutorial or set-up.