So Papa Wants to Start a Blog

A very special guy in my life, who happens to be a super creative writer, was asking me about how to share his writings.  He's got wildly crazy ideas buzzing around in his head - and so I suggested a blog.  Trouble is, he's not the most technologically savvy person.   That's ok, he's smart; he can learn!  

With that let me introduce my first primer on starting a blog.  I guess you could say I'm an "expert" only because I've started my own blog too. 

How to Write a Blog… a blog that someone will want to read and comment on, or even share & talk about on line!  Here are some things you’ll need:

• Time – the scarcest of all resources.  The one I wish I had more of!
• An email address.
• A free blog space (at least to start, doesn’t make sense to sync money into this, yet.)
• Ideas… short-ish topics.
• A Facebook account – share away.  I can’t imagine any other platform to launch from. 
• Depending on the topic, you could also link to or publish on LinkedIn too.
• Consider Instagram, Twitter, & Tumblr if you want to just go crazy!
• Supportive family & friends to comment and share your blog posts.

Then, once you’re famous and “everyone” is “talking” about you… you can expand to a fancy website that is all your own, and seek out sponsors – little ads that would run on your blog pages.

Now…just where do you get the free space for a blog?  I have mine, which I sadly have not updated for quite some time at:  http://indecisiveredhead.blogspot.com.  

Here are some options….

• Blogger.com – This is managed thru google, so you need a gmail account. You happen to already have one... And it's the platform you're reading on now! 
• Wordpress.com  - I haven’t used this site (yet) but it’s very popular
•  Tumblr – This is the platform that Phyllis is using currently.  I understand Tumblr is ideal for shorter posts and art/photography.
•  I found a good listing of the top 10 free blogging platforms here: http://www.creativebloq.com/web-design/best-blogging-platforms-121413634

So, let's make some decisions and get you started! The world is waiting to read the ["Cheboygan!"*] Musings in Papa's Head! 

*   *this is a long standing, random, joke.  My dear husband, boyfriend at the time, warned me just before meeitng his father for the first time that he had a rare "tick".... he had the habit of saying "Cheyboygan" at random times during conversation.  It's completely untrue but the joke made us all laugh and it's kinda stuck.