Nick

katushi · 03-09-2009, 04:18 AM

Hey guys,

.. am new here and love it....also too new in the field. I think choosing "Wise Bread" [is] and was a 'wise' idea for me, thanks to the wonderful people am getting here.

My problem comes in

... am a journalist, a reporter, a writer. I love telling stories to the world through my writing. I haven't done a thing in blogging as yet, don't even have a 'blog or web' to start with....and would love to. Thinking of a bog first, before graduating to a website. Can some one help me with ideas???.. a structure to create one, navigation, postings, traffic, links... and anything helpful.

I have a name in mind that suits what am doing, i.e writing. Your help is highly appreciated. Thank you in advance
Nick

- soi.nicholas@gmail.com

khorrell · 03-10-2009, 10:57 AM

Welcome, Nick. Your question seems sort of broad...can you narrow it a bit for us?

katushi · 03-11-2009, 01:31 AM

Well... thanks once again...am struggling to create a nice blog with focus on "writing".... any help out there?? soi.nicholas@gmail.com

amyschiff · 03-11-2009, 06:50 AM

I think it may help to first narrow down what you want your blog to be about. What topics do you normally write about? What do you want to write more about? Who do you imagine your audience would be (what age group, lifestyle, etc)?

Once you figure this out, it can sometimes help to look at your competition (officially called a "Competitive Analysis")--Google to see if there are blogs out there that have a similar theme. Who is your competition? Are there similarities in writing style among them? How do they handle advertisements? What is the "look and feel" of the blogs? Then figure out what your blog would offer that is different and special compared to the others out there.

firefinance · 03-19-2009, 10:41 PM

You can develop a content plan about what you want to write. From there onwards choose a proper content management system for your blog and you are on. Slowly you can ease into SEO and marketing your blog.

financialnut · 03-26-2009, 11:42 AM

I typically spend a lot of time on BlogCatalog.com for great help. Also, reading http://onecoolsite.wordpress.com and http://www.problogger.com are great places to start learning about all of the things that you mentioned.

It's exciting to get into blogging, but if you want to do it seriously you'll need to invest a tremendous amount of time, especially if you're starting from scratch. I would spend several days digesting a ton of information before I jump into anything too quickly. Read those blogs!

03-09-2009, 04:18 AM	#1
katushi Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: In Africa, Nairobi, Kenya Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Reputation: (10)	Nick Hey guys,.. am new here and love it....also too new in the field. I think choosing "Wise Bread" [is] and was a 'wise' idea for me, thanks to the wonderful people am getting here. My problem comes in ... am a journalist, a reporter, a writer. I love telling stories to the world through my writing. I haven't done a thing in blogging as yet, don't even have a 'blog or web' to start with....and would love to. Thinking of a bog first, before graduating to a website. Can some one help me with ideas???.. a structure to create one, navigation, postings, traffic, links... and anything helpful. I have a name in mind that suits what am doing, i.e writing. Your help is highly appreciated. Thank you in advance Nick - soi.nicholas@gmail.com

03-10-2009, 10:57 AM	#2
khorrell Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: near Washington DC Posts: 610 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Reputation: (86)	Welcome, Nick. Your question seems sort of broad...can you narrow it a bit for us? __________________ The Paycheck Chronicles "helping military families make the most of their paychecks"

03-19-2009, 10:41 PM	#5
firefinance Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA Posts: 29 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Reputation: (10)	You can develop a content plan about what you want to write. From there onwards choose a proper content management system for your blog and you are on. Slowly you can ease into SEO and marketing your blog. __________________ With best wishes, FIRE Finance feel the Financial Independence and Retire Early

03-26-2009, 11:42 AM	#6
financialnut Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Provo, Utah Posts: 57 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Reputation: (10)	I typically spend a lot of time on BlogCatalog.com for great help. Also, reading http://onecoolsite.wordpress.com and http://www.problogger.com are great places to start learning about all of the things that you mentioned. It's exciting to get into blogging, but if you want to do it seriously you'll need to invest a tremendous amount of time, especially if you're starting from scratch. I would spend several days digesting a ton of information before I jump into anything too quickly. Read those blogs! __________________ Trevor Shipp: Author \| Webmaster @ Financial Nut Tips On Budgeting \| Twitter: @trevor_shipp

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03-11-2009, 01:31 AM	#3
katushi Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: In Africa, Nairobi, Kenya Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Reputation: (10)	Well... thanks once again...am struggling to create a nice blog with focus on "writing".... any help out there?? soi.nicholas@gmail.com

03-11-2009, 06:50 AM	#4
amyschiff Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lansing, MI Posts: 468 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Reputation: (76)	I think it may help to first narrow down what you want your blog to be about. What topics do you normally write about? What do you want to write more about? Who do you imagine your audience would be (what age group, lifestyle, etc)? Once you figure this out, it can sometimes help to look at your competition (officially called a "Competitive Analysis")--Google to see if there are blogs out there that have a similar theme. Who is your competition? Are there similarities in writing style among them? How do they handle advertisements? What is the "look and feel" of the blogs? Then figure out what your blog would offer that is different and special compared to the others out there.