Do you ever have one of those days...
I just found a whole gaggle of blog posts that focus on tips, hints, advice, etc regarding blogging. So... you know I had to dive right in and start seeing what stuff I was missing. Half of a pack of Post-it notes later I took a breath and looked up at the 40 or so open tabs. I just clicked the big red X in the corner and freed myself from the whole mess for a few, much needed, minutes of no data input. I went and stood on the back porch in the freezing cold (there's still a tad bit of yesterday's snow on the ground), and watched my chickens scurry over hoping I had brought something out for them.
I don't know if I will ever understand all of this. I'm not entirely sure I even want to. I almost would bet I don't need to... right? Isn't it enough to just post real things. Things that matter to me, and may help someone else, or incite a laugh, or motivate a change, or spur a thought...
The number of people that "follow" my blog isn't important to me really at all, but... I don't like the idea that I may be digitally "talking to myself" for quite a while.
Hmmm... a blogging mentor... I bet you can't find that in the yellow pages. Lol.
Today... I learned about "scraping" from a lady named Susan on a wonderful blog called Between Naps On The Porch. I was so happy to read that my truncated posts are safer from this form of plagiarism, since I love the shortened format on my front page. Thanks to that same post, I will also be trying to sort out what Google Analytics is, and how, and why, and...
-- Protocol... I wonder if I should tell her I posted about her blog? Is it good form to do so, or maybe with 13-thousand-something readers, that type of message would just be a nuisance? --
I've about finished my Freedom Box post, that I had said would be next. Sorry for the deviation. Lol. Hope you will stick with me... I still have tons to learn.
With respect - @ndrea
I'm not certain if this is what's known as "linking up" or not... but I want to be sure and give some credit where it's due... and this is really a fine place to spend far too long reading about all sorts of creative and beautiful things. Thank you, Susan.
Hi Andrea,
ReplyDeleteI know it can feel overwhelming when you first start blogging. Don't know if it makes you feel any better, but I knew nothing about blogging when I began 4 years ago. You will learn a little more every day and in a few months, you'll feel like a pro. Thanks for all your kind words about BNOTP! Welcome to Blogland!