After reading that excellent article in ProBlogger archives I thought it was best to share some critical information, as we understand it with my boomer mind about some of the common blogging platforms beginner and intermediate boomer bloggers may or may not already know about. What is WordPress.com? Wordpress.com is a FREE hosted blogging...
Before You Start Blogging
What’s Planning Got To Do With It? Doing A Visual Plan For Your Blog
I was so excited at last, I knew enough to start my blog. I knew how to post and thought what else is there? Then I decided to put up google ads, widgets, and a host of other things. However, my chosen theme was not going to work. “Shucks, I should have...
Boomer-Are You Ready To Blog? 7-Things You Should Do Before You Start-Part-7
If you read the last post on this series we discussed getting a domain name. If you are not hosting your own blog and hosting it on blogger.com or wordpress.com then you do not have to purchase a domain name. But regardless of how you are hosting your blog you need to decide on your...
Boomer-Are You Ready To Blog?-7 Things You Should Do Before You Start-Part 6
Did you get your domain name yet? Before you launch your blog think about the name. Consider the following points. May sure your title is keyword rich Unless you are a celebrity avoid using your name if folks are not going to search on your name Unless it is an easy phrase don’t make...
Beginner’s Guide to Setting Up a Blog
This post is seriously boomer friendly. It is Simple and to the point. This expert walks you through all of the steps and adds a couple of things that people usually forget. Oh yeah if you’re going to start a blog, please make sure you have something interesting to say.. read more | digg...
So Are You Ready To Get Started Blogging Yet?
We have, since the start of this blog on Aug. 13, 2007 shared 51 posts with you related to blogging. We are barely scratching the surface. So of you have viewed the site but either bookmarked it or already knew how to do RSS feeds. Some of you, however, are not blogging yet. What...
Did You Get The FREE Site Planning Form Yet?
Did you get the free site planning form yet? If you didn’t you can still go to the page that says FREE TOOLS and download it right now! Rosie
Boomer-Are You Ready To Blog?-7 Things You Should Do Before You Start-Part 5
PLAN the layout of your blog. You have your objectives. You know why you want to blog. Now it is time to plan the layout of your blog. Before you decide on a template or theme it is a good idea to use some kind of worksheet that will show you where you want...
Boomer-Are You Ready To Blog?-7 Things You Should Do Before You Start-Part 4
Before you start blogging decide on WHY YOU ARE BLOGGING! What is your objective? There are so many reasons why people blog. Some of them I have run across are listed below. To be seen as an expert in their niche by current and potential customers. To systematically write a book with a series...
Boomer-Are You Ready to Blog? 7 Things You Should Do Before You Start-Part 3
Decide what you are going to blog about. In the last post I mentioned that you should be passionate and look at other blogs that share your passion. When I first started blogging I did several blogs that were on topics I was passionate about. One of them I did on blogger ,and still...
