How to write a blog!

[Tòmachan ~blogs admin ~]

For those who dareith not entering the blog section, for those needing help with how they form/format their blog, look no further; ol' Thomas gonna' lend a hand. 

(All hail zee mighty hand from sky!)

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Now, the first thing you need before you start, is an idea. Well, it depends perhaps, if your going for that:
" Describe my life and/or what happened today/last week/whenever"
Then, you should already have a fairly good idea of where you're heading, and what you need to put down on the paper screen. If not... uhh, maybe check with your doctor, ASAP like.

(Once your doctor is the one pinning this to your back)
(You know you're in trouble) 

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Once you have your script/idea/direction/whatever, my fellow Nerdian Nerdfighters, you have room for improv! Be serious, be funny, be witty, be smart but more importantly, enjoy what you're going to write type. Too many times I've seen:
" Lets make a blog for all of the year! Yeah! "
And it falls through the floor to the disappearing pit of.. uhh, pits. Look, if you feel like blogging, by all means do so! But alas my friends, never force a blog that you wouldn't naturally do. If you're going to blog, make sure it stays just that, a blog, and that it doesn't morph into some form of work. 

( Got that? )
( Yup yup. )
( Okay! )

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Oh, and before I forget. Instead of writing typing mountains of words, that it becomes an essay for a reader. Pull in some pictures, music or whatever other funny/interesting content you can find. Far more likely will get views, and far more likely to get folk commenting. 

With all this said and done. I'm the blogs NingMaster, I want to feature other Nerdian blogs instead of me getting all the publicity. So, if you do a blog, and feel that others would enjoy it, send it to me in a message, and you might find it on the front page. 

Remember, leave a comment in regards to whether or not this is useful, or if you have any other tips that'd you'd like to share with your fellow Nerdfighters; please do so!

 

[Tòmachan ~blogs admin ~]

So what you're saying is that I should use blogspot?

Perhaps, it all matters on your style of blogging. 
Tumblr for example, tells their stories from the pictures and Gifs - and god only knows what else -. The style of writing isn't important; but rather what you use to highlight your intended point is.

Blogspot is, at best, open to interpretation. You don't know what you'll find, so I'd advise that one to anyone starting off.  

Oh, and sorry for not getting back to you sooner. Been rather busy.
Best wishes! 

[Chen]

does anyone have any answers???

[Chen]

So what you're saying is that I should use blogspot?

Question: What's the difference between using blogspot and using WordPress or using tunblr? Are they all blog facilitators or are they different things?

[A.A.I. [Forums NM]]

Thomas, I'm not a blogger, and you know this... but I wanted to ask, what if we worship the hand of the earth, and not the hand of the sky? It offends me that you wrote something that segregates us for no reason.
Please appologize to your community for the error in your ways, Thomas ;P
P.S. In all seriousness, this helped quite a bit. I may think about writing a blog or two now. ^____^ 

[Stephanie Galvin]

I use blogger 80dc.blogspot.com, just because its easy.

[Tòmachan ~blogs admin ~]

I would imagine so.
I used to to use bloggers for a while back, and it was fairly good quality, for no pricing.

As for the original part, it really depends. If you're creative, it shouldn't be difficult at all, I'd suppose.

[Chen]

If I want to have my own blog instead of using the Ning, where can I get good hosting (preferably free) and something to make it look good (like WordPress or something)? Is there a way at all to create a good looking and original looking blog without spending?