This document provides information on starting a blog, including what a blog is, reasons to blog such as self-expression and sharing life events, and sites to use like Tumblr, Blogger, Weebly, and WordPress. It recommends maintaining an interesting, creative, and frequently updated blog about a subject you are passionate about. Considerations include choosing a blogging site, designing the blog, writing engaging first posts in your own voice, and being open-minded about comments.

1. Starting a Blog
Taylor Lister
Mrs. Cline
English 102
May 3, 2012

2. What is a Blog?
A blog is a
website that an
individual
frequently
updates with
new information,
ideas, photos,
etc.

3. Why Blog?
Blogging is a great to
express and show
your ideas and
opinions.
Be able to share your
life events with your
friends and family.
Expand your
knowledge on a
certain subject your
blog may pertain to.
Help educate others
on a subject you

4. Additional Reasons to Starting a
Blog
You can affiliate
yourself with others
that are interested in
your subject that
your blog is about.
Gain feedback from
others
Can help promote
you as a person

5. One thing you should consider when
starting a blog…
Will you be able to
maintain it
frequently?
-Make sure you will
be able to update often.
Your followers will be
more excited to go your
blog if they know you
have something new.

6. Sites that will help start your
blog:
tumblr.com
blogger.com
weebly.com wordpress.com

7. After you choose your
blogging website:
Follow any directions
the blogging website
tells you to do. Which
includes naming and
designing your blog.
Figure out what you
would like your blog
to be about.
After you have
finished the initial set
up, start blogging!

8. What to keep in mind when
writing your first blog post:
Let the blog reflect your
own personal voice.
Also let your blog show
the kind of person you are
and how passionate you
are about that certain
subject.
Keep it interesting. You
want to bring in viewers.
Stay creative. Having a
‘cute’ blog will give it a
personal touch.

9. More things to keep in mind
when blogging:
Make sure to update. New
info every time your
viewers visit your blog will
keep them compelled to
visiting your blog.
Always be open-minded.
Don’t let a negative
comment detour you. It’s
YOUR blog.
Your blog doesn’t
necessarily have to
pertain to a certain
subject.
HAVE FUN!

10. Works Cited
All photo sources:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cr1aNegTyOc/S67LebZRUYI/AAAAAAAADEY/whZQ1ipQsh8/s1600/is
t2_4796726-thumbs-up-icon.jpg
http://kidminleaders.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/blogging.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Blogger.svg/256px-Blogger.svg.png
http://designbit.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/wordpress_logo.png
http://wpmu.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/tumblr.png
http://blog.hubspot.com/Portals/249/images/blogging%20image.jpg
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-blog-sites-wordpress-blogger/