I'm not sure how many of you there are these days - I know I have some lurkers - but if you have a minute, could you comment below or send me a message? I have changes in mind for my wallflower of a blog and I'd like some input.
At the recommendation of a few friends in my MLIS program, I checked out WordPress, and a username that matches my new Twitter account was available. I've registered with WP but am trying to decide whether to:
abandon Blogger altogether
mirror content on both blog sites
start a new WP blog and continue on Blogger
Is WordPress the way to go? Maybe...I might still decide to stay with Blogger but get a new location (and let juliapoet.blogspot expire) that suits me more. Stories? Yes. Essays? Yes. Poetry? Haven't written any in a long time, unless you count song lyrics.
Are my posts too long? Too personal? Not enough pictures? Too boring or uninteresting? I've been trying to update four times a month so the content here on Randomly Yours isn't stale, but, as the name suggests, I'm not a stickler for what type of personal updates I post.
The WP blog, then, will likely have stricter guidelines for its content. As part of launching my career as a (specialty to be decided later) librarian, I intend to build up my online presence, in particular my professional and library-related profile. Sure I love to cook and take photos of my gastronomical successes, but that doesn't have a place on a library-related blog. *Edit: I intend to get web hosting.
Do you have any tips for me, or ideas for how to shape the content and format of a new blog? Do you have experience in creating your own professional/career-related online presence? Would you be sad if I let Randomly Yours go? What would it take for you to follow me over to WordPress or a new Blogger home? Let me know.
Randomly Yours,
Julia
4 comments:
Much to think about
I'm late to the show, as per the norm. I don't think you should give it up. I still come by, albeit seldomly. Which you shouldn't take personally. I read all my blogs once every few months-ish these days!
Hi Julia
I've just found your blog, so would be happy to check out your next blog too, should you switch.
I like my Wordpress blog, if that opinion / review helps you at all?! Plus, @katiedatwork got all of us to make Wordpress blogs in Sem II last year for INN333, so you might be starting one then anyway. Just a thought - maybe you could wait til then, then just continue with that blog once the semester finishes... (not that I did tho! I just started a new, more personal one!)
Anyway, just some thoughts to ponder, shoud you also want to procrastinate finishing your INN332 assignment due on Thurs!
-- Ceridwyn
That is a good thought, Ceridwyn - I need to get going on my e portfolio as well and thought maybe I could use wordpress for that, but perhaps I'm better to stick to what I know this semester.
Ah, procrastination by blogging - one of my favourites!
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