Blogging!?

I have found blogging to not only be fun but also very rewarding. It is a time when I can be introspective and reflect on things before posting my thoughts (it is very therapeutic). As I continue to work on this blog site, I thought it might be cool to explain how to find and create your own blog.

1. Decide on what to use as a host site for your blog. I sought advice from people who know a lot and also did searches on the internet. I sought advice from others (fellow teachers) and through various websites before starting a site. I chose Blogger since it was through GOOGLE and it seemed pretty easy to set up.
2. Here is a great link to a site that helps explain how blogs work and places that are good for hosting http://www.dearblogger.org/blogger-or-wordpress-better What is nice about the page is that it explains all the different sites and is very easy to understand. Also, the author of the blog is pretty funny and very helpful.
3. Complete the form that requires various amounts of required information in order to have a site.
4. Establishing a page is pretty easy but before you start blogging there are three keys: 1.) have a great title; 2.) the first post needs to explain why you have a blog; and 3.) have a nice "about the author" page.
5. Please note the advice from point 4 because I did not do any of those things. A very important point is to know what the focus is for your blog.
6. Make sure you realize that your blog is public and all you have to do is send a link to your posts. Unfortunately, I did not realize that and sent an excessive amount of messages to people to look at the site. (Sorry about that!)
7. Begin blogging on whatever you want whenever you want but make sure your posts remain in the realm of good taste, reason, and legality. This is not only because it makes sense but because your blog can be shut down.
8. Lastly, have fun with your site. There are a lot of colorful and fun sites https://drbillstepien.wordpress.com/ that you can get ideas from for your blog. I like my site to be plain and bland like my personality.