Blogging Blues
Sometimes I get so wrapped up in the social networking online that I don’t get my writing done. Have you ever been in that situation? I have been told one of the cures for that is to write several posts at once, then publish them later.
While this seems to be a good idea, I find that I write the posts, then schedule them, and then forget to continue to write posts even though I have some ahead. For this blog, I use whatever is going on at the time, so it would be hard to write ahead.
My newest craze started yesterday with SezWho. I had a chance to get it with blogcatalog.com, but I didn’t understand what it was. When entrecard announced it I finally got it. So I registered all four of my blog sites. I have been ‘meaning’ to get out there to some of my more favorite blogs and comment. Since I am kind of a shy person (yes it is true), I have procrastinated. At least this newest craze will help me get into the commenting habit.
Another new online activity I love is the HerProBlog.com social network I posted about in my last post. The actual community blog is now live at HerProBlog.com. Go check it out! It looks great and promises to be one of the biggest resources for bloggers online.
I never could get into Twitter, but I love plurk. I haven’t used it to share URL’s yet, but I love my dancing banana!!! Be sure to look me up whenever you are there.
One craze I guess I must be a bit burned out on is Yahoo Answers. I finally figured out how to use it and how to contribute quality to it. It’s really not hard. Due to my ’shyness’ I haven’t ventured into forums yet. I will get there.
Another good multi-author site is 5minutesforspecialneeds.com These authors write about their experiences with their special needs children and loved ones. They offer hope and help. They offer tips on how to handle situations, resources for information and help, and let other parents they are not alone.
My goal is to post here at least twice a week. I hope you will visit and join in the 9 sites I mentioned above. I think you will have fun with them. What are some of your favorite places to spend time online?
July 18th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
I spend more of my time blogging than on social network sites… but I am very glad that EC has paired up with SezWho! I’ve had SezWho on my blogs for about a month or so already!
July 19th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
Thanks for the 5MFSN mention! I agree it is so easy to get sucked into one site after another and forget why you originally sat down at the computer. I try to write offline and only get online when I am ready to upload my post and put in images and links.
July 23rd, 2008 at 10:12 pm
Heya,
I have to admit, I am finding that all the social networking is starting to take up so much time. In between visiting the regular blogs that I like and trying to get *close* to 300 drops between my two main blogs…
I don’t know, I like the social side because I like to interact and get to know people on their own blogs, but it does take a LOT of time up.
Stuart