The Art of Blogging
This post starts a new category that I am calling 'random'. I have a lot going on in my head and sometimes I need to get it out. When I started laying out the contents of my website I wasn't sure about having a blog. Why? What was my purpose of it?
I wanted my site to have two main purposes or sections: personal and work. The personal side is like having a myspace page. I mean, with the way software, technology and computers are going, everybody will have their own website in the near future. Myspace was just an easy template for people to use. A brilliant idea!
The other portion was to document the work that I have done and help me find new employment. The whole thing was also part of a learning process I wanted to experience. The site has turned out much better than I anticipated.
So the blog has turned into an interesting outlet. One of the reasons why I decided to include it was to help me with my copy writing. It's not one of my strengths, but practice will make me better. Another reason is for having a diary of sorts. The tricky thing here is that this is a diary for the whole world to read. How much do I say or what can I say?
If the content becomes too social or just parties will it negatively affect my ability to find new work? Can I use cuss words? What about my friends? Many times pictures or words could be written about friends that could negatively affect my relationships. They most likely will be the main activity and content for the site.
I imagine the key is to know my audience, keep it light, keep it fairly clean, and don't drink and blog. I can be kind of emotional for a guy and might write something I shouldn't after having a few too many cocktails.
I will say that I enjoy doing the blog more than I thought I would. People can keep up to date with what's going on in my life, I will have it documented and backed up for my future viewing, and I think it's a form of mental health or mental exercise.
I do enjoy logging onto other sites and reading blogs. It's a source of news that's more entertaining than what's on TV. I hope you enjoy my ramblings...