BLOG 101: F*%K! Now I have your attention, Let's Make Your Blogpost Interesting!

Well, I would admit that the title for this post is so lame, but it is a tutorial and I don't want you to be mislead into a different topic which would waste your time and electricity. Blogposts are subjected to a lot of possible things you can do to keep your readers glued to what you have posted. However this is where a lot of violations are made just for the sake to getting people's attention to their sites. This can be effective, but will leave a negative impact on readers.

Your website is like a canvas which you can paint the different colors that will tell stories, emotions, and attitude. There are a lot of tools for the job but remember to use "the right tools for the right job". Improvisation could actually happen but should never be a permanent habit.

How To Start A Blog (Part 2)

Yesterday we started on how to blog part 1, today is its continuation...

Now you can start with your blog post probably with a short essay of 2-3 paragraphs which is not that short nor too long for a blog post. Blogs are usually shorter than regular articles which aims to provide straight information because there will be a lot of distracting internet content which will grab the readers attention.

Now how do you get their full attention aside from the blog post which is written? This is where you can utilize multimedia content. You can choose from photographs, videos, flash animations, forms, and other website content which should be relevant to the topic discussed. This would now depend on you available resources  if you can provide original content, that would be the best. However if not, you can also scout the web for content but remember that some content have copyrights which might not allow you to have them posted on your blog. Though uploading identical content is not advisable, you can also check if you can use a certain media either by embedding options or asking permission from the creator. You may also want to check on open resources which can provide free content.

How To Start A Blog (Part 1)

Many would ask " How do you start a blog?" The answer is pretty simple, love to write and a willing heart for adventure. Remember that blogging is also the same as writing in the papers, or broadcasting them via radio and TV. That it is why its called media for which is the forms of "medium".

For blogging, it is more unique because it can be multimedia and can be in written, audio, and video presentation of information which sums up the three other media. Since the dawn of the internet, its purposed has been utilized in many forms and it would be better that we can fill it up with useful and entertaining content.