Blogging 101

!Making a blog worthy of reading is something you can learn from Blogging 101!

I already have a blogger account but no one is reading it and it seems like I would have to pay to get real exposure. Just giving it to family and friends is not a real solution. I am frustrated with this because it's just like a personal journal and I want to share with the entire world. The other thing I do not get is that I have to find a "nitch" which is something I love to write about and can write about as an expert. It's the narrowing it down to ONE THING that I cannot seem to handle right now. My expert knowledge is in Cosmetology but I am no longer in that field of interest. I have moved on to the legal world as a Paralegal. It amazes me that attorneys nor the general public KNOW what the Paralegal is able to do! Yes, a legal secretary but more glorified and able to do everything but charge for services, represent clients in court, giving legal advice or accepting clients. Yes, paralegals perform the same functions as an attorney. They can recognize and evaluate relevant facts and legal concepts, organize, analyze, communicate, and administer; resolve conflicts, negotiate, and relate well with various types of persons, often when these persons are in distress.

To Be Honest

I signed up with a mentor program and I on August 22nd, I launched a website called The Bird-Friendly Garden Shop a few weeks ago, so I'm now in the "marketing" phase.  I haven't sold a thing.

My mentor-coaches keep telling me that blogging really helps their sales.  I'm intimidated by blogging and really don't know where to begin -- the idea of blogging about bird feeders, etc. really isn't something I can even begin to think about creatively.  

In addition to the web store, I'm using Auctiva to list some of my on eBay and my Auctiva store is called "Rootey's Roost."  There is a blog function there where I can write blog entries.  But again, I'm intimidated and don't know what to write or where to begin.

What I really would like to do is write a blog about my life in general (I recently retired and moved to a small town) and somehow work my internet business into it.  But I have no idea how to do that.

So I thought I'd take a course.  Rootey :)

My Hobby

Crochet

I have loved doing crochet since I learned how to do it in grade school.
I love this hobby so much because I enjoy seeing the product of my patience and hard work immediately. I enjoy seeing how the patterns come out and I can experiment on the patterns with different yarn colors and textures. While doing this, my mind gets a rest from the humdrums of life.