oped
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Post by oped on Jan 18, 2019 23:03:30 GMT -5
I went down a rabbit hole of wordpress themes tonight and my head hurts and I got absolutely nowhere.
Could use some pointers if anyone blogs at all or runs a small website that is portfolio/blog-ish type...
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gs11rmb
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Post by gs11rmb on Jan 22, 2019 11:52:30 GMT -5
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Post by busymom on Jan 22, 2019 12:08:46 GMT -5
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ken a.k.a OMK
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Post by ken a.k.a OMK on Jan 22, 2019 12:10:03 GMT -5
You can see a link at the bottom of her posts.
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Post by shanendoah on Jan 22, 2019 14:09:11 GMT -5
I do blog, though not as often as I should. I am trying to get myself back to a point of blogging more regularly. I think the link is in my signature.
oped - Wordpress Themes are most definitely a rabbit hole. I try to limit how many I look at by deciding what some of the things I want most in my theme are, and using the search feature to limit themes to those that offer those items. But generally, if I am looking to change a Wordpress theme, I expect it to take me 4 hours or so to decide on what I want and get it activated and updated to look the way I want it to. I know a lot of the professional bloggers pay someone to custom design Wordpress themes for them, so most of the best themes are paid, not free.
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Jan 22, 2019 16:47:36 GMT -5
I run two word press blogs. I’m stuck in a work zone right now though, so if you PM, I will be able to talk to you later tonight.
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oped
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Post by oped on Jan 26, 2019 13:01:56 GMT -5
Ok. Spent the last week chasing other rabbit holes. This is not going to be a linear process and every step takes longer than i thought and has more tangents, but I am feeling invigorated for the most part and am having a bit of fun.
I did put a few things up on Tpt, and made 2.10... woot, lol. but just a few things and no real presence anywhere yet, so... I have all my social media accounts i want. I'm learning pinterest. not a fan but apparently a necessity. I'm ready to start more in depth blog notes if anyone want to do that here, or i can message if its better. chloe can you message me yours to follow if you are ok with that. I already checked out the ones linked to the others.
How long should a blog post be? The online advice seems to be 7 minutes, 1000-1600 words based on graphics, does that sound right? I didn't think anyone had an attention span that long anymore, lol.
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Post by TheHaitian on Jan 26, 2019 13:25:40 GMT -5
Following...
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Post by finnime on Jan 26, 2019 14:15:58 GMT -5
The best blogs mix up post lengths and include images often. So some posts might be just a quick 30-second read while you might have in-depth pieces that take 5 - 10 minutes. More than that is probably not a blog post per se.
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Post by TheHaitian on Jan 31, 2019 23:30:29 GMT -5
I think I am going to take the plunge.. if I fall on my face oh well lol!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2019 23:45:47 GMT -5
I think I am going to take the plunge.. if I fall on my face oh well lol! What do you plan to blog about? Can we have a link?
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Post by oped on Feb 1, 2019 0:09:24 GMT -5
I bought my domain name etc. but didn't start anything yet. Been freshening/making product for tpt. I'm up to 19$, lol. Sigh. I'm going to give it a good go and we'll see in a year. If all it ever does is give me a dinner out a month i guess that is something that after the initial time sink is passive. We shall see. I am still getting a handle on pinterest though, and want to have a body of work before i do a social media push. I was trying to convern some old writing to blog post material but left that to work on product. Sigh. We shall see.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2019 7:32:06 GMT -5
I bought my domain name etc. but didn't start anything yet. Been freshening/making product for tpt. I'm up to 19$, lol. Sigh. I'm going to give it a good go and we'll see in a year. If all it ever does is give me a dinner out a month i guess that is something that after the initial time sink is passive. We shall see. I am still getting a handle on pinterest though, and want to have a body of work before i do a social media push. I was trying to convern some old writing to blog post material but left that to work on product. Sigh. We shall see. I have the same questions for you that I asked Carl. What do you plan to blog about? Do we get a link?
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Post by oped on Feb 1, 2019 8:17:57 GMT -5
Education mostly? At least at first. homeschooling, learning, kids and art exploration. I have ideas for something bigger, but i'm pretty sure that is pipe dreaming. Just trying to take one step at a time here. I mostly covered the web hosting and adobe costs in January, so that's a start Like I said, not sure when i'll get the blog up and running. Maybe week after next? Maybe March. Learning lots of new things.
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Post by beergut on Feb 1, 2019 12:22:39 GMT -5
I blogged every day for about 10 years, have mostly taken a break from it the last year, although I occasionally submit something. I've noticed that people who do it every day often burn out at about 8 years.
I've never tried to hold myself to a minimum word count.
I just do it when I feel like it, and try not to let it become a chore.
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Post by raeoflyte on Feb 3, 2019 21:16:57 GMT -5
Education mostly? At least at first. homeschooling, learning, kids and art exploration. I have ideas for something bigger, but i'm pretty sure that is pipe dreaming. Just trying to take one step at a time here. I mostly covered the web hosting and adobe costs in January, so that's a start Like I said, not sure when i'll get the blog up and running. Maybe week after next? Maybe March. Learning lots of new things. I'd follow you.
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