Blue Footed Boobies and Snow

This is my first real blog, and (although I was slow to start) I’m beginning to like it.  It’s kind of fun, and refreshing that I can just be open and honest.  I don’t have a lot of visitors yet, but who knows?  It may grow in time.  I have a lot of courses to go through to finish my Masters degree in Integrated Marketing Communications, and I think I will keep this blog going to talk about all the cool things I’m learning.  It’s nice to share the information.  Hopefully it will help someone somewhere along the line.

For now, I’m enjoying the Emerging Media class I’m taking.  We’ve discussed some cool things like social media, unofficial company blogs, blogs in general, mobile media, short films and internet marketing to children just to name a few.  It’s very interesting.

Over the course of the semester, I have to keep up this blog.  It has been a struggle at first, but I’m coming along.  I’m also reading other peoples’ blogs to get ideas as to content and verbage.  They also give me ideas to blog about.  It’s amazing how much you learn from reading other peoples’ blogs.  Some people have some great ideas, thoughts and insights.  I feel privileged to be a part of their musings.  A couple of things I’ve learned so far is

• to keep it human, almost journal-like.  I thought it would be boring to read some else’s journal, but it’s really quite interesting. 
• I think it’s also important to make a blog look good.  But part of that is because I am a creative, and I like to make things look pretty.  Add pictures, videos and more.
• Keep a theme throughout the blog.  Although I may jump from one type of marketing to another, it’s still marketing.  Now if I do a post on the mating habits of the Blue Footed Boobies from the Galapagos Island, I may be getting a little off course.
• Keep it funny . . . add humor . . . make people laugh and keep them interested.  I’m still working on this, and I think it will come in time. (Did that last bullet point help?)
• Make it interactive.  For example, please participate in my Poll . . .

 

That’s just a few tips.  You should give blogging a try.  There are lots of ways you can share you blog.  Maybe I’ll make that my next post.  Yea, I think I will do that tomorrow. 

Note to self:  Blog post on 12/4 about blog promotion.

Being new at this myself, I may need your help on this next post.  Check back in a day or two, and plan to share how you promote and drive traffic to your blog.  I hope to see you again soon.