Do you know how long I have told myself I need to write my first blog post? This idea has been on my heart for over a year but for some reason, I continuously put it off. I’ve used every excuse in the book and I finally realize that all of those excuses have done absolutely nothing for me. I’ve also realized that I’ve been putting it off because this is scary for me.
This blog puts me in the most vulnerable place I’ve probably I’ve put myself, and that’s really hard to handle. However, every single day of motherhood teaches me how you have to do the hard things to get what you want in this life.
I’m not sure if it was the birth of my son, me almost turning 30, or me watching so many women around me killing it in their businesses, but something has finally clicked for me. I have a fire inside me that I have never had before.
I do not want to live on autopilot.
I do not want to constantly feel overwhelmed and I most certainly do not want to wake up one day and say, “what the heck have I done with my life for all of these years.”
So here I am. Doing the hard thing that makes me scared. I’m finally doing it now because I am trying so very hard to grow and be better.
In this blog, I plan on posting all the good things, all the bad things, and all the things in between. Because this is my place and I plan on growing here in some pretty amazing ways; so welcome along and I hope you enjoy.
Best,
T
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right.
You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.
Why do this?
- Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
- Because it will help you focus you own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.
The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.
To help you get started, here are a few questions:
- Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
- What topics do you think you’ll write about?
- Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
- If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?
You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.
Can’t think how to get started? Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Anne Lamott, author of a book on writing we love, says that you need to give yourself permission to write a “crappy first draft”. Anne makes a great point — just start writing, and worry about editing it later.
When you’re ready to publish, give your post three to five tags that describe your blog’s focus — writing, photography, fiction, parenting, food, cars, movies, sports, whatever. These tags will help others who care about your topics find you in the Reader. Make sure one of the tags is “zerotohero,” so other new bloggers can find you, too.
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