One key factor for a beginning blogger’s success
Picture yourself happily blogging along one day, a smile on your face, your fingers tapping away clickety-clack. Somehow, however, when you click “publish,” something goes awry and you have no clue how to fix it. Though I wish such scenarios weren’t true, such bugaboos are relatively common. This is why I strongly encourage some a few ALL bloggers to have great support to call on when they hit such a snag.
Support is key to your blogging sanity and success!
As a blog coach, I’m here for my clients when they encounter such problems. I can walk them through a fix or point them to other resources. In addition to someone you know personally/professionally, there’s another easy way to access competent blog support–use a blogging system that’s popular, dependable, and is supported by live, experienced human beings. I recommend WordPress to my clients for precisely this reason. Sure, things will go wrong from time to time, but when they do, you have a world-wide community of WordPress users to call on for help.
So, while there are plenty of blogging systems to choose from, why go with one that might leave you high and dry when you’re looking for a helping hand? Go with the reliable, easy-to-use, well-supported WordPress. And, while you’re at it, consider hiring a blog coach if you’re new to the blogosphere, so you’ll have someone to walk you through the process as you’re learning.
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I have the beginnings of a blog. Happily, WordPress is the blogging system my website designer recommended! I am so new to blogging, and have so much to learn on the technical side, that I have a big learning curve on WordPress, too! I do have to say, though, that I have learned (on my own)how to publish simple posts. I really like WordPress.
I also see the wisdom in having a blog coach. I am a Life Coach…so I get the concept! Earlier this week, I attempted to do a trackback and create a link within a post. I got stuck, got an error code that meant nothing to me…had no idea what to do.
So, I emailed Shonnie! She was right back to me, via email, suggesting I give her a call. I did that and she stepped me through the process while we spoke! I was able to follow her instructions, ask questions, take quick notes, and successfully create a link and do a trackback! This was huge learning and progress for me!
Thank you, Shonnie!
Comment by Margot Wurst — April 26, 2007 @ 3:31 pm
Margot, you mention two other critical pieces of the success formula — (1) taking action (in this case doing your best to use a trackback) and (2) asking for support (in this case, emailing me). So often I see people “trying to figure things out” rather than taking action and then course correcting if needed. Keep up that kind of behavior and you’ll reach your goals faster than you think! Bravo!
Comment by Shonnie — April 26, 2007 @ 4:19 pm