Moving right along

Okay, week two. Managed to get that profile pic up. It was really easy with the iPad. Working on the layout however, was not. I guess that 's always the way: the laptop with the full capabilities versus running the app on the iPad.

Another issue I'm encountering, and I suspect this is always going to be the big one, is finding time to write the posts. I'm forever thinking up things I could do but I think I might be a little unrealisric optimistic when it comes to imagining how much time it will actually take, and when I will find that time.

This week we've had a look at gadgets that can be added to our blogs. We added email subscription boxes and extra pages. Haven't quite nutted out what to do with those extra pages yet...We also had a look at how to find blogs and I have since discovered that you can find your blog's URL (Address - that you can give to others to find you) in your dashboard settings, should you forget. (Um, well I AM new to this).

My fellow blogsters. Identities have been preserved to protect the innocent.

Shout out now to my two fellow blogsters - you know who you are! The internet has been down at my place all week so I haven't been online to see how your blogs are going but will do so a sap. Hope you're finding the blogalong helpful and I hope to see you back again next year.

Whoo! I just started a blog!

Ok, here goes, day one of our Ballarat Library blog-along. A real-life choose your-own-adventure. Over the next few months I will be blogging about blogging, posting about posting, and sharing my every thought on creating my very first learn-as-you-go, never-done-it-before, what-could-possibly-go-wrong blog.

We've looked at some other interesting blogs - two from my home town, Artist as Family and Foxs Lane, and a sewing blog I follow, Handmade by Carolyn.

We've also created a profile, with a pic to follow soon.

Coming up with a name has been much harder than I thought - how to convey what this blog is about while being snappy and original? I've changed it three times already and still don't feel I've nailed it but anyhoo...

We've looked at adding images too. I like blogs that are heavy on the pics but I'm working out of the library so I'm going to have to get creative if I'm going to make these look exciting! I think I might have to sneak some random pet shots in to keep things easy on the eye. I wonder if that's in the rules of blogging?

Brainstorming blog names

While we were looking around the blogosphere we talked about connecting with others. I gather this is best done by commenting on other blogs and trying to establish relationships of sorts. Hmm, plenty of homework to do.

We also discovered it's usual to end your post with a question to readers but I'm not really sure about this. What do you think?