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Chapter 1: Discovering Blog Basics
Exploring a hobby or passion
If you have a passion or hobby that you just love to talk about, consider
doing so in a blog. Anyone who shares your interest is a potential reader and
is bound to be looking for more information wherever he or she can find it.
You can detail your own experiences, offer advice to others, drum up sup-
port for whatever you like to do, or just talk about what you love. Best of all,
you might be able to make connections with others who share your infatua-
tion, making friends and finding ways to get involved with your hobby more
deeply.
Cybele May runs a blog about something she loves: candy. Candy Blog (www.
candyblog.net) is her personal labor of love and a great excuse to buy a
lot of candy! Cybele reviews candies, writing extensive descriptions of taste,
texture, and ingredients for fellow sugar enthusiasts. And they respond!
Nearly every review garners comments from fans and critics of the candies
that Cybele samples. Check out Candy Blog in Figure 1-3.
Figure 1-3:
Candy Blog
is a sweet
labor of love
for Cybele
May.
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