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Your blog will be easier to create and
maintain and easier for readers to follow
if you plan your content before you start
blogging. By planning ahead, you can
give your blog a consistent approach that
works for you, your content, and your
readers.
Plan Your
Blog’s Content
It started raining last night
but cleared up by about 4AM,
so I was able to get started
hiking about 7AM. I need to hike
at least 15 miles daily if I’m going
to make my goal.
It’s hard to know how to dress.
It’s really chilly in the morning,
especially after a night’s rain.
So you have to have a sweatshirt
or jacket, but then you have to
take it off, because in the
afternoon it’s really hot.
It’s amazing how wet your boots
get hiking. My socks and feet
are soaked by the end of the
day’s hike from dew in the
underbrush, sloshing thru puddles,
and crossing small streams.
It started ra
clea
t’s hard to
t’s really chilly
. My sock
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Words, Pictures, or Both?
Your choice of having content that is word heavy,
picture heavy, or an even balance of words and
pictures affects not only the appearance of your blog,
but how you spend your time preparing your posts.
Give thought now as to what medium best expresses
the ideas you want to share.
Consider Post Length
Although there is no general ideal length, there may
be an ideal length for you and your blog. Having a
somewhat predictable post length enables you to
know how long it may take to write a post, and lets
regular readers know how much time to allow for
reading. You can break up long subjects into a series
of posts.