Blogging For Six Months

So, I published the first post on 17th February 2013, which means I've been blogging for six months. Along the way, I've learnt & practiced a few things and I've listed them below:

Better picture taking - trying to be a bit more selective in how it looks, and use the light available effectively. But I still don't know how to upload photos from my phone...don't even know how to fully utilise all the feature on my camera come to think...:o

Also, not that good at using the pictures facility on Blogger: inserting a pic is easy enough, it's when you want to arrange them in a certain layout. The layout might work if they're small or medium sized, but if large or extra large, what gets published looks a lot different from when you're editing. I've learnt to use the preview facility. Also the text jumps about when you try and rearrange them. Will have to experiment, read up and enquire. Might try Yahoo! Answers.

Easier to write a post bit by bit over a period of time instead of all at once. Draw out the subject as and when you think of something to add. I've thus been able to write 2+ posts at once - improving my multi tasking...pacing, I think it's called.

Little, often = amounts to lots over time - kinda works for anything really eg bicycle maintenance.

Just doing it - writing, pictures, knowledge without waiting for it to be perfect, it's a blog, not an auditor's report...You can refine it as and when, just like writing it.

Consistency - published weekly on a Thursday, then twice weekly, Monday & Thursday - so long as I can think of things to write...combo of planned posts and spontaneous posts. Get your ideas down in some form or other as soon as you think of them. Then you can work on expanding the content - bit of time management in there somewhere...

A blog can be a vehicle for you to exercise your creative side in especially in writing and photography - this I knew, so this comes into the "practiced" category. These are activities I really enjoy doing, but have no formal training.

On the whole, quite enjoyable and - involving.