In lockdown we use the internet for company, help, information, inspiration, fun and learning. I’d love you to complete a short survey about what you require now from my blog, poems, podcast, courses, videos, drawings and photos. What are you looking for? What do you appreciate most? Here we are in New Zealand, coping […]
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Geekiness alert… of interest to bloggers This afternoon I’ve been at The Official WordPress Growth Summit, mainly because I will soon be running a short course for beginner bloggers. One presentation was worth its weight in gold. In Blogging and podcasting: defining success two veterans of the Web, L. Jeffrey Zeldman and Jason Snell, answered […]
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The blogging habit: easier to blog weekly than to pretend I blog daily. This week I’m a best seller up there with Mary L Trump.
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Sue Vincent writes and manages a hugely popular blog with a weekly #writephoto prompt. This is a particular type of blog, which every week gives readers a starter for creativity and a challenge to respond by creating something on their own blog. In Sue’s case, the starter, or prompt, is an evocative photo, often of […]
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Today I’m giving a talk to the volunteers of SeniorNet (Wellington): Starting a blog. It’s to forewarn them about a short course I’m doing with SeniorNet on this topic soon. Starting a personal blog can bring creative and social rewards—both powerful benefits for older people in isolation. If you’re in Wellington and belong to SeniorNet, […]
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