Martina McGowan

  the instructions.   You have your saved article, retrieve it.   Re-read “how to post”   Re-read “How to insert media” (meaning pictures, film, etc) into post   9. Insert the article Save as a draft   Preview   Spell check   Proof-read again. Sometimes the spell-check is deceptive, and you click on a [...]

  5. I have written my blog site and I have post, what do I do with them now?   You need to fill out the information about yourself. The “About Me” page. This is where people will go to find out about you, your blog and what they can learn here. (we will talk [...]

Everything in life, every activity we embark upon starts with an idea. You’re still reading, so you’ve decided to pull the proverbial trigger and move forward with your plan to blog. Good. Let me start with a couple of disclaimers: First and foremost, I am a newbie. I will likely consider myself to be one for [...]

  5. Share There are several blogs that I subscribe to and write comment to on a regular basis. There are many that merely scan the title. I do, after all still have a day-job; and a life. Commenting on other people’s blogs comes with many benefits, and a few pitfalls: It can provide an [...]

An important thing to keep in mind when writing and editing the blog is that your reader’s time, like our own, is valuable and limited. If we can try to conjure up a “typical reader,” they will in all probability read several blogs and news items daily. They want to get in, get out, leave [...]

  When I first started blogging, I didn’t see myself as much of a writer, but I thought I might have something worth saying. I don’t really think most bloggers consider themselves writers who are on their way to their first best seller. When I started out, I thought it would be easy…it’s not. I [...]