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 word that you did not mean to choose. I did this recently, and the sentence made no sense when I saw it posted.
- Save as a draft
- Clean up the margins, paragraphing, spacing, size and location of picture
- Click on Publish
You are Published!
Done!
10. Do your happy dance, you’ve gotten your first piece out there. Many people don’t get this done. savor it. Let people know.
- Let your friends and relatives know.
- Let your tweeps and Facebook fans know if you use these
- Ask for feedback and compliments…I meant comments 🙂
11. Now we’re done, right! No. You have to keep writing.
- This is a decision that you have already made. You must have some easily discernable, if not stated pattern to your posting.
- There must be a schedule! Most of us have relatively short attention spans. It will only take 1, 2 or 3 clicks to your page expecting something new and finding the “same old page,” before your reader wanders off. And, they may never return.
12. Last step: Enjoy it!
See also: You’ve decided to start a blog. Cool! (part 1)
