Bush Mackel

So as you probably know, I’m just getting my feet wet with all this blog stuff. Again, I’m definitely glad I made the switch to this format for my website because my site was really turning into a blog anyway. Plus, I’m always having fun learning about different computer technologies, and up to now, I haven’t had any experience with blogs, so that’s also a good thing. But on that note, it seems the “blog culture” is definitely taking me a minute to get a handle on.

I found a really cool article titled…


21 Surefire Tips for a Successful Blog Launch

(BTW, I LOVE THAT PICTURE). I think above everything else, it has helped me out the most in regards to getting my blog “up to snuff”, not only mechanically but also getting me in the right mindset. I think I’m beginning to understand that if your blog is to be a success, you really need a community to support it. So unlike so many other models on the web, you really have to make….friends! And that’s definitely a cool thing. I mean, before this, I never paid attention to other blogs or tried to find ones that I found interesting. Now, I’m always on the lookout for a cool one!

Were blogs the first Internet medium to really push social networking? HMMMMMM.