Personal Blog: Just Post 'Em

Once upon a time one guy asked about rules in posting on one's personal blogs. "What kind of writing passes for a blog article," he asked specifically. He asked again, "Should we write in the first person or second or third?" I looked at him, smiling, and thought, "You can even write in the 1001th person if you like."

That's Slog Bhop principle.

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With personal blogs, write 'em and just post 'em. Never mind if the blog article does not satisfy certain requirements or go according to some rules. Personal blogs are designed for a bit more freedom so you can write articles as relaxed as you can and as freely as you can be yourself. A personal blog is about life. Life is freedom. Some formal websites would probably prefer formal blogs, too, but that's their choice. As I've said, you express your personal preference with blogs. If you want formal articles on your own blog, write 'em and just post 'em. I think this is among helpful web and blog tips Slog Bhop can share here.

I write the way I speak in my personal blogs. You'd find me in different tones, temperaments, or moods, sometimes serious sometimes funny, and sometimes somewhere in between. Some folks are wary about grammar and choice of words. That's good, and it's always good habit to aim for well written articles. But if you miss to edit or don't know how but you want your articles published now on your blog, just post 'em. Go ahead. You won't die if the whole world sees your wrong spelling or grammar.

Anyway, we have a Blog Shop at Slog Bhop to help you with grammar.

Just don't post anything pornographic or something of a personal attack or hate campaign. Blogs are not for that. Post things that will challenge and inspire your readers to re-consider things as they read and enjoy your writeups which you yourself enjoyed composing. No reason why you can't enjoy what's supposed to be a hobby than a job or business. Yes, blogs can be for money making ventures online, but first and foremost it should feel like a hobby to you. How you compose those things is entirely up to you. It's your blog. Just post 'em.

Blogging and posting on Face Book are somewhat similar. The difference is, your FB posts are lots shorter. But then, FB gives you the option to write a "blog" using your what's-on-you-mind text box, which comes with your account. You can write anything there, anyway you want, grammar and spelling errors and all. Use Taglish if you want to or your regional dialect. I sometimes play around with borrowed photos, providing my own captions describing them. I call it picture poem, because I try to make it sound like a poem. That's blogging too, in a way.

We're not encouraging wrong grammar or spelling here. We're encouraging folks to start creating their own blogs and write. When they have brought themselves to doing that, then they can worry about spelling and grammar later. It will help a lot if you research well about your topic and in the process read a lot, too. Soon, your wrecked grammar is going to improve unbelievably. I've seen it happen to a lot of people, including me. To be more confident about your writing and grammar, just keep writing and researching.

For business blogs, you can likewise be casual at one time, and formal at another. But make sure you always make sense, formal or otherwise, so people would buy. When you talk sense, even if you look or sound very casual (even funny), your product becomes more interesting, and this is something to be well considered especially by newbies. Even if your blog is not a selling blog, it pays to make sure your blog articles are going to "sell" for you (or keep a satisfied readership loyal to you). It's among vital web and blog tips from Blog Shop. If it makes sense it sells.

You are the Blog

I love saying you are the blog. Nobody can tell you how you should dress (except perhaps your mother or wife) or carry yourself. Your personal preference is your own business. So what if they don't approve of my pink shoes and gold colored pants and purple curly hair? That's the way I like it. On other days I may feel like being decent and formal, so I'd choose serious attires. That's me. And that's how my blog will also be. I'm my blog. In the same way that I can wear my shoes and clothes any way I want, I can dress up my blog thus.

That's why I love blogging. I can just write away and post, with minimal editing. It's like a diary where you talk to yourself and share the soliloquy to your readers around the world, and even earn from it if you monetize your blog. You can shout, cry, LOL, giggle, and make faces (like grimacing). It's your blog: just post 'em!

Slog Bhop Note: If you have a blog you need someone to supply with relevant articles, just contact me and I'll do it for you for a reasonable service charge a week. For a sample, I charge Php700 per page of 400 words. For details about this, please contact me: choysblog@gmail.com