It's a winter wonderland out there! About 20 inches of snow fell last week, and we are getting a little more today.
It's a good thing I love the snow, not to mention having an extra day or so off from my 9-5.
Wordpress, Blogger, or ?
I have actually been quite busy trying to educate myself on different blog/web hosting sites. My level of techno-knowledge is close to non-existent so it is a slow process. Blogger or Wordpress seem to be the top choices for my next blog. I have to get past the thinking that it is a "forever" choice.
How Many Blogs and/or Websites?
I have settled on having one or two blogs vs. having many. I will keep this blog because it is a record of my blogging and business journey and I would like to continue this journal. I have discovered from other things, that sometimes the more I learn, the less I know. So this blog will provide a good way for me to look back. And hopefully, it might provide some fodder for others as they begin their blogging and/or entry into the entreprenural world.
Then, I want to create a blog of "place." I really can't verbalize it just yet, which is the other reason I can't begin it just yet. I can see the end result, and I am working on the theme, theme statement, and an opening post. I want categories and subcategories on this blog so I am pretty sure it will be a hosted Wordpress blog. I have a plan for the categories laid out and it seems to flow nicely.
If there is to be another blog (oh, I guess that makes three), then it will be strictly business and have references to the blog of "place." This blog needs some type of service for people to place orders and see what services I offer beyond the stationary. I still need to determine if I will continue to offer outdoor programs to scout groups, etc. and to what extent I want to spend my time doing that. I do think that rather than a blog, this might end up being a regular website and I am looking at GoDaddy for that, and to host the Wordpress blog.
If anybody out there is reading my blog and has thoughts about blogs, websites, hosting services, etc. that might help me decide what to do, I am all ears.
Numbers and Places
I love stats! Who knew? I must say that I do not get very many comments on this blog so my site counter and the stats from my blog tell me not only how many people have stopped by for a visit, but what country they live in. That is so exciting to me. So far I have people from 9 countries who have visited my blog and I have topped over 500 visits. Although, I believe at least half of those might be mine from checking in daily and doing general blog maintenance.
A Confession
Now, I believe when I began this blog I said it was for me to journal my process of redesigning my career and beginning a new business from scratch, along with the day to day of life. And it is. That doesn't mean I don't want and enjoy having visitors stop in. Truthfully, if I was writing totally just for me, I would journal in a notebook. I have realized that I was hoping for more visitors and feedback. I do, after all, have a full coffee pot on, figuratively speaking. I was hoping for company.
Comments
So, here it is. Talk to me! I know I am not the only person new to blogging or working on creating a new business-or who have ever been new to blogging or creating a new business. I can't be the only 50something person in transition and trying to figure out what is next. If you can relate to something I have said or have a suggestion for an idea or solution to a problem, I would love to hear from you. If you have had a similar situation/experience to something I might have written about, I would love to hear how you handled it. I could really stand to hear some success stories....and even some struggle stories, especially if they ended successfully.
Shameless Request
There you have it. I really appreciate the comments that have been left. I have wonderful friends. I appreciate those I do not know who have stopped by and I am asking that those who do not know me, yet, also drop me a note to say "Hi" and tell me what you think about my blog, about something I have said, about something you would like me to talk about.... If you have a blog, let me know. I will stop by and say "Hi" to you. I should really be visiting more blogs anyway to enrich and expand my knowledge of blogging. Come on! Let's support each other.
So until next time, talk with you later!
Lyn
