Blogs

Considerations before blogging

"First, have something to say." (--Walt Crawford)

Second: be prepared for the whole world to hear it!

• Where "whole world" = future employers (including this grouch), spouses, neighbors, parents, and the French police.
• And: it can be difficult or impossible to take something back once you've blogged it. (Things tend to propagate.)

Things to think about:

• Audiences
• URLs/Authority
• Template/appearance
• Usability
  • Weblog Usability: The Top Ten Design Mistakes
• Comments

Blogging Starter Checklist from Life Beyond Code. (some good ideas, but not all necessary--don't let them stand in your way of jumping right in! For beginning librarian bloggers, focus on #7, 8, 11, 13, and 15.)

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