I know how much I love a good challenge, and I know too that there are a few of you out there who, like me, love to answer blogging questions. So when I saw this challenge online I knew I had to do it.
So, welcome to The Blog Question Challenge.
And, the questions are:
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Why did you make a blog in the first place?
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Why did you choose your platform? (Blogger/Wordpress/Bear Blog/Pika)
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Have you blogged on other platforms before?
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Do you write your posts directly in the editor or in another software?
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When do you feel most inspired to write?
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Do you publish immediately after writing or do you let it simmer a bit as a draft?
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What’s your favourite post on your blog?
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Any future plans for your blog? Maybe a redesign, changing the tag system, etc.?
Feel free to copy the questions and answer them on your own blog. And then, when you’ve answered them, how about asking three fellow bloggers to accept the challenge?
Here, of course, are my answers:
Q. Why did you make a blog in the first place?
Way back when, it was to join in a blogging social community (remember LiveJournal and MySpace?) and share in this new thing with other people online. Swapping photos, ideas, and book recommendations.
Q. Why did you choose your current platform? (Blogger/Wordpress/Bear Blog/Pika)
I chose Pika because, in the end, I can tweak the theme (if I want) they have built in variables, a great and easy to use editor and interface, and no unnecessary frills that get in the way of actually writing.
Q. Have you blogged on other platforms before?
Oh, of course. I think at any one time, here and there, I’ve probably used them all. Well, maybe not LiveJournal. I don’t ever remember creating a blog there. But most of the big names? Yes. I was there for maybe a couple of months to a couple of years.
Q. Do you write your posts directly in the editor or in another software?
I’ve learnt from a lot of bad experiences losing lengthy posts to not write directly into the editor. Instead I use a combination of writing in Apple’s TextEdit or Apple Notes, both of which save to the cloud, which is another way of ensuring I don’t lose another post.
Q. When do you feel most inspired to write?
I’m a first thing in the morning kind of person. I like to come and sit at my desk straight after breakfast, and write. I feel like my thoughts are clear and fresh at this point, and I’m more likely to have better focus than later in the day.
Q. Do you publish immediately after writing or do you let it simmer a bit as a draft?
I try, where at all possible, to write my posts in advance and schedule them a couple of days in advance so, if need be, I can check the morning of posting for errors or spelling mistakes. I say I try to do this. Some days it’s not always possible. I find this works for me, and gives me time to really think about what it is I want to write.
Q. What’s your favourite post on your blog?
Oh gosh. That’s a hard one. Do I chose the one that speaks to me, or the most popular post by visits, or comments? I guess the post that speaks most to me and that would have to be: There Is Life After Death, a post I wrote about the loss of my parents. A difficult post to write.
Q. Any future plans for your blog? Maybe a redesign, changing the tag system, etc.?
Quite honestly, I love my current set up, which does everything I want in displaying content in a pleasing way, with readable fonts. So no, not really. I might tweak one day in the future. But right now, this set up works beautifully for me.
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Amendment: There’s also a great listing of other participants, here!
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