I have been blogging for well over a year now on my personal blog and since September on this fine site… it all started by becoming a fan of several blogs. I would see links to blogs on forums and quickly added many to my bookmarks and made some bloggy friends along the way. Starting out I decided it would be a good way to keep family & friends informed of our adoption process, thinking it would limit the “ hear anything yet” comments. In the beginning my blog was private, but as I got more & more involved in the blogging world I opened it up to anyone.

I made many mistakes by being to personal and giving out to much info. My blog became my diary of sorts… nothing was off limits. My poor husband was openly vented about, as was family or anyone else that was in the doghouse. At first I only had five or so visitors a day. I know this thanks to the wonderful world of stat counters. As I went through the adoption process and blogged faithfully my blogging audience grew to include more than just family & friends. I have met some wonderful people in the blogging community. Then I sought out a way to earn some extra income and that is what brought me here.

My Blogging Tips

Consider nicknames for your self & children- consider how comfortable you are being open and blog accordingly. Some bloggers make up nicknames, others use first names and others use initials. If I knew then what I know now I would have used nicknames or initials in my personal blog. Hindsight is 20/20. Consider what you want to share and whom you will share it with. If you want to vent about your nosey Mother-In law, don’t let her know about your blog. Its ok to blog on the down low. Decide how open you want to be. I tend to put it all out there while other bloggers prefer to be less personal and just blog about a subject.



Blog often- at least once a week if you can- people lose interest if you don’t update frequently. I was following many adoption blogs and suddenly they came home with their child and stopped blogging. I felt so invested in their story. Like reading a book and not getting to know the ending.

Comment on other blogs… it’s a good way to draw people to your blog if that is what you want.

It’s your blog- write what you want, don’t think to much about who you’re writing for, but write what is in your heart. Its easy to write about something or someone you feel strongly about.

Happy Blogging