Introduce Yourself (Example Post)

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This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right.

You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.

Why do this?

  • Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
  • Because it will help you focus your own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.

The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.

To help you get started, here are a few questions:

  • Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
  • What topics do you think you’ll write about?
  • Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
  • If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?

You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.

Can’t think how to get started? Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Anne Lamott, author of a book on writing we love, says that you need to give yourself permission to write a “crappy first draft”. Anne makes a great point — just start writing, and worry about editing it later.

When you’re ready to publish, give your post three to five tags that describe your blog’s focus — writing, photography, fiction, parenting, food, cars, movies, sports, whatever. These tags will help others who care about your topics find you in the Reader. Make sure one of the tags is “zerotohero,” so other new bloggers can find you, too.

Published by stephendouglaswrighter55

Stephen Douglas Wright is an author, English educator and performance artist. He was raised in Troy, MI, before moving to Grand Rapids, MI. In Grand Rapids, he attended Aquinas College, and received his bachelor of arts degree in political science, philosophy, and theater (with a performance emphasis). As an author, Stephen's poems and short stories have been published by Bengalaru Review, Harvard Children's Stories, Menteur Magazine, Z Publishing, Aquinas College's Sampler, and will soon be published by Written Tales. Stephen's sketches, short and full length plays have received productions and readings throughout the United States and in Taiwan. You can read more about his work as a playwright by visiting his site on The New Play Exchange. https://newplayexchange.org/users/8209/stephen-douglas-wright Stephen has been active as an actor since the age of 13, when he first appeared in his Middle School's production of Barbecuing Hamlet. Since then, he has appeared in numerous theatrical productions and films. He has frequently works with Fictional Friends Improv, The Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company, The Murder Mystery Company (American Immersion Theater), and Vigorous Fizz Films. You can view his IMDB site here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8343220/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 As an educator, Stephen taught English to young learners through HESS International Educational Organization, in Taitung, Taiwan. His teaching focuses included grammar, vocabulary, phonics, creative writing, speech, music and theater, full body response, writing and stroke order, pronunciation, and others. He holds a 120 hour TEFL through ITTT, and additional 60 hour certifications in Teaching English to Young Learners and Business English, also from ITTT.

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