My Gardening Blog's Name
The Write Gardener
Life in and out of the garden
My Gardening Blog's URL
What I Write About
I write about gardening in zone 5, music, photography, and life's ups and downs.
Why I Started My Gardening Blog.
As a freelance writer, staying on top of my writing skills is probably the number 1 reason why I started blogging. I write a weekly gardening article for two local newspaper and having a blog is an added benefit readers of my column can use to find more information about gardening.
I also wanted to share my experiences as a father and husband with others. Hobbies I enjoy include amateur photography and bluegrass music, blogging about these activities allows me the opportunity to possibly land a few gigs and maybe get a few of my photographs noticed for possible publication.
Writing the blog is also a way to connect with other gardeners, writers, musicians, and photographers. Although social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook might be more popular, they're not as useful as a writing tool as blogging. Blogging allows me to expound at length on topics of my choice.
I think writers should blog, especially if they're new authors looking to publish a book. I am in the process of finding a publisher for a book I plan to write about gardening. Blogging can show publishers your writing skills and perhaps even more important, if you have lots of followers of your blog, it can show a publisher that you're a good candidate for selling your own books.
Advice
- Use photographs in your posts
- Blog about things you know
- Ask readers their opinion
- Visit other blogs
- Don't write in large chunks
- Keep flashy colors and/or graphics to a minimum
- Leave comments on blogs you visit
- Try to have an open mind
- Don't offend your readers
- Try to post a reply to each comment
- Post as often as you can, 2 to 3 times a week
- When posting, keep in mind relevant news related to your topic
- Use hyperlinks within text that directs readers to useful websites
- If you're new to blogging, use free sites such as Blogger and WordPress.com until you feel comfortable using pay sites....
