Obtain Immediately No One Cares What You Had For Lunch: 100 Ideas For Your Blog Engineered By Margaret Mason Supplied As Hardbound
there were a few good ideas but you could just do a google search and find this stuff out.
At one point I was conptemplating having a real blog, not just a myspace blog, But I don't feel like devoting the time to regularly write creative, cool entries and I'm not just going to write boring stuff about what I ate for breakfast and what is on my todo list that no one cares about.
There is already too much white noise on the Internet, It's a fun book to read through for ideas, I borrowed it from the library and now wouldn't mind owning a copy, This book was not too impressive, I was dissapointed when the woman suggesting mocking religious fanatics and people in politics, I don't think it's nice to mock anybody,
Maybe it's because my blog is less thanmonths old, but I have not run into a dry spell with nothing to write about.
The one time I wondered, I just googled blog topics and found what I needed,
The author's big advice is to live your life and try new things so you have something to write about.
Overall I feel like this book is kind of obvious, I'm always on the lookout for new blogging ideas, so was very intrigued when I read the title, Unfortunately, the book itself couldn't live up to my hopes, as it's really not very interesting, It's obviously aimed at new bloggers, as most of the author's ideas are wellknown in the blogging community and not considered either spectacular or groundbreaking.
And if it is aimed at new bloggers, most of the ideas are too meme'ish to interest a larger crowd.
Despite the title of the book, one entry/suggestion"obsess" suggests making a photographic record some something for a determined period of time, such as everything you buy for a month, or every outfit you wear for a year.
The blog she uses as an example sitelinkgeoffbadner, com/blog took a photo of everything he ate for a week,
It's not a bad book, actually, It's full of ideas although to make theideas, some seem to be very related to others that can spur you to come up with a post, without directly saying "write about this.
" Frequent references to other blogs can also point you in the direction of some new reading material, It gave some good ideas and divided them by time you have avaliable to blog about, but mostly listed websites to look at and put your own spin on.
So you don't have to bother: some of the best and worst ideas in this book are:
If you ruled the world, things would be better, at least in a few small ways.
sitelinkwww. hchap. com talks about how she thinks you should hang your toilet paper,
Tell readers about presents you'll remember forever,
Count your blessings
what are some of your bad habits that you would like to wish away are there any good habits you'd like to magically adopt
what are the family traditions or personal rituals you practice how have they evolved over the years are there any new traditions you've always wanted to introduce
Catalog the contents of a space of yours that isn't usually open to the public.
sitelinkwww. flickr. com search whatsinmybag
write up a classified ad, the kind people used to run when they had to pay by the word, seeking something you could use.
or reverse the process amp offer up something you'd be glad to give up
tell a little bit about your friends: who they are and why you picked them to be part of your life
how you'd spend,,
tell about your perfect meal: whom you'd invite, where you'd land, and whether you'd choose breakfast, lunch, or dinner
tell about where you live: best places to eat, etc.
tell about your scars "your scars indicate what type of life you've lived, Whether you're athletic, fighting for your health, or just occasionally clumsy, let each scar remind you of the story behind it.
" sitelinkwww. blogjam. com/namemyscars
show off your old school photos
objects of your affection: in a fire, after all the people amp pets are out of your house what would you grab
use your blog to start your novel sitelinkwww.
nanowrimo. org
or write a short story
what are you irrational fears and where did they come from ok I can just see my blog stalker using this to really freak me out GREAT
do a tribute for a living loved one sitelinkwww.
dooce. com
make a personal timeline of your past, describe what was happening at each stage of your life, and how those memories fit together, you can make a forthright list of major events, or talk about how you were feeling and what mattered to you at a particular age.
what do you collect sitelinkwww, grocerylists. org
write about your gravest humiliation
try your hand at satire really what's that
empty your closets and fill up your blog by posting about the things you need to let go
tell what you're wearing right now, open you closet and show us what's inside, or describe your perfect interview outfit, the fasion disasters that have haunted you, the items you've bought and never worn or will never wear again
get defensive: what do you love that no one else loves defent the indefensible
say thanks
think back to major historical events of your lifetime amp tell readers what you were doing at that time
tell about your roomate horror stories
answer the questions that keep you up at night by conducting experiments sitelinkwww.
michaelbuffington. com/cck sitelinkwww, cockeyed. com "how much is inside"
give readers a day in your life, record everything you did in a typical day
post amusing experts from your emails of yore
turn your interest into a passion: start pulling together links, studying up, and try to turn your blog into the go to resource for people who share one of your passions
"start a blog or regular feature of storeis about living in your neighborhood or town.
"
what would the soundtrack of your life include
start a family history blog: give everyone a login amp post a new question every week memories, fondest moments with family, or how everyone made it through difficult times
seek out unusual opportunities amp blog about them my problem is that I'm half cynical amp might hurt someones feelings with this one
create a blog entirely devoted to your passion sitelinkwww.
mightygoods. com
take up stalking "make conjectures about passersby, or just recount the highlights of what you observe"
share a joke
eavesdrop on other peoples conversations and write about them the author writes about "Hat guy" 's view of poverty amp marriage
gripe me never!
all I can say is that some people have WAY too much time on their hands! that amp I'm sure my mom one of my only blog readers couldn't care less about most of these things she probably would care more about what I had for lunch.
This is not really a book, It's more a list of ideas for blogging, and each idea takes up one page, I bought it in a moment of crisis, when I didn't know what to write next, but after going through the author'sideas I realized that it wasn't worth the money or the time.
This would have been a good source of ideas when I had JUST begun blogging, but while there are a few good ideas in there, some of them seem a bit shallow.
Mighty Girl is an excellent writer and I don't mean to discredit her blog prompts are hard as everyone has a different, personal style of blogging.
the thing is, I do care what you had for lunch, And what it looked like so take a pic plz, I'm not sure about receiving ideas for blogging, though, It's like an art either you have it or you don't, I'm curious as to what this has to say, . . This book is separated into five chapters, The first four chapters are aimed at the time increments you may spend on writing your blog:minutes,minutes, an hour, or
“take your time”.
The fifth chapter is about picking an area of expertise or of interest and just being a writer,
I found that the first chapter based onminutes of fame was fun and intuitive with ideas to keep readers coming back for more.
This would be good for clients we work with who have a website designed for a specialized field: film making, fast cars, philanthropy.
The chapter talks about personalizing ideas or details, being opinionated and different from other blogs,
The second and third chapters are more focused on creating a blog that will bring a lot of new readers to their sites.
This means creating content that seems interesting, funny, or gimmicky rather than intuitive information in a specialized field, Although after setting up a blog that is interesting, funny, or gimmicky, the blog itself becomes specialized in itself.
The fourth chapter focuses on unique ideas that take some time and research to blog about, There are some good examples and some funny examples, The idea is to be inspired by these examples and come up with your own unique blog,
I found the book to be a good read, It was fast and a page turner, Its a good reference book to have on the shelf if you want to write about something new, The first half will help you with your existing blog if you are an expert on your blog, The second half will help you start something new,
Thats just my take on it, I used to have just one blog but I found I wanted to separate them based on different ideas.
This book would have helped me start sooner with it though, as I waited over a year before the first posts because I didnt think I had something solid to blog about.
This book will help you with new ideas, Reading about the different blog examples will inspire you to keep your blog active, .