#NerdsUnite: Ask That Nerdy Chick (how do I start a blog?)

Life

Jan 21

It is my goal for 2013 to take a lot of my weird and wonky experiences as a lifecaster and help nerdy peeps out by providing a frank (not shirley) and honest answer to some weird and potentially random questions you may have about life.

Here is a question I got on Facebook the other day ...

First off, thanks for reading and thanks for reaching out.

Wow, that's definitely a unique online dating experience, but I'd take it as a blessing.

I facebook stalked you after getting your message, and you are unique and you have this AWESOMELY quirky yet classic beauty look about you.

I like to think of these people that come into our lives as "little blessings." You obvi weren't meant to date this guy, but he was "on your path" to wake you up. He spoke your truth in a VERY blunt manner. It shook you, you became offended, but that was just coming from a place of ego.

"Who is this guy to tell me this, and I'm not a client of his. blah blah blah"

Your ego in that sentence is saying, how dare this person say exactly what I've been feeling and point out this flaw to me on a date. I didn't sign up for this!! Go to hell!!!

His timing and delivery was less than stellar but what an INCREDIBLE blessing to come your way. This is obviously something you were interested in, and he woke you up to that fact!!

Everything is going digital. Period end of sentence.

The quicker you realize this and start building out your online presence the better it is in general. What's the first thing employers/ dates/ whatever do now when they want to find out about you? They don't ask around, they go to their computer and google (or Facebook stalk you). This is just a period end of sentence of this new world we are walking into.

As far as starting a blog is concerned it takes an ENORMOUS amount of work if you want it to become a business.

I'm not even kidding you when I say that, if I personally knew what I was getting into there was NO WAY I would have spent the last 3 years living the way that I have. I had no idea it was going to be this massive rabbit hole that I'm still exploring and playing in, but I am grateful.

I would suggest though starting some sort of blogging even to just get your voice out there. It's again, a great way for employers to see how serious you are about any given topic and how knowledgeable you are on it.

I'd suggest starting with a tumblr account. You can buy a personalized domain for $10 and redirect the URL directly to a free account on tumblr.

Pick a template that suits your personality and suits what you are going to be talking about, and you're good to go!

If you're super serious about becoming a writer or getting your stuff out there more, I'd reach out to some sites and ask if you can guest post. (We LOVE that here on TNTML, btw. Email: JenFriel at TalkNerdyToMeLover d c)

That's a great way to work with the grain and tap into an already established audience. Ask them to link back to your blog, and to your twitter account (which you should create if you don't have one already).

Don't focus so much at first on "community management/ development" focus on you, and focus on developing your voice. The rest will naturally unfold.

So, here are my final questions. Who are you? What do you have to say?

Thanks for reading!! Keep me posted on your progress xoxo

Got a question? Drop me an email! JenFriel at TalkNerdyToMeLover dot com

ORRRRR you can message me on Facebook and if it's within 140 characters on the twitter!