QUESTION OF THE DAY…….11-10-09

2009 November 10

QUESTION OF THE DAY…………11-10-09

THIS IS A LITTLE IDEA THAT HAS BEEN FLOATING AROUND IN MY HEAD BUT IT IS MORE OF A SERIES OF QUESTIONS, MORE SO THAN JUST ONE.

  1. HOW MANY POST HAVE YOU POSTED ON YOUR MAIN BLOG?
  2. HOW LONG HAS YOUR BLOG BEEN UP AND RUNNING?
  3. WHAT MADE YOU BECOME A BLOGGER?

IT IS ONLY FAIR THAT I ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS FOR YOU ALL TO READ ABOUT ME AND THIS BLOG.

ANSWERS:

  1. THIS IS THE 477TH POSTING ON THIS BLOG. I SET A GOAL TO HAVE 500 WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR.
  2. THIS IS THE 8TH MONTH THAT THIS BLOG HAS BEEN UP AND RUNNING, IT WAS STARTED IN APRIL OF 2009.
  3. THIS STORY IS FUNNY IN A STRANGE WAY, MY WIFE HAD BEEN RESEARCHING HOW TO MAKE MONEY WITH BLOGGING AND SHE WANTED TO TRY A BLOG. SHE IS NOT A COMPUTER PERSON BY ANY MEANS AND WE FIRST TRIED THE WORDPRESS SYSTEM YOU BUILD AND DESIGN NOT TO MENTION PAY TO HOST. THIS WAS A VERY BAD IDEA FOR A PERSON THAT HAS NO COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE. THEN WE STUMBLED ON TO WORDPRESS.COM THAT HAS TEMPLATES AND EASY TO USE. SHE WAS OFF WITH A BANG POSTING AWAY EVERYDAY, FEELING GOOD ABOUT PUTTING WORDS OUT THERE FOR OTHERS TO READ. A COUPLE MONTHS GOES BY SHE IS POSTING EVERYDAY, SHE HAD VERY FEW VISITORS AND NO COMMENTS. I THOUGHT IT CANNOT BE THAT HARD TO DRIVE PEOPLE TO YOUR BLOG. THAT IS WHEN I STARTED THE MADMAN HATTER BLOG TO SEE IF I COULD FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE IT WORK TO HELP MY WIFE. LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT IT WOULD BECOME AN ADDICTION OF MY VERY OWN. LONG STORY SHORT MY WIFE NO LONGER BLOGS AND I TRY TO POST SOMETHING EVERYDAY. THE FUNNY THING IS I REALLY NEVER CARED IF MY POSTINGS WERE EVER READ OR LOOKED AT. IT WAS AWAY TO RELEAVE SOME STRESS IN MY LIFE, THEN WHEN PEOPLE STARTED LOOKING AND COMMENTING I WAS HOOKED! THAT IS WHERE I AM TODAY I HAVE TO LOOK EVERYDAY, I HAVE TO POST EVERYDAY, I HAVE TO LEAVE COMMENTS ON MY BLOG AND OTHERS EVERYDAY. I GUESS I AM A BLOGGER NOW!

6 Responses
  1. 2009 November 10

    I started blogging as a co-author on http://healthtips101.wordpress.com/ when a friend asked me to. Since that time in July of 2008, I started my own blog. I post every day and have almost 1000 post. I love to be creative. I love to leave comments and respond to them. I love to bring smiles to people’s faces. I started…. and since put on hold…a joke blog http://laughwithdoraz.wordpress.com/ I mainly stick to my main one which is http://dorazsays.wordpress.com/ I enjoy it toooo much and am addicted!

  2. 2009 November 11

    Your wife had a blog? What was it about?

    My main blog was supposed to be my author blog but I noticed that whenever I posted something about Dennis I got a spike in hits, so now Dennis’s Diary of Destruction is far and away my main blog, with 722 Posts Since October 2007. I became a blogger in hopes of publicizing my books, but now my dog is more famous than I am. Oh well, he deserves it.

    • 2009 November 11

      SHE HAD A BLOG ON GARDENING AND NATURAL HEALTH. SHE JUST WENT BACK TO SCHOOL TO BECOME A NATURAL HEATH AND NUTRITIONALIST TO USE FOODS TO HELP IN THE HEALING OF OTHERS. WE FOUND OUT TODAY JUST HOW BAD RED MEAT IS FOR A HUMAN BODY AND I LOVE A GOOD STEAK……I GET TO BE HER GINNY PIG…LOL!

  3. 2009 November 11

    hi how are you PurpleMan and i trust you are well….sorry i have been absent for awhile and will still not be that frequent for awhile.

    i only started blogging since mid July this year and i did it because a good friend of mine was blogging and i was hesitant initially as i knew it would consume me and it has….

    with deCoco being my first pet, i’d wanted to document her antics and as a way to remember her. i have 73 posts so far and it has been a fun journey

    chikisses
    coco’s mumster

    • 2009 November 11

      THANKS LILIAN FOR SHARING, IT IS A FUN THING TO BLOG. I FIND IT REFRESHING TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE THAT YOU NEVER MEET FACE TO FACE. IT IS FUNNY HOW YOU BECOME ATTACHED TO PEOPLE FROM JUST WORDS ALONE. I FEEL LIKE EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU ARE PART OF THE FAMILY. BLOGGING IS IT A NEW WAY OF LIFE?

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