Blogs are a bit like living organisms – they grow and change as they get older. So delving into the archives and reading early posts is a bit of an eye-opener.
I had several blogs before this one, and looking at my very first blog post ever is a painful experience for a few reasons. Firstly, I started blogging because I was going through a rough time, and that’s reflected in my early writing. Secondly, I’ve become much better at expressing myself over time and I just think my early writing’s a bit pants.
I was looking through the early posts on Geek-Speak yesterday and re-reading my first. It’s weird – there was no opening announcement. No “this is what I’m doing”, just a post about how blogging can take the place of traditional news outlets. If you’re interested, you can read it here. Prior to this I’d had a “personal” blog and one for sharing thoughts on faith, but I started to lose my passion for writing on both those areas and moved on to this. I’m guessing I just launched into it without an intro because I didn’t have any readers yet!
What about you, though? If you blog, have a look at your very first post. How did you start your blog off? Do you remember what you were thinking or feeling at the time?
I’d love to read some of your first posts, and I’m sure others reading this would be interested too. If you’re happy to do so, why not share a link in the comments and tell us a little of what was on your mind?
If you don’t blog yet, but want to learn some of the fundamentals to doing so successfully, check out The Beginner’s Guide to Blogging.
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My first post – from April 2006 – is short enough to repeat here:
“You gotta start
…somewhere.
Looks like I'm going to graduate from being a benign lurker, blog reader, enthusiast or whatever to a genuine blogger! So, this is where it starts.”
http://johnnylaird.blogspot.com/2006/04/you-got…
The first two guys to comment were Thomas AKA Headphonaught and Pernell Goodyear – top men, both!
I started simply because I wanted to join the conversation.
J
Phew! That was painful – my early posts weren't exactly brilliant! Here's one which should raise a smile or two: http://www.mikeslife.org/content/day-eight-lear…
I love reading your early posts, Mike – the difference between what was happening then and the situation you're in now it just amazing. I think it can be really encouraging even just to see how your writing style has changed over time too.
And that's a very good reason to start! :) Cheers Johnny.
Times were hard then for sure – but after so many years of finding easy success, I'm actually really pleased we went though that. But, I find reading those early posts quite disconcerting – I actually don't recognise my own writing, it's incredible how you evolve as a writer when you do it every day for so long. The same applies to Julie's writing.
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