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APRIL 3 QUESTION - How long have you been blogging? (Or on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram?) What do you like about it and how has it changed?
MY ANSWER - My first Blog post was in October 2010. I joined Facebook around the same time. I was hesitant about both. A friend encouraged me to start the blog as a way to get back into my writing which I had given up for a time. I finally joined Facebook because my daughter's ballet studio only had a Facebook account instead of a web page and it was the easiest way to keep up with information about her classes and performances. While I quickly became comfortable with both platforms, I've used them to varying degrees since. Some months, I blogged nearly every day while others I only blogged a couple times a month. Sometimes I'm on Facebook and posting multiple times a day, and other times it may be weeks between visits. I joined Twitter sometime later but have barely every utilized it. I joined Instagram and Pinterest in the years that followed but utilize them in much the same pattern as Facebook. I like Facebook for keeping up with friends and family, and for checking out what other professionals are doing. I enjoy Instagram and Pinterest for checking creativity and sharing design ideas as well.
What about you? How long have you been blogging? (Or on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram?) What do you like about it and how has it changed?
4 comments:
You started blogging a year after I did. Never signed up for Facebook, though. I like the friendships I've formed over the years if blogging.
I started blogging a year after you. I prefer blogging the best and is where I mostly post.
Hi, Sylvia! Blogging is my main social media platform. I also visit FaceBook and Instagram to keep up with friends and family. Try, as I might, I can't stick to them on a regular basis. Blogging is the one thing that has stuck. I love the connections and friendships I've made blogging. Have a happy and creative April!
My patterns are similar to yours - intermittent Facebooking, variations in frequency of blogging. I find it difficult to balance blogging, social media, work, writing, life... yeah. Not enough hours in the day.
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