Social Media Examiner | Blogging for Designers | Topic Replies http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/feed/ Blogging for Designers - Forum Topic in the Group Blogging Sat, 25 May 2013 15:24:52 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5 en http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-40933<![CDATA[Redg Fernandez replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-40933 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 02:41:25 +0000 Redg Fernandez replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging @rachelagheyisi Thank you for all the kind words. Starting is truly the hardest part and to quote you an "unnerving" experience. But it's worth the experience, I'm sure I will learn a lot along the way. I'm […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-40929<![CDATA[Redg Fernandez replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-40929 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 02:24:56 +0000 Redg Fernandez replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging Thank you @erikdeckers. I'm still learning. A lot of thanks for all your tips.

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-40928<![CDATA[Rachel Agheyisi replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-40928 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 02:23:45 +0000 Rachel Agheyisi replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging @redgfernandez Redg,I join the others in congratulating you on taking the hardest step in all ventures: getting started. And may I say, you have put a really great first step forward!!! The next one should be a […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-40924<![CDATA[Erik Deckers replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-40924 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 01:54:06 +0000 Erik Deckers replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging Good job, Redg! It looks good, and you look like you already have a handle on writing AND link building. Well done.

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-40923<![CDATA[Redg Fernandez replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-40923 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 01:48:47 +0000 Redg Fernandez replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging
Thank you for all your tips about blogging! I finally started a blog on my website. You can read my 1st blog, "I'm a designer, why should […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-35710<![CDATA[Redg Fernandez replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-35710 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 04:23:26 +0000 Redg Fernandez replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging @blogsbyheather Thank you for sharing your designer friend's experiences and for taking the time to help on my endeavor to becoming a "designer/blogger". :)

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-35645<![CDATA[Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-35645 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:59:01 +0000 Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging

I have a few friends that are designers as well and they do post samples of their designs (low res), and also be sure to watermark them if you are posting them. But it's a way to share your work […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-35261<![CDATA[Redg Fernandez replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-35261 Sat, 30 Jun 2012 15:30:00 +0000 Redg Fernandez replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging Thank you for all your advice 
@samscholfield @rachelagheyisi @erikdeckers , I truly appreciate each of them --- taking notes now :). My blog is already integrated in my new website (www.cre8tiveneurons.com) […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-35184<![CDATA[Sam Scholfield replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-35184 Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:02:14 +0000 Sam Scholfield replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging @redgfernandez Yes WordPress is definitely the platform to use, however I would recommend getting your own hosting and using the .org version of WordPress (instead of the .com). This is because you will then own […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-35151<![CDATA[Rachel Agheyisi replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-35151 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:11:21 +0000 Rachel Agheyisi replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging @redgfernandez I agree with the points made by @erikdeckers and @samscholfield.Remember, your blog is your effort to reach out to your audience.  It has to reflect what you have to say.  Exploring other […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-35115<![CDATA[Sam Scholfield replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-35115 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:44:22 +0000 Sam Scholfield replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging I completely agree with Erik :) @erikdeckers.
Regarding sharing what you have learn't, that is by no means a bad thing. Don't just take someone else's post and copy it into your own, that would be very bad for […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-35113<![CDATA[Erik Deckers replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-35113 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:24:51 +0000 Erik Deckers replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging @redgfernandez Actually if you focus on a single topic, you'll never run out of things to write. Imagine if you wrote a food blog about restaurants in your neighborhood. If you review one restaurant apiece, […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-35106<![CDATA[Redg Fernandez replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-35106 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:38:55 +0000 Redg Fernandez replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging Thank you for your insights @samscholfield, I'm learning a lot from members of this club. And since you mentioned about "Use other blogs in the industry for inspiration", is it OK to share what you've learned […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-35102<![CDATA[Sam Scholfield replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-35102 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:12:55 +0000 Sam Scholfield replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging @redgfernandez It is always best to focus on one topic. This is because you will start to get frequent readers, and they will start to expect content on a certain topic from you. If one day your posting "how to […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-35045<![CDATA[Redg Fernandez replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-35045 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:35:17 +0000 Redg Fernandez replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging @erikdeckers  @rachelagheyisi  @kristi-hines Thank you for all your tips, they're very informative especially for a newbie like me. 
I just have a follow-up question regarding topics/contents of blogs. I've read […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-34861<![CDATA[Kristi Hines replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-34861 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 20:24:26 +0000 Kristi Hines replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging @redgfernandez One thing you could do if you are not a writer is video.  My husband who does a lot of work in Photoshop doesn't consider himself a writer, but he has a lot of tutorials he would like to publish […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-34847<![CDATA[Rachel Agheyisi replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-34847 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:58:43 +0000 Rachel Agheyisi replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging @redgfernandez   @erikdeckers  Hi Redg. I agree with Erik. Don't think of writing as some strange, technical task (although, unfortunately, that's the way most of us are conditioned to think of it). Think of it […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-34839<![CDATA[Erik Deckers replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-for-designers/#post-34839 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:07:07 +0000 Erik Deckers replied to the forum topic Blogging for Designers in the club Blogging Redg,Blogging for designers is perfect, because it gives you a chance to showcase your work. And if you believe that a picture is worth a thousand words (I believe the opposite, actually), that's even better for […]

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