Ready, Fire, Aim Creating Your New Blog
Thanks for visiting
JamesMcGillis.com. Since the inception of this blog, a little over six
months ago, we have posted over 50 articles on various subjects. Last
week, 750 people from around the world clicked on this website and
viewed over 1500 separate pages. If you compare our results with some
of the big political blogs or scandal blogs, that may not sound like
much, but we appreciate every reader who “tunes in”.
If you could start a “newspaper”
today for under $500 and have a readership of 750 people per week in
less than six months, would you do it? If you answered, “Yes”, you are a
candidate for starting your own blog. If you have the skills to use
Microsoft Word and FrontPage 2003, you can create effective “text and
pictures” blog entries in almost no time.
“But what would I write about?” you ask. That is part of the fun of 
creating
a blog. One day you can write about the environment, the next day it
might be politics and the third it could be about your travels. Writing
a blog is like diving into a meandering stream. You may get wet, but
you are not going to drown.
creating
a blog. One day you can write about the environment, the next day it
might be politics and the third it could be about your travels. Writing
a blog is like diving into a meandering stream. You may get wet, but
you are not going to drown.Once you find yourself in the current
of the stream, you will naturally begin to refine the "subject" of your
blog. Since initially, your readership will be limited, you can play
around, get comfortable with the process and try out new ideas. If you
look at the list of our blog entries on the right side of this page, it
encompasses over forty different subjects. If you post something and
later do not like it, you can "turn it off" or delete it.
Regarding your new blog website and
its initial look – Your webmaster can easily change any accompanying
explanatory text. If you have an agreement with your webmaster, he or
she may offer to do so at no additional charge. That way, if you find
your true passion, you can adjust the Home Page to reflect your current
intent.
It
took us several months to figure out all of our writing and posting
shortcuts, but we could teach you via email in very little time.
Whether you use your blog for business, for personal expression or a
combination of both, you can modify or restructure it at any time.
Nothing about your blog is permanent except for the internet archive services that take "snapshots" of your website from time to time. To view our blog entry on that subject, just click on its title, which is “eCommerce – Made Easy”. 
What
should you name your blog? Unless your name is quite common, using
your own name is the best way to go. To prove the value of your own
name on the web, search Google for either “Jim McGillis” or “James McGillis”.
Our identity will come up several times in the first ten search
results. As further protection of my online identity, I also registered
http://jimmcgillis.com, where I will soon begin writing the world’s first Online Novel.Although starting a blog seemed a bit
daunting at first, it is now an essential part of my personal
creativity. Since I do not paint, sculpt or play a musical instrument,
this process is my primary outlet for creating “art”.
We are here to help you get started.
If you are ready "take the plunge", click on my signature and shoot me
an email. In less than one week and for less than $500 (U.S.) we will
assist you in getting your website hosted, your URL registered and your own customized blog, live on the World Wide Web. The best way to make your blog-dream come true is to repeat this mantra: "Ready, Fire, Aim".
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