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[Matt_Lcfc]

Wrote my first blog today,.

Would really appreciate anyone who reads it.

Any constructive criticism or comments are welcome

http://footballblogger1.simplesite.com/

Edited 30 July 2018 by Matt_Lcfc

[DJ Barry Hammond]

On 30/07/2018 at 19:23, Matt_Lcfc said:

Wrote my first blog today,.

Would really appreciate anyone who reads it.

Any constructive criticism or comments are welcome

http://footballblogger1.simplesite.com/

 

 

Not bad Matt

 

A few constructive things though;

• Don’t put excuses in; you could lose people from the off
• Images; they help progress an article and funnily enough ‘illustrate it’. I wouldn’t worry too much about copyright at this level.
• Post regularly - you’re writing will improve and it’s the only way you will ever build an audience (but that is bloody hard)

I’d also suggest looking at a different platform for your blog. The free Wordpress version, which is what I use for mine (see link below) is excellent and provides great presentation and social media options. 

 

Wish you all the best - if you do setup a Wordpress account, post an article in here so I can follow your blog and keep an eye on your progress.

 

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Edited 9 August 2018 by DJ Barry Hammond

[Matt_Lcfc]

4 hours ago, DJ Barry Hammond said:

 

Not bad Matt

 

A few constructive things though;

• Don’t put excuses in; you could lose people from the off
• Images; they help progress an article and funnily enough ‘illustrate it’. I wouldn’t worry too much about copyright at this level.
• Post regularly - you’re writing will improve and it’s the only way you will ever build an audience (but that is bloody hard)

I’d also suggest looking at a different platform for your blog. The free Wordpress version, which is what I use for mine (see link below) is excellent and provides great presentation and social media options. 

 

Wish you all the best - if you do setup a Wordpress account, post an article in here so I can follow your blog and keep an eye on your progress.

 

?

 

Hi, 

thanks mate; I will definitely take those into my text blog. I was thinking about writing it soon. 

 

Regarding the platform- I have seen a fair amount of people reading it which shows it isn’t a bad platform? I just do it for fun but was surprised by the amount of people who viewed it. Could you link me your blog so I can have a look ?. 

 

Cheers, 

matt

[Matt_Lcfc]

I was thinking about writing a little pre season preview about all the prem teams & where they will finish etc 

[DJ Barry Hammond]

10 hours ago, Matt_Lcfc said:

I was thinking about writing a little pre season preview about all the prem teams & where they will finish etc 

 

There’s my current one - although i’ve been very lax in terms of content recently and topic wise the content is allover the place; https://articulatelive.wordpress.com/

 

Now I do believe I did a pre-season review some years back on another blog I’d played with for a while - and it’s a lot harder than one might think it is (at least to do properly)!

 

Actually researching 20 teams and then coming up with short susinct conclusions is tough, especially in such a tight publishing window - and it only takes two weeks for the content of your posts to look like a steamin pile of crap.

 

https://fanfromafar.blogspot.com/ - having checked, it appears I didn’t end up publishing the season preview I attempted way back when; possibly because I ran out of time for it to feel relevant.

 

What you could find easier and more rewarding hits wise however is to focus articles on individual players at clubs on televised games you see and slowly build up profiles for a player at each Premier League Club. It would give you a narrower and more defined focus in terms of researching and writing which can help develop a keen eye and a more engaging pieces.

 

 

Edited 10 August 2018 by DJ Barry Hammond

[Matt_Lcfc]

6 hours ago, DJ Barry Hammond said:

 

There’s my current one - although i’ve been very lax in terms of content recently and topic wise the content is allover the place; https://articulatelive.wordpress.com/

 

Now I do believe I did a pre-season review some years back on another blog I’d played with for a while - and it’s a lot harder than one might think it is (at least to do properly)!

 

Actually researching 20 teams and then coming up with short susinct conclusions is tough, especially in such a tight publishing window - and it only takes two weeks for the content of your posts to look like a steamin pile of crap.

 

https://fanfromafar.blogspot.com/ - having checked, it appears I didn’t end up publishing the season preview I attempted way back when; possibly because I ran out of time for it to feel relevant.

 

What you could find easier and more rewarding hits wise however is to focus articles on individual players at clubs on televised games you see and slowly build up profiles for a player at each Premier League Club. It would give you a narrower and more defined focus in terms of researching and writing which can help develop a keen eye and a more engaging pieces.

 

 

 

Yeah I see, the use of pictures does make it look more complete. How many viewers are you hitting & yeah I understand about the hard work with the resesrch but I might give it a go 

[Matt_Lcfc]

wrote another one today.

If you have anytime to check it out, would appreciate it. 

again, any constructive criticism is great.

http://footballblogger1.simplesite.com/

[Matt_Lcfc]

Thinking about planning for my next blog. Has anyone got any good ideas?