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My featured Merit Badge Awardee of the Week is … Megan McIntyre!!!
Megan McIntyre (#5220) has received a certificate of achievement in Each Other for earning a Beginner, Intermediate & Expert Level Blogging Merit Badge! Great job on knocking out all three levels, Megan!
Beginner Level
-Read Blogging for Bliss: Crafting Your Own Online Journal: A Guide for Crafters, Artists & Creatives of all Kinds by Tara Frey – Check!
-Choose your topic. Pick something you are passionate about. Check! Ramblings and Creations: coop to craft. hive to home.
Intermediate Level
-Start your blog. Find a blogging host that works for you, or host your own. Started Sunday September 9, 2012.
-Pick out a name, and publish your first post. Odds & Hens (after an exhaustive week of word play), next blog idea “Ravenous Me”…
-Don’t forget to add your blog to MaryJanesFarm’s GirlGab.com. Done!
Expert Level
-Learn how to add pictures and customize your blog. Complete nearly every post! My most recent customization is the Book Review Library
-Publish at least 10 posts along with photos. Now up to more than 170 posts and several photo galleries
-Network! Create a blogging circle by visiting other blogs, writing comments, and leaving your blog’s address so they can visit you, also. Remember, building a blog and finding readers takes time. Be patient and have fun. Started, but will never complete! I also attended a local blogger’s summer camp so I didn’t get so lost in the virtual nature of blogging.
I have loved the experience of blogging. Learning about myself, being a better person, tapping into my skills and entertaining people. I plan to keep on blogging and gaining followers and traffic. Where this will take me? Nobody knows, but if this became a bigger part of my life than it already is, that is ok with me! I keep reading articles about SEO and other blog management topics. Have employed some of them and seen results. My first guest blog opportunity is coming up in the next several months.”
Way to go Megan!! The thought of doing a blog totally intimidates me because it is a lot to learn. Plus having something interesting to talk about each time has got to be difficult after a few posts. This badge is a huge accomplishment and I wish you the best going forward!!
I agree with Winnie; blogging is intimidating to me! I’m glad though that you are able to do it!