Finding & Evaluating a Good Blogger

There are lots of professional bloggers out there who've managed to make a living from their blog. To do so, they've focused on single topics like cooking, decorating, travel, etc...

Today, you have to find a professional blogger who writes about the same topic as you and review them. There are three tasks for today:

#1 - Find a professional looking blog that exists about the same topic you are writing about.

#2 - Complete the handout that evaluates their blog.

#3 - Type up a post in which you add a link to their blog, an image from their blog, and #1 -5 off the handout as a summary.

If you aren't sure of what you're looking for, here are a few bloggers that do this professionally:
Cooking blog that makes $40,000 per month
Busy Budgeter that makes $86,000 per month
Car Advice.com - started as a blog, now makes $100,000 a month
Home Decor Blog - A Beautiful Mess - now makes $100,000+ a month

Guest Blogger Post

Guest Blogger Post

This assignment requires some creativeness and trust!  

What it is:  You partner with someone and take over each other’s blogs for the day.

What do you write about? Since you are “taking over” the other person’s blog, 

you have to write about a topic that would fit their blog to some extent.

What does a “Guest Post” include?

1. You have to introduce yourself and post a picture of you at the top of
    the post and explain your relationship to the person whose blog you are taking over.

   

    Example: Hello everyone! This is Maggie from Tatertots and Jello. Today, 

I’m taking over for Christina who is one of my best DIY friends. We just attended

 a home decor conference together and she asked me to share my favorite tips 

for organizing my home in the new year, so here goes!

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3. You must write a post that is 10-15 sentences and include at least two pictures about a 

topic related to your partner’s blog. Talk with them about what you could write about.

4. You need to put a link to your blog in the post so people who found this blog 

can follow you if they want to.

5. Title the post : Guest Post: Topic (Fill in the topic you decide on!)

Happy Friday! Your Choice for Post!

Post of Your Choice 

Hello! As we wind down this last week together, I want to give you a chance to blog about whatever you want for your final Friday post. Please include the following in your post and make sure it:
 
Includes 10-15 sentences
Has 3 or more pictures interspersed in the post.
Has a video or gif linked in the post somewhere.

Here's your chance to share about anything that you've been thinking about lately, or just want to explore!

Topic ideas might include:

Writing about best places to fish, hunt, etc... or the best strategies to use in those places.
Writing about some of your favorite travel adventures, cooking moments,  or fun with friends.
Writing about skills one needs to compete in a sport or in video game.
Writing about the worst moment you had in a sport/traveling/fishing/hunting, etc...
Writing about some goals you have for the future of your sport/travel/fishing/hunting/gaming, etc...


Cheers and have a good weekend!

Blogging Interviews and Surveys

Blogging Surveys

A popular item included in many blogs involves doing an interview (usually with someone famous 
or at least famous in blogland) and revealing the interview questions and answers on the blog.

We are going to be surveying each other for this next project, but before we do, you need to 
come up with some interview questions. Think of this like a survey that is tied to your blog topic. 
What are 10-15 survey questions you’d like to ask someone about the topic you care about?

For instance, if  you blog about cooking, maybe one of your interview questions could be: 
What meal would you want to have if you knew it would be your last and why?

If you blog about home decor, one question might be:
 If you were given 25,000 dollars to redo some aspect of your home, what would you do and why?

If you blog about a sport, some survey questions might be:

What is the last sporting event you attended and what made it boring or fun?

If you could only play one sport for the rest of your life, what would it be and why?

TASK TODAY

Type a 10-15 question survey regarding elements tied to your blog topic. Make the questions 

open-ended so that they are things anyone could answer without being an expert. It would be 
ideal if they are all related to your blog topic in some way. Print 3 copies and then hand them

out to 3 people in class to take.

Task #2 - Once you get your surveys back, you need to post the questions and the diffferent 
answers you got onto your blog. We will probably need tomorrow to finish this, but you could start
today IF you get your surveys back. How to put into your blog…

Type the question like:

1. What countries have you been to, and which one did you like the most? Why?

Megan: Response

Josie: Response

Hannah: Response

2.  Keep going!

Tell Me A Story Post

Tell Me A Story Post

Task #1 - For this post, you need to tell me a story about something that happened to you that relates to your blog topic. If your blog is about work, tell me about something fun or bizarre that happened there. If your blog is about fishing or a sport, pick a memorable event to tell a story about that you haven't mentioned yet. If you are doing a lifestyle blog, pick a project or recipe that has special meaning to you and your family and write a  thoughtful post about it. The main idea here is to be descriptive and tell a good story about the event or topic. You should write about 15+ sentences using correct grammar and punctuation!



Task#2 - Upload or find at least 2 images or videos online that relate to your story today and put them into the story where they fit. Personal pics would work really well if you can manage to put them in!

Be creative! Should be at least 15 sentences with some descriptive elements. 

It could be a fiction story or real. It could be about something that happened to you or that you make up. 

Some descriptive elements you could add would be things like: dialogue, similes, imagery, metaphors, personification, alliteration, etc....

Product and Blog Reviews

Greetings!
For today, you will have two tasks:
#1 - You will be visiting 6 blogs that come after your name on the class blog list and writing up a mini review on each. When you finish, please turn them into me.

#2 -
Second, I want you to pick out a product to review related to your personal blog. If your blog is about video games, review a game. If it's about fashion, review a store, type of clothing or type of make-up. If it's about cooking, review a famous chef show or cooking utensil. If it's about fishing, review a particular rod/reel...you get the picture. :)

Here is what you should answer in your product review in about 10 sentences:
1. What is the item you are reviewing? Describe and put in an image of it.
2. What company manufactures the item?
3. What are its special features? Describe in detail. What can it do? Why would people want to buy it or have it?
4. How expensive is it? Is it worth the cost in your opinion? Why? Explain.
5. What makes it special compared to other items that may be similar?
6. Overall, how would you rate the item on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being best?

Let me know if you have questions! Good luck reviewing your item!

Main Topic Post #2

Hello in Blogland!
Today you get to have some time to write up a post over any topic you want that fits your blog. Here are some guidelines to follow:

1. Write your first topic post about the subject you want. It should:
      A. Include a greeting of some kind that shows an awareness of your audience.
      A. Have 8-10 sentences (overall) in the post about your topic.
      B. Include at least 2 images to support your topic.
      C. Include a closing sentence that shows you an awareness of your audience.

Good luck on your this main topic post! Let me know if you have questions!