5 Tips on Writing Your First Blog Post

Orange Peel Flower,
temporary art from a restless student.

Congratulations, you have or soon will have started a blog! You've chosen your hosting site, your name, your layout, and hopefully your subject matter. Now for the first post. It is blog warming time!

Relax. Starting an online journal is a scary and exciting step. Don't make the mistake of over thinking it, though. Take a deep breath and remember that you can always go back and make changes.

Make it sincere. People read what people say because it is people that said it. That seems pretty obvious, but breaking it down, you have goals, experiences, and opinions. That's something everyone can relate to! Share that with your readers and you can't go wrong.


Make it count. A small child could easily drown in the amount of "Hi, I have a blog!" posts that are on the internet right now. In the interest of saving that small child, I encourage you to make your first post an example of the kind of writing you will offer the world. It is the preface to the rest of your blogging experience. If someone were to only read that first post, would they know what to expect from the rest of your blog?

Don't put pressure on yourself. Readers need constant content. Take the first steps at your leisure. Write a few posts, warm up to your style, come up with content ideas and if you are really on the ball, write a few rainy day posts for those days where you just don't know what to say.  By the time you are ready for readers, you will actually have something for them to read.

Have fun! Make jokes, post stories about the cute things your pet does, have pictures of your worst mistakes. If you make the process enjoyable from the very beginning, you will keep coming back to it. Few things are sadder to see in a blog than a last post made three years prior, usually saying something along the lines of "sorry I haven't been updating recently".


All of that being said, this particular post is MY blog warming ritual. To sum up my goals with this blog: helpfulness in a stress free environment with a touch of silliness to brighten up your day. Each post is a small lesson on living. Perhaps a post is relevant to you today, perhaps tomorrow. Perhaps you already know everything here and are just being a smarty pants in the class. Share the wisdom! So far as lessons go, that sentiment could write an entire textbook.

So without further ado I welcome to Feather Mountains, where Responsibility kicks off her heels and relaxes.