Getting Our Blog Started

So we’ve got a blog. I must admit it was a little daunting when Karen our web designer suggested that we should start utilising social media more effectively by blogging. To me it sounded like just another task, and I do recall thinking ‘who on Earth would want to listen to our ramblings when there is so much more exciting stuff on the web?’. However, everyone seems to be doing it, so let’s get started.

The first question I asked myself when thinking about blogging was ‘what do I write about?’ Apparently you need to write something that is marginally interesting and not too technical. Shanel was telling me about a blog that one of her friends writes, which she finds both interesting and enjoyable to read. She gave me an example of the latest entry that her friend had posted, which was about the colour of the nail polish that one wears. I don’t know what you think, but not being a nail polish wearing person, I struggled to relate and to get excited about this topic. I mean all I know about nail polish is that it makes your house smell like vivid and it can stain the carpet. I think I got the point though, in that people may enjoy reading about topics that are a little personal with some opinion attached.

Anyway, like all of our business undertakings to date, writing a blog is going to be a great learning experience and we’ll see how it develops. Being a psychologist I will definitely be writing about a few psychology related topics, but I am also keen to talk about the trials and tribulations of growing a business. Who knows, if content is thin then I may even be able to chuck in a little about fishing, or even the psychological strategies I have been employing with the wife in an attempt to get her onside with us buying a boat.