May

blog-ready?

Are you actually ready to take on blogging? Let’s find out:

What would you do if someone told you that your thought/idea was a bunch of crap, that you have no idea what you are talking about and have zero right to be talking about what you do.

Calmly tell them that they are being rude and that you can write whatever you damn well please.
Cry, yell back that you do so! and then cry some more.
Explain to them why you feel the way that you do, but that you appreciate their opinion!

Your friend invites you to an all-day party but you know that you have work to do. What do you do?

Go to the party, but only for an hour…which turns into 3.
Go to the party, duh! I can work tomorrow!
You’d already known they’d invite you so you got all your work done yesterday. Time to party!

You are having trouble with what you are working on. No matter what you do, it just doesn’t want to work right. What do you do?

Call a friend that is an expert with it and leave a message. They’ll get back to you when they can.
Hit it with a bigger hammer.
Send out a tweet and a facebook post asking for help to your 1000+ followers and 300+ friends.

If you picked number 1 the most, you are getting close. You are not quite ready to be a blogger because you don’t utilize your resources to the best of your ability, you don’t quite have time management down, and dealing with people’s negativity still needs improvement.

If you picked number 2the most, step away from the computer and nobody gets hurt! You can’t handle criticism, you definitely can’t handle time management and should something go wrong, everyone needs to be afraid. Just stick to doodling. Or better yet, avoid pens and paper altogether.

If you picked number 3the most, you’re ready to tackle the blog world. You know how to deal with trolls, you understand how to manage your time and should something break, you know how to use your network to get things fixed quickly. Go you!

Now I know that this is a short test, and there is a lot more to blogging than just being able to deal with mean people, your time and using a network, but these are three very important factors. If you can handle these three, you are well on your way to handling a blog! And of course, if you can’t handle them but you still have content you want to share, think about hiring a blog manager