JustMOMsensations

My social media adventure kicked off with building my first blog.     With the goal of exploring my writing voice in mind, evaluation of the best platform began.   I thought of it like building a house.   The foundation must be a solid base for the home.   It is more difficult to move after construction is complete, so making the right choice up-front is ideal.   My assessment began with two questions: 1.        Do I embed the blog in my existing website or use a different site? 2.        If a different site, do I register a URL and build it myself or utilize an existing blog service ? Since the future of my blog was uncertain, I did not want to marry it to my business website.   I conceived and registered a domain name (website name), then began to build an independent blog site.     After a few hours struggling with format and structure, I decided to leave web-design t...

********My new column in Women's Post Magazine .************* How it was …   A few months ago, ‘Social Media’ was a foggy acronym for internet dialogue. I had used Facebook to reconnect with old classmates and distant family members.   I even created a LinkedIn page, after being peppered with connect requests from business colleagues.   I did not, however, blog, Tweet, Insta-anything, Pinterest or utilize any social media tools to promote my business interests.   Not until I was given a little push.   At a family dinner, my cousin was surprised to learn I was blog-less.   “Who better to blog than a Mompreneur who is also a writer?”   That little push got me sliding toward my first blog.   The defining moment … After decades of business writing, my creative writing skills needed refreshing.   Three of my short stories were published through traditional channels.   I needed a medium that offered full control over the t...