I have really enjoyed blogging this term. I appreciated the
opportunity to work on the Fabulously Funny Females blog and create both core
and filler content to connect with our audience. I wanted to highlight some of
my main reflections from the blogging experience.
1. Generating
effective content. I often found it difficult to find blog topics that
would both engage the target audience and connect back to the central theme of
the blog. I found that instances that my blog posts were most effective were
when I happened to encounter and article or video that really fit with the goal
of the blog. However, the times when I actively had to search out content ideas
tended to lead to posts that were less of a fit with the blog’s intention. If I
were to do this project again I would create an ongoing list of blog topics –
such as a series idea that could be easily replicated/adapted.
2. Speaking to the
audience. When writing I always tried to focus on the target audience of 13
– 16 year old girls. Although I reached out to family and friends who I know
that are in this age range, it was still challenging to determine what content
would generate the most interest for this group.
3. Writing style. I
came into this blog project with limited blog experience. I really enjoyed the
fun and casual tone that we used in our blog. Still, I was surprised by how
difficult it was to keep the blog posts concise and on point. By the end of the
project I realized that posting a video or a photo with a caption or brief
commentary can be just as effective (if not more effective) as posting a longer
paragraph / post.
Overall I hope that our audience had fun reading our posts.
Additionally, I hope that our blog presented young girls with strong female
role models to look up to. Our blog took on a diverse set of topics, yet still
was able to highlight many instances of successful women in the media and
elsewhere.
I know I had a great time writing and I hope that our
audience had as much fun reading!! :-)
Thanks for following!
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