Blogging Basics » Group

1. Your own blog on your homepage, to increase interest in YOU the author of Minti Parenting Articles.

2. Group blogging, you contribute posts within a topic of interest with other Minti friends that share the same interests in a topic created by the group administrator. Anyone can create a group, it takes 30 secs to do so. Just check to see if there is already a group existing on the same topic before you go ahead and create a group.

3. Lounge (blog) - private to only YOU and YOUR accepted FRIENDS on Minti - where you can blog privately amongst friends and hang out...post nice messages to each other etc.

Hi! what am I doing wrong? Every time I edit & save my personal info, all the ' multiply!

What do you do in Forums?

What is the lounge on your homepage for Blogging

I understand what blogging is and all that, but what I dont know is what to blog about in this group. 

Anyone have any thoughts or questions for the group?? I'd love to get more beginning bloggers over here for some real chatter! Please invite members everyone. This should be a full house! : )

Thanks.

Minti is both a social community and an "advice-opedia". And it relies on member contributed content. Hence the "powered by parents" tagline.

When you've got something personal to share (exciting news, great photos, updates on your daily life, etc) it is perfectly appropriate to write about it in your blog. Another great place to write this type of content is within group blogs, if it seems fitting within the group you are writing the blog entry in.

When you've got advice or a helpful parenting tip or hint to share, that's when you "write advice".  If you want to read helpful tips or tricks that other's share, do a search for the topc you're interested in or poke around recent activity to take a look. You can add comments and vote for these articles.

And when you have a parenting question or concern that you'd like feedback on, you post a question under Q&A. And if you feel like you could really help somebody out, read through the questions and add an answer that might help out.

For more great thoughts and tips on how to write great adivce for Minti visit the Adivce Group (click here) and join them! There's some great info to be found.

Happy writing!

What is this "Blog" thing on my personal homepage?

Blogs are personal weblogs where you can share your thoughts, ideas, experiences or whatever you feel like writing.  There is no fixed format nor requirements from your blog post and other members cannot "rate" a blog post - it is exclusively yours.  Some use the blog for recording significant steps in the growth of their children, some for sharing beautiful moments in day to day life and others for exploring topics they feel particularly passionate about.  Use your blog any way you like (within the Terms of Service guidelines).

Some tips about Blogging from co-founder Rachel Cook:

"It's so great to see members entering a post on their blog (which you can do from your personal member page)... For those who might be saying...what is a blog? Well, the answer is really simple. A blog is an online journal, where you can talk about whatever you like. The funny word 'blog' comes from the word 'web log'. For example; On a ship, the captain records each day what has happened at sea (a captain's log)...so a web log (nicknamed blog) is your free platform to talk about your day or any topic you find an interest in. The special thing about blogs is the freedom given to be your own amateur commentator, journalist, expert in something you love and the feeling of self expression is very satisfying.

What can we blog about? Anything, everything and nothing! Your blog is your own space and it is really an online journal. Write about your thoughts, your family, your job or whatever else you'd like.

Do you find that not many people visit your blog? It's easy as pie to solve this problem. Be visible! If you visit other people's blog and make comments, people will see you and more than likely visit your blog too. Don't feel like you're "intruding" on someone's space by making a comment just because you're new. If you're like me, the more comments on my blog, the better.  

Anyway, that's my blog for the day.   If you want to visit my own Minti blog, just click on my avatar. Don't forget to say hi.

Hey everyone!

Welcome to the group. It's for NEW (as well as already active) Minti Bloggers! It seems that for many Minti members blogging is a brand new thing. We hope this group will not only answer your blogging questions but also encourage you to take the plunge and begin getting active on your own Minti Blog (which is available to every Minti member on their profile/home page). Don't be intimidated to start your blog. It's as easy as sending an email only this way you can write about whatever you'd like and then Minti members can learn more about you and read about your life. It's a really fun outlet!

Many established Minti members were new to blogging when they began as well so hopefully you'll be able to ask your questions here and get some helpful hints on beginning your blogging journey.

If you'd like to read some active Minti blogs, click on one or all of these to see what other members are blogging about. There's AllyP, mcm, Izzy, Frontier, KileeGiles, and Tink1976 and many more.

And please join in on FOTO FRIDAYS when everyone who blogs on Minti is encouraged to post a foto on Fridays.

Welcome to Minti and happy blogging!