- Sign up for things. Put up some kind of placeholder page. Maybe install WordPress or something.
- Procrastinate by not doing anything else with it, preferably for several months.
- Procrastinate by tinkering with themes and layouts. Consider learning PHP because everything that everyone else has ever made is terrible. Realise that learning requires effort; settle for whatever abomination you have mangled the layout into so far.
- Procrastinate by compiling an exhaustive "Links" or "Blogroll" list. Be sure to leave out several essentials so that people have something to get upset about.
- Procrastinate by reading the entire internet two or three times.
- Think about what this "blog" should be "about". This stage of procrastination can be extended indefinitely.
- Settle on a well-defined yet broad topic, for instance: "Things that I think are awesome and/or interesting and/or to do with me and stuff that I have done".
- Procrastinate by thinking about all the abandoned projects that can now be resurrected and then abandoned all over again in this brand-new, exciting space.
- Think about writing something to post. Realise that paragraphs are kind of long.
- Write a numbered list. Post it.
Starting a New Blog in 10 Easy Steps
April 23rd, 2008 | Meta
Woh. I am the first to comment on insomnius' new blog.
I'm gonna go down in history and stuff! Oh well, see you at your wedding!
-Ranorith
Second~!
Nice site!
I'm currently stuck on a few of those with my own site.
PS LiveJournal is evil.
I suppose I should post here just to say I was there.
Step 5 is not easy :| This list is misnamed.
@Lolcats Wow, lolcats commenting on my insignificant little blog. I am honoured.
@melbournian Thanks! Your site doesn't even load for me at the moment. Boo. Well, I recommend the bulletted or numbered list as a good way to actually get things happening :)
@Gear The only reason it's not easy is because of Ryan Adams. The internet would be quite manageable if it weren't for him.
I don't get it.
Still, I subscribe using Mail in Leopard. Steve Jobs is gonna have my babies. You may adopt one.
I feel random.