Active Rain For Dummies...An Destruction Instruction Manual!
You Newbies out there, listen up! I will let you in on many 'inside' tips that will enhance your AR experience and your entry into the 'blogging world'!
Do I have your attention??? Thank you!!!
- First of all you measure your 'prowess' here on AR by 'points' not time or experience.
- Virtually every question you have has already been answered here by an AR member...I defy you to find it.
- When you do read something informative, 'bookmark' the post...then you'll be able to refer to it later and with ease!
- Do not plagiarize...use your own ideas and content in your posts...if you have a 'cite' or 'quote' use it appropriately.
- Feel free to comment on any post on which you feel the need to.
- Don't use the comment section of another's post to 'advertise' your services or link back to your profile...that can easily be done by one who may be interested in doing so.
- Never 'attack' another person...every member deserves respect...whether or not they agree with your opinion or are in competition with your business.
- Don't use Active Rain to sell yourself...promote yourself without selling your 'stuff'.
- Humor is permitted and encouraged...if you can politely and tactfully 'defuse' an ensuing confrontation, do so...we are self policing.
- Become a subscriber to bloggers who interest you...model your posts on the styles you like...then add subscribers as you go...it's like adding to your library of favorite books!
- Don't get discouraged if you can't do something...persist in trying...you'll get it eventually...I still can't embed You Tube Videos...but I can easily enter graphics in seconds which used to take me hours!
- Don't write directly to your Active Rain post...I write in 'notepad' then copy and paste to AR...Since doing this I haven't lost any material in cyberspace.
- Be faithful in reading as many of your 'subscribed to posts' as possible...this will establish your good will and credibility with others on AR...of course comment when able!
- Find some groups to join...those that interest you or you have something in common with...to join a group you usually just have to click on the group site at 'join group' and presto...do the reverse to 'leave a group'!
- Write your first post...write about anything...keep it short...pick a 'catchy title'...like exercising, getting started is the most difficult obstacle...writing it is easy! Then respond to any commenters appropriately!
Active Rain is like a huge ship with almost 60,000 passengers...look around, become familiar with navigational tools, and other amenities which the moderators have made available to us...and Happy Sailing!!!
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Since I'm three days new to Active Rain, I found this helpful and concise. Your advice about writing in notepad and then cutting and pasting should save me some frustration. Thanks!