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@Raine38 (12391)
United States
January 6, 2021 5:03am CST
I found out a couple of days ago that my blog in Wordpress is still up and running. I started it in 2019, and abandoned the whole of 2020. Then I received a spam mail about it. At first I am so confused, I thought my email account was compromised. When I checked the linked and tried to log in, it took me to my old blog posts of product reviews. Even with no promotion, looks like I managed to secure 14 followers for my blog. And since I am always partial to reading and writing, I decided to resume my blogging. Who knows, maybe I can monetize it if I am able to increase traffic and engagement in my blog. I used to maintain a blog about my life, it's all a day in the life kind of deal which I started in 2011. I noticed that the highest engagement I got pertains to my immigration journey. It is nice to know that people are curious about the hardships and challenges of legally moving and getting acclimated to a new country. Since this is still a topic that a lot of people look for, I might include this in my blog as well. I have two upcoming new posts, and hopefully I will be able to increase my follower count. I just need to edit the pictures to make them look professional and neat, and I need to choose how to watermark it. Maintaining a blog requires some work too, and I like how at the end of the day, I can look back see my progress in terms of writing, editing, and ohotography.
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@ZedSmart (19786)
• Philippines
6 Jan 21
I think it would be good if you work back on it. Though, it would make your day a bit busier.
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@Raine38 (12391)
• United States
6 Jan 21
True. The good part is I can always save blog posts as a draft and get back to it to work on it later. I can also schedule uploads as long as I have ready posts.
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@ZedSmart (19786)
• Philippines
6 Jan 21
@Raine38 How about Vlogging too? I think it one of the hottest thing in the Internet nowadays and people are making money out of it.
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@Raine38 (12391)
• United States
6 Jan 21
@ZedSmart Yes, there are lots of those. But I am not used to that kind of attention. I do not like watching myself or seeing myself share my life that way.
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• India
6 Jan 21
I like to wish you good luck for that
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@Raine38 (12391)
• United States
7 Jan 21
Thank you!
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
6 Jan 21
I used to blog too but stopped when I became so busy with my work. I didn't renew my host and domain. I am planning to return to this activity but I am not sure if I would be able to maintain so I need to think about it thoroughly.
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@Raine38 (12391)
• United States
7 Jan 21
I have been thinking about this too, even going as far as paying for my own domain. I will try and see how often I can post, make a schedule and see if I can make it work.
@Janet357 (75646)
6 Jan 21
I hope you get a lot of followers. Blogging needs a lot of hard work indeed but you can get there.
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@Raine38 (12391)
• United States
7 Jan 21
Thank you. And nothing comes easy, but if we want it and enjoy it then it can be quite fun too.
@yoalldudes (35037)
• Philippines
6 Jan 21
When I read your discussion, my first thought was what could your blog topic be and instantly my mind replied your migration to US will be a hot topic to talk about.
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@Raine38 (12391)
• United States
7 Jan 21
I plan to include my journey as well, among other things.
@J3n4rA (262)
• Indonesia
6 Jan 21
Maintain and keep posting regularly, happy blogging
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@Raine38 (12391)
• United States
7 Jan 21
That is my plan!
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@prinzcy (32305)
• Malaysia
6 Jan 21
I wish you luck. I also want to start blogging again.
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@Raine38 (12391)
• United States
7 Jan 21
Thank you. And let me know when you finally decided to do it - I want to support you too. Let's support one another.
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@RebeccasFarm (90474)
• Arvada, Colorado
6 Jan 21
This is fantastic Raine a good blog ..have fun
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@Raine38 (12391)
• United States
7 Jan 21
Thank you! Hopefully I get more followers once I start posting again.
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@Raine38 (12391)
• United States
7 Jan 21
@RebeccasFarm That's one of the things that can be disheartening - putting the word out.
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• Arvada, Colorado
7 Jan 21
@Raine38 Yes I hope so..I love good blogs but I hated one for me having to always tell others about it.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
7 Jan 21
Also include keywords that people would type in their search engines so your blogs would receive high ranks
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@Raine38 (12391)
• United States
8 Jan 21
That is one thing that I am trying to hone more. I want to be at the top of the searches, but I am far from that.
@thelme55 (77167)
• Germany
8 Jan 21
That is good that you are going to continue your blog. I have also a WordPress blog but abandoned it. I think I have to go back to my blog. Thanks for reminding me of my WordPress site.
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@Raine38 (12391)
• United States
8 Jan 21
Message me when you have returned to your blog. We could follow and support each other. It helps to know and move forward when you realize that there are people waiting for your blog posts.
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@Raine38 (12391)
• United States
9 Jan 21
@thelme55 I think your settings will not allow to receive messages.
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@thelme55 (77167)
• Germany
9 Jan 21
@Raine38 Yes, I will. You can send me a link to your blog in the message. Please. I want to read what you have written.
@lazydaizee (6735)
• United Kingdom
7 Jan 21
Good luck with your blog. Lots of people start writing blogs and then give up . Be careful though because getting spam can mean your account has been hacked or something.
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@Raine38 (12391)
• United States
7 Jan 21
Thank you, I hope I will be able to keep up with and keep it updated regularly. Yes, scammers and hackers do not discriminate. Any potential victim who they can profit from gets targeted no matter what.
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