by Theresa Carpine 22.February 2008 17:00
Well, here it is. My first Mindfly Blog post. The irony is that I was hired as a writer and it only took three and a half months for me to finally write a blog entry.
I could come up with a multitude of excuses for why it took so long for me to get here. I could tell you that I've been plenty busy writing for other cool projects. I could also mention the fact that it took three and half months for the powers-that-be to give me a login. But the simple truth is that I had no idea what to write about.
Hoping to cultivate some inspiration, I would diligently read the postings of my co-workers, trying to figure out just what belonged on the Mindfly blog or what I could add to the mix. And then I realized that the only thing I had to bring to the table was a background in literary criticism. So that's what I'm going to share with you: my analysis of my fellow bloggers.
Every Mindfly blogger has something unique to bring to their post, usually a tip for web design and websites. So even though when I read a post by Kyle and pretty much have no idea what he's talking about (because he speaks web developer and I do not), I know that I can rely on him to have plenty of links to other articles that will can give me more background. Plus, I know he's going to throw in a few pop culture references to make me laugh.
Now, Heather, on the other hand, comes at her posts with a completely different agenda. She wants to communicate her ideas to you in a clear fashion and equip you with the information to make these changes on your site. Most of her posts come with 1-2-3 step instructions and, I'm not going to lie, that's just what I need when it comes to some of this technical stuff. She's also very visual so she provides lots of screenshots in her examples.
So what I'm getting at is that every blogger has to come up with their own voice. They might not even know they're doing it, but it's there. And it's a good thing because the reason that people come back to a blog (we hope) is that they like something about the blogger; not just what they say, but how they say it. And what's great about the Mindfly blog. We all write with our own particular style about a variety of topics (okay, mostly websites) so there really is something for everybody.