What is the name of your Blog?Betsy's Herb Garden
What is your name?
Betsy
Where are you from? (include country, state and/or city)
Grand Blanc, Michigan
What is your current age or age range?
A Grandmother
Please describe your blog
A personal gardening journal. I talk about gardening but also about how the garden encompasses all of life - friends and family, food and health, art and culture, the environment and political landscape.
Describe the main purpose of your blogging, what are you trying to accomplish?
When I was a child I shined my flashlight into the sky at night. Communication. If you speak, someone may listen and respond.
What blogging platform do you do and why?
Blogger. Easy and free.
What do you blog the most about?
Trying to make sense of everyday life.
Give five of your best blogging tips.
Tell the truth. Embroider the edges. Sense of place. Admit fallibility. Include photos.
What are some things you would NEVER blog about?
Personal and family problems, friends' problems.
Did you start blogging for the purpose of making money and if so, are you making enough money?
Not originally. Money - never made any, would like to.
How long have you been blogging?
Third year.
About how many hours per day do you spend blogging?
Hate to admit - maybe a couple, include reading other blogs.
Do you track RSS feeds and if so, how many do you usually track daily?
Yes, Maybe 10 or so.
Do you use Digg, and why or why not?
No - never tried it.
Do you use Stumbleupon, and why or why not?
No, I started to sign up but they wanted me to download something else onto my toolbar.
What promotional techniques work best for you and why?
Garden blog directory, and tag words.
What is the url of your blog?
Betsy's Herb Garden
