Do any of you guys have a personal blog? You don't have to share it if you don't want to but for those that have one, here are my questions:
Do you use Blogger, Wordpress, etc?
How did you come up with your blog name?
Do your friends/family know about your blog?
What kind of blog is it? Baby, home decor, cooking, fashion, etc.
How often do you post on it?
I really want to get into blogging, but I don't know where to start. I can't come up with a name either, which is the hardest part! 
GOLD / pomelo / 5167 posts
Do you use Blogger, Wordpress, etc?
WORDPRESS HANDS DOWN Self-hosted is even better.
How did you come up with your blog name?
It's my company name : Blushink and well Glamour This! is me. I love to Glamour up things. haaha.
Do your friends/family know about your blog?
Yes!
What kind of blog is it? Baby, home decor, cooking, fashion, etc.
A little bit of everything. It's a place for inspiration, style, design
How often do you post on it?
Right now, I post once or twice a week, but i need to get back to 4x a week.
My blog url : check in my profile!
GOLD / grapefruit / 4007 posts
Do you use Blogger, Wordpress, etc?
BLOGGER BUT I WISH I WAS IN WORDPRESS- I'M IN TOO DEEP TO SWITCH, THOUGH
How did you come up with your blog name?
ITS A FAMILY STYLE BLOG SO IT IS JUST "THE__FAMILY". OUR LAST NAME IS WEIRD SO IT WORKS!
Do your friends/family know about your blog?
YES!
What kind of blog is it? Baby, home decor, cooking, fashion, etc.
FAMILY STYLE . I'VE BEEN DOING PREGNANCY UPDATES ON IT AND I POST A LOT OF RECIPES. ALSO DO SOME PRODUCT REVIEWS AND USE IT TO CAPTURE THOUGHTS/PHOTOS ABOUT SPECIAL FAMILY MOMENTS. ITS BASICALLY KIND OF A JOURNAL FOR MY MEMORIES
How often do you post on it?
AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK.
cantaloupe / 6800 posts
@coacheswife123: @Mrs. Sunglasses: thank you! So ovbiously I need to start with Wordpress.. are you able to follow other bloggers on it? That's what i'm excited for, to have all the blogs I follow in one place!
GOLD / grapefruit / 4007 posts
@MrsTiz: you can also lump all your blogs that you follow together on google reader if you have a google account . i LOVE google reader!
admin / watermelon / 14210 posts
Do you use Blogger, Wordpress, etc?
Hellobee uses wordpress but I also have a personal blog on xanga.
How did you come up with your blog name?
it was from a cartoon of a bee.
Do your friends/family know about your blog?
no, but a lot of people/friends/family/acquaintences have discovered it over the years. and i have a lot of friends that i met through my blog, so those friends know about it of course!
What kind of blog is it? Baby, home decor, cooking, fashion, etc.
personal blog
How often do you post on it?
I've had it for almost 10 years, and have posted regularly for almost the entire time. I haven't posted lately because I'm so busy with Hellobee, but I would post at least once a week. In the first couple of years I blogged 5 days a week!
cherry / 128 posts
I have a blog for my business.
I use a drupal site, but definitely wordpress over blogger
the blog is part of my business website
my family and most of my friends do know about my blog. i usually post updates on facebook too
it's a photography blog, but i do personal posts also
in my busy season, i post about once a week. when i'm slower i try to do a personal post here and there just to keep people coming.
grapefruit / 4669 posts
I have a personal one one Wordpress that I don't update anymore, but before I signed up I did some research and I think it's a great option--easy for dummies (i.e. me), or you can do complicated stuff to make it pretty and professional. Only my husband and sister know about mine, and I have a couple of random subscribers. I thought about the name for a really long time--just do some thinking on what you'll write about, your personality and likes, etc and I'm sure something good will come to you eventually! I decided on a name while sitting in traffic one day. The least creative names are the ones starting with "Random musings of ___/A day in the life of ____/____'s exciting thoughts, etc"
olive / 51 posts
I currently have two blogs, my personal blog and a Baby blog, the personal one on Wordpress (self hosted) I migrated there mostly because of the traffic and possibilities you have design-wise with Wordpress, I love it - but for my baby blog I stayed with Blogger, it's basically a diary I'm writing for the baby so it doesn't have much traffic.
I am a Web Designer and I wrote a comparison table to help people decide what would be better depending on what they want, maybe it can help you: http://www.hjdstudio.com/2011/08/blogging-platform-comparison-table/
For my personal blog I wanted something with my name Joy, and since every domain in my list but HowJoyful was taken, I stayed with that =]
All of my family know about my personal blog, but not everyone know about my baby blog, I've shared the link only once on my personal blog and I like that is not so-public =]
My personal blog is about Design, Crafts, Sewing and a little bit about my life.
I used to blog 4 times a week, but now that I am on bed rest I schedule only 1 post a week.
Wishing you luck and I would totally recommend you to start a blog, I started mine to improve my English and now I just LOVE it!
pomelo / 5331 posts
Do you use Blogger, Wordpress, etc? Wordpress
How did you come up with your blog name? I wrote a little blurb about myself for the "About" page and ended up taking a phrase out of there. It was a list of things I liked doing and I thought one particular pairing just sounded cool.
Do your friends/family know about your blog? Some do, but I don't think anybody reads it. The only family that knows about it is my husband.
What kind of blog is it? Baby, home decor, cooking, fashion, etc. Right now, kind of a combination of home decor, personal (what we did this weekend) kinda stuff, and baby (tobe).
How often do you post on it? I try to post three times a week but lately I've sucked at it, mostly because I was so tired my first trimester to do anything to blog about.
Blogging is fun though, especially when you get comments and stuff!
GOLD / cantaloupe / 6703 posts
Do you use Blogger, Wordpress, etc?
Wordpress. I'm a novice and it was easy for me to set up and maintain.
How did you come up with your blog name?
It was a combination of something I enjoy doing and another word for inspiration.
Do your friends/family know about your blog?
My husband does, and he loves to refer to himself as Hubs because that's how I reference him. I keep all names off line. Only 1-2 other people IRL know about it, a few subscribers from here though.
What kind of blog is it? Baby, home decor, cooking, fashion, etc.
Mostly baby right now. It varies, depending on what's going on in my life.
How often do you post on it?
I used to post 2-3 times a week, but right now I'm at about 2-3 times a month.
I love getting comments and new subscribers. When we have the "post your blog" threads, I usually see a spike in readers.
cantaloupe / 6800 posts
thanks everyone! @coacheswife123: ..why am I just now learning this?! Thank you!
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