Why do I feel like blog posts have to be long, elaborate columns, as if they were in a newspaper or magazine? Is it social media that does that? There's this idea that, "if it's going to be shorter than a few lines, it should just be a social media post." I mean, isn't social media just a microblogging platform? Is that just me? As a blogger, do you feel compelled to keep your short worded ideas off of your blog?
Why can't we direct daily traffic to our own websites with short posts? I can't be the only one who feels that way, and I'm sure it's not a coincidence. I get "ideas" throughout the day and want to post them somewhere. Not so much to share them with you but, to document them. Like a digital notepad, I like to go back over my "list of notes" to analyze my thought patterns and maybe flesh out an idea for a research project, or something. I kind of loathe having to go to another website to do that.
I could just use the notes app. Sure, it's not always about reaching an audience but, sometimes these thoughts could inspire others to pursue their own. After all, isn't social media so successful because we have a deeply primitive urge to communicate with others? So, I like having that option.
I'm trying to work on that. I obviously want to connect with society but, I don't feel like it must be through somebody else's app. So, see if you catch a few short posts around here and tell me what you think.
Also, I'm working on reorganizing my webspace. Google Domains are now operated by Squarespace so, the change over has made it...interesting. I'm trying to host my main url at a Google Sites design, and use this Blogger account as a Blog.WriterJoshua.com subdomain. I've tried adding custom DNS records but, it's not quite coming together. It's hard to read because some changes are instant, yet some say they'll take 24-48 hours so, it's hard to say if there's an error or it's just not showing, yet. Pardon My Dust, as it were, I guess.
Happy Thursday. Somebody tell October it's supposed to be Autumn in SoCal.
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Sincerely yours,
Joshua Lucero
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