There are a lot more moving parts when it comes to making a successful blog than I thought. I wouldn’t say it’s complicated, considering how many tools are available to streamline the process of backend tasks, but there’s still a lot to keep in mind.. It’s really no different to other fields that are explored in the Media and Communications program, as a lot of he tips from the readings and guest speakers line up with what’s been drilled in. Being succinct, keeping the audience you’re writing to in mind, and sticking to a relatively consistent style guide is almost identical to how journalists or public relations writers are told. However, execution and distribution is where these forms of writing differ, as blogs are much smaller in the case of Dee’s as opposed to much larger organizations. With that, maintaining content is left in that one person/few people’s hands. I’m not sure I could do any of that, especially since my talents don’t extent to graphic design, but that’s why this is the beginning. Skills start from somewhere, and I’m willing to at least try.
Speaking of aesthetics, I wonder what steps are taken to make blogs accessible to screen readers? Some sites embed descriptions into the images, but I don’t see that many places besides related organizations and some large sites do that. If I reached out to the guest speakers, than I’d like to know what the response to that would be or if that was even a consideration..
I’ll try to see if I can implement that if I add images, but for now I need to take the next few blog posts to figure out what does and doesn’t make sense to include besides text. The WordPress site has its own issues to figure out too but YouTube tutorials, just like with any strategy, are crucial in order to see a plan through.