What is the name of your Blog?Diva on a Diet
What is your name?
AtlantaDiva
Where are you from? (include country, state and/or city)
Atlanta, GA, USA
What is your current age or age range?
In my 30's
Please describe your blog
Follow me trying to be healthier and trying to eat right. I post real recipes I have made with real pictures, dole out some advice from experience (not as a professional!), share my journey through weight loss, provide tons of resources for dieting and getting healthy, share the news and facts I find, and share reviews of diet food products I find. And a few other things thrown in there.
Describe the main purpose of your blogging, what are you trying to accomplish?
I wanted to create something that would keep me accountable to my own diet. Plus I am a self-professed computer geek, so I like doing website stuff, and finding things on the internet, and writing, and taking photos, and eating. And I like to be goofy and funny, and you can do that on a blog. I figure, why keep all this information in my head if it can helps someone else... at least laugh, if nothing else!
What blogging platform do you do and why?
I use WordPress. Because I read a book about blogging, and it gave it a pretty good review, so I went with it. I am still learning though. The second edition of WordPress for Dummies is coming out in January, and I should probably get my hands on that!
What do you blog the most about?
Hmmmm, I try to make sure I am not too heavy in one category, but I don't keep exact track either. Most of the time it's just whatever comes to mind. Like if I just cooked something, and it was really good, I am more eager to go ahead and post the recipe even if I just posted one the day before!
What kind of blogs make you angry?
Spammy, pointless, bot-driven blogs.
Give five of your best blogging tips.
I am not sure I have any of those yet. Diet tips, yes... blogging tips, no. I haven't been in the "biz" long enough!
What are some things you would NEVER blog about?
I don't blog about really personal things. But I do post my weight... which someone once told me was really ballsy. Not many women want to admit their weight.
Did you start blogging for the purpose of making money and if so, are you making enough money?
Only in part. If I am going to have a website, I am most certainly going to try to make money off of it. I'd like to quit working for "the man" some day, but so far, it's not enough to pay the bills!
How long have you been blogging?
Only a couple months. I am still a newbie!
About how many hours per day do you spend blogging?
I don't keep track! I spend a lot of time thinking about what I am going to write and preparing things to write then actually writing.
Do you track RSS feeds and if so, how many do you usually track daily?
Not as of yet. I am still new to this whole blogging thing, so I am still figuring everything out!
Do you use Digg, and why or why not?
No. (see the previous answer)
Do you use Stumbleupon, and why or why not?
No. (See the previous answer!)
What promotional techniques work best for you and why?
Posting "timely" topics. For example, around Thanksgiving, I did a whole series of Thanksgiving recipe posts. There were of course a ton of people searching for that. Keep up with what is going on in the world, and try to relate your posts to it! Other than that, if I had more time to read and post comments on other popular blogs, I'd get more traffic. But I am still learning!
If you could post a blog on any blog in the world, which one would it be and why?
Hadn't really thought about it, and I can't come up with anything good right now. It's almost 3 o'clock in the morning, so my brain is on the verge of sleep mode.
What mistakes have you made that you could warn others about?
Are you kidding? I am perfect! ha ha ha I once spent hours searching for recipes to put in a post and then saved it as unpublished to finish up the next day. It was gone the next day. I had to start all over. A few days later, I found it under pages, not posts. So be careful!
What are your top five blogging site picks and why?
As in sites about blogging? How about Problogger.net, Feedburner.com, Toprankblog.com ...ok, so I am still new... That's all I got
Have you met anyone offline as a result of your blog?
No. But maybe someday?
What is the url of your blog?
Diva on a Diet
