Do your blogging in comfort

I like to be comfortable when blogging. I don’t mean in the sense of what I’m wearing or where I am sitting. I am referring to the platform I am using for my blogging.

Public relations professional, Lauren Salkin (@thinkspin), writes in Huffington Post this morning that Blogging on a WordPress site feels so formal. She feels all dressed up while back on her Blogger blog, she was in the comfort of an old pair of jeans.

She loses her creativity and is afraid she’ll make a mistake on WordPress. Salkin longs for the Zen of Blogger.

I’m much the same, though I am a huge WordPress fan.

I probably blog best when I am “blogging” in Facebook on Facebook’s app on my iPad – which I used for this post.

Sure, I am lacking the html tools of my WordPress blog, but the interface is wonderful and Facebook feels as free flowing as anything. It’s informal and lacking structure. Blogging on Facebook feels like a conversation — which is what blogging is.

When blogging on Facebook, as opposed to sharing a shorter post on Facebook, I archive what I wrote on Facebook on my WordPress blog. I insert the appropriate links, block-quotes, and images, just as I did with my post here.

Next to Facebook, I like the feel of blogging on the WordPress App on my iPad. The interface is simple and eloquent. And like Facebook on my iPad I have the retinal display.

With current security issues associated with the WordPress App, I copy and paste to WordPress on my browser, as opposed to publishing direct from the app.

Does this all sound nuts to you? Perhaps. But it works for me.

When I sit down with WordPress on my MacBook Air with a large display, it feels all formal. Gone is the free flow and informal feel I get on Facebook and with my WordPress App. The closest I can get is unplugging my large display and leaning back in my old leather office chair, feet up and with my laptop in my lap.

Lawyers and marketing professionals often view blogging as writing articles, as opposed to a conversation. Seeking structure and perfection, what they call blogging becomes a chore for them.

Try the informality of conversing on Facebook. Share what you’ve read. Offer your thoughts. Let it flow. Archive your thoughts on your blog – your home base.

Try the WordPress App on your iPad. It’s possible you’ll get the free flowing conversational feel that comes with an old pair of jeans like me.

Image courtesy of Flickr by Steve Maher