To blog or not to blog, that is the question

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Mate, get balls deep and go for it!

Since doing my blog, I have learned so much more about VMware. It's not just about technical knowledge it's also about ideas, spending time finding out about really cool new things.

I actually use my blog as a repository for stuff, I refer back to quite a bit and so do quite a few of my colleagues, I have way more stuff to put into it, but it's time for me which is the killer.

Not saying my blog is decent, but I try and update it once a week.

Why not just use the blog as JK's KB on how to fix random VMware stuff that happens

 

Maybe this time next year you'll end up with a vExpert and a full time VMware job ;)

 

That would be nice ;)

 

Go for it mate, you can always use CF blogs to get you started and test the water. That way you wont have to spend any cash or set-up your own site, unless thats something else you'd like to learn.

 

yes get on the band-wagon its actually a very good learning tool, I've been blogging for years now in various forms and although I do not blog that often these days its certainly a good way of reinforcing the topic you are blogging about. I started off much the same as everyone else it was a journel for all the issues and gotcha's I came across and also you find yourself digging around quite alot just to make sure you'r right.

 

Go for it, I was only blogging for about a year and was awarded the vExpert because of it and my contributions here.

The one thing I would advise is make sure you have an idea of what you want to blog about and also make sure you have a slew of articles that you can put together to help you blog.

Also don't be surprised if real life comes and takes you away from it for periods of time (I have a couple of articles that are mid way through composition but I just don't have the time to finish them at the moment (pregnant wife and a heavy work load )

 

Have a look at 1and1 hosting (it's who I use to host a whole host of domains) and use something like WordPress as your blogging software, it's very simple to set up and easy to initially configure, things to consider is that you're going to need to be running on a Linux host and running MySQL for the WordPress db (all very easy to setup with most hosting providers).

I can get a site up and running in 5 minutes flat, of course adding content and choosing themes takes longer but it really is that simple (so much so my wife did it herself recently).

 

I want a link to your blog by Monday ;)

 

You could just setup a blog via WordPress.com - Get a Free Blog Here. Thats how I started mine and then moved away once I got into it but after my site being targeted by some riff raff I moved it back to wordpress and let them take care of upgrades and security

 

You can also use www.blogger.com, its even less trouble than wordpress.

I keep meaning to get serious about writing a blog, perhaps this is the year...

 

Yep I use blogger for vmfocus.com just because it was so easy to setup.