Building a Better Blog | A Morsel of Genius

May

First, a quick note: Please notice the little box in the right-hand column titled "Modest Needs". While so many people seem to think the internet is isolating one from another, I find it to be the opposite. We're all moving closer together. We communicate and interact with people all over the world, and look at blogs! Most are just people like me sharing whatever they feel needs to be shared.

Getting closer to each other via the internet also gives us the OPPORTUNITY to help one another. The best of us can find ourselves in the worst of positions at times. I think all of us adders know that. The very nature of being human means we need a helping hand now and again. Some people have nobody and nowhere to turn. Sad, but true. So PLEASE, take a few minutes, visit modestneeds.org and give them the $10 you were going to spend on that trinket you found on ebay. Give it to someone in need instead. We all know adders are known for their BIG HEARTS and compassion, let's prove it to the world with action!

The Blog ...

I've been thinking, and planning, and scheming ... I want to make a better blog. First thing obviously is that I need to write more often. Duh. But I also want my blog focused more exclusively to adhd. Something I've noticed when I access my blog from other computers is that there are a bunch of ads. I don't see them from here (home computer), not even when I'm logged out. I'm not crazy about their placement, and I generally don't see the relevance of them to my readers either. If there's going to be advertising on my blog, I want control of who and what is being advertised. Does that make sense? Makes sense to me.

It makes sense for two reasons. First, it's important to me that only products I personally endorse are advertised. I don't want my readers being lead, from my blog, to buy some product that, well... sucks. My blog is meant to bring good things to good people. Along the same lines, I only want products and services advertised here that I personally believe in. This is not a newspaper. You don't get to just advertise whatever you want because you paid the going rate.

Second, I want to spend a lot more time here. I want to provide more information, more help, and more fun stuff (like cd, book, and movie reviews) to people with adhd and those who know people with adhd. Especially adults! We've lived with it longer not knowing what it is. It takes a little more work for us to use our gift in God's-given ways. The only way I can do that is to make some money from the blog. A small supplemental income will allow me to focus more here, instead of spending all my time on mortgages. Communicating with my fellow adders is far more important than selling mortgages! The best way I can do that is to allow advertising or ask for donations. I prefer to allow advertising, because then the income is earned. But again, ONLY products and/or services I personally endorse.

So I have a few things to figure out. Do I move the blog to a hosting site? If I do, will I lose my url and my readers? I like wordpress and I have their software, learning to use it is probably my first step. Stay tuned! A better, more informative blog is coming your way!