This is the blog Taylor Yates, who is an 18-year-old marketing major at Wharton Business School (Penn). Notice how she makes it both playful and relevant, and uses it to demonstrate her understanding of marketing and new media. She develops a unique voice, uses images to reinforce her message, and writes very well!
Socrates – philosopher and all-around cool guy
When I first started blogging, I thought I was Socrates. Whether or not I wanted to admit it, I felt like I had some sort of deep wisdom to share with the world. I began constructing posts that I thought were “new,” “different,” and “deep.” I was sure that the minute people read what I had to say, my WordPress stats would shoot through the roof, and I’d be an insta-share on Facebook.
…Yep.
Soon, I began to realize that I was sorely mistaken. Somehow I was out there in the blogosphere, waiting to be discovered, but nothing was happening. I didn’t understand how I could be doing good work and still feel so alone, especially when billions of people were reading blogs daily.
Do you like my blue ensemble?
So, determined to turn the tide, I started building my blogging muscles. I…
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