Having this blog as a creative outlet and research outlet this semester has been genuinely enjoyable for me. This is my first ever online blog and I learned so much within the WordPress program and feel confident in building a blog or website on my own. If I wear to continue blogging and writing I would want to include more frequent writings or maybe even short ‘mini-blogposts’. I would also want to explore more design and layout designs that fit me personally. I love doing projects and work on Adobe Illustrator and bringing my work to life for a blog would be a great goal for me.
My content could have been more widespread if I posted about it on every social media, however, for this assignment I only used Twitter. Creating a twitter page for my blog would be the next step if this were something I would pursue.
This was a great experience for me because I got to learn how to write and organize copy about interests I am personally invested in. I loved being able to write down my thoughts about something I’m passionate about in an official format. I could definitely use these skills in any technical aspect of a future job.
My most popular week was the week of March 23. This week I received 8 views which is the highest number of site visitors I have had so far. My most viewed and liked blog post was my piece describing the illegality of gay men donating blood. The post was called: “Blood Banks Desperate for Blood Donations but Gay Men Still Barred from Contributing”. I was inspired to write about this because this actually happened to me personally. I tried to donate blood and was barred from doing so because of my sexuality. I think the fact that not many people know about this is why this is my most viewed blog.
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