Getting Started

It's the job that's never started takes longest to finish.
J. R. R. Tolkien

One of the most perplexing issues I faced was, what should my first post be about? As in real life, the phrase says, the first impression is the last impression, or, you have to make maximum impact in order to hold the attention of you audience within the first few minutes of you speech.

In blogging, this is not really the case. Give the whole 'latest post first' format (is that reverse chronological order? I forget...), your first post has usually rolled right off the first page. Unlike a webpage, where the first bit of information is usually the home page.

As the book says, “Its better to make a decision now and start publishing your blog than get mired in details in an attempt to get everything perfect at first post.”

And again, “The only way to start is to start”