Rare rakkor Posted October 7, 2016 #1 Share Posted October 7, 2016 (edited) We are about to embark on the 17 night Greek Islands cruise, today, sailing on the Queen Elizabeth and I've decided to keep a blog of our holiday. Assuming I don't lose interest in trying to type this out on my tablet, I was wondering what the approved format of posting my daily extracts here is. A single topic might get a bit rambling when covering so many days so I thought, either daily or multiples of daily might be better? I was also wondering what content I should include? The blog will have daily menus and daily programmes posted as PDFs, but beyond that and my musings I can't think of much to add. The blog is a personal one, no commercial interests, or adverts and can be found at https://blog.rakkor.uk. This is my first attempt at blogging, and I've found the whole exercise to be a nice, but very technical challenge. So please be kind [emoji4] https://blog.rakkor.uk [emoji572] Sent from my Nexus 7 using Forums mobile app Edited October 7, 2016 by rakkor error in url Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Scrapnana Posted October 7, 2016 #2 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Your blog looks great. Keeping up a "Live" thread here on Cruise Critic and publishing a blog can eat up the internet minutes. Most people who do both (at least the ones I have read) put the same text in both (cut and paste) but don't post the programmes, menus, etc. here. I write a blog but have never done a "Live" thread by myself. When I have contributed to a roll call "Live" thread, I usually do not include the pictures that I post on my blog (even resized pictures can take a long time to upload). How often you post is totally up to you. You may find that some days you can't post (too tired, no internet service, etc.). When I did my first blog I wasn't really sure about the whole thing. Turns out I got hooked on writing a blog and when I get home I miss doing the entries.:D Good luck on your blog and have a great cruise on my favorite ship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted October 7, 2016 #3 Share Posted October 7, 2016 One suggestion if you want to carry content over to Cruise Critic. I see you are using Wordpress, and one of the nice things about them is they have predictable naming of attachments. For example, your header for the menus page is: https://blog.rakkor.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/cropped-cocktails.jpg All the photos, menus, and programs you post will have a title somewhat like this, presumably with "2016/09" often replaced by "2016/10". These links, if you have the time to use them, can be carried over to Cruise Critic, either as links or pasted into the image format. Have a wonderful cruise. I'll be following you in just over a month. Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alibobs Posted October 7, 2016 #4 Share Posted October 7, 2016 I shall be reading avidly - yet to try QE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted October 7, 2016 #5 Share Posted October 7, 2016 We'll be delighted to read whatever you get chance to post. Have a wonderful trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllieBallie Posted October 8, 2016 #6 Share Posted October 8, 2016 I've already read your first posts and enjoyed them. Keep them coming! I'm thinking of blogging our holiday in November so let me know any tips and hints! [emoji3] Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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