This is the time to be fearless.
Really, when you are first learning new software, give yourself permission to experiment and fail. Click around the menus, try out different features, check out the effects, and if you don’t like it, figure out how to fix it. The things that you learn now—before you have tons of content at stake—will save your behind at 2 a.m. when you are trying to build a particularly complex post.
WordPress.com is supposed to be the user-friendly version of WordPress.org, but you still have to take the time to click through the menus and find what you want. It’s not perfect, and she isn’t going to learn your habits, you have to learn hers. Yes, I’m using the female pronoun here, because I see the combination of webware, hosting, and support as a giant cruise ship sailing me into the unpredictable blogosphere. From what I can see, it is very easy to steer into the Bermuda Triangle of blog oblivion. It will be your skill, combined with a bit of luck, that will set you apart.
Filed under: Getting Started Blogging, Wordpress.com | Tagged: blogosphere., fearless, Wordpress.com, wordpress.org
