On the weekend, I had the inspiration to set up kid blogs for my kids. My son already had a free blog at blogger so I just had to move it over to a WordPress platform for him, which was pretty simple.
His blog is called "My Karate Life" and he started it a few years ago. He hasn't contributed to it much lately but now that he is trying to get to Japan for the Karate World Championships in July, he is going to start adding content more regularly so that people can follow his progress.
As a mom blogger, it just makes sense to teach my kids to blog. I mean why not. It's simple enough to set up kid blogs and it will give them a little 'real world' education in the online world, as well as a chance to make some money of their own over time and practice some writing skills.
Blogging to make money is a longterm strategy. The more consistently you blog over time, the more highly your blog will rank on the search engines. So why not start now?
I have this found this passion suddenly for setting up kid blogs and if you have a child who is passionate about something, and you think that writing an article a week would be help them become a better communicator, I'd love to help you get some kid blogs up for your children. It's just fun.
It's one of those things that I just want to do, regardless of whether or not I make money.
I have created a header for my daughter's blog already, but she is still deciding what she wants her domain name to be. The ones we have tried to get so far have been taken. My daughter's blog is going to be about cheerleading.
As with any blog, kid blogs need to focus on a specific niche. I figure that once their blogs are running smoothly, they could add other niche blogs to their inventory. As they get older, they will be passionate about other things as well.
Being an example to my kids is important to me and today, helping them learn new skills that will help them later in life is one of the best things a parent can do. Helping them learn to think outside the box, and learn to blog is one.
How are you helping your kids stand out?
Anyway, that's it for today. Just having fun playing with kid blogs and loving it.
Rebecca
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