I think many (including my sister, Sarah) would agree: the hardest of setting up a blog is creating the title. It needs to be both clever and genuine, fun and intelligent. The title of a blog needs to hook potential viewers in with promises of what is to come. How do you accomplish this feat with a few words or a short phrase? More importantly, how do you find a name for your domain that hasn't yet been claimed? And what's worse - websites like blogger require you to name your blog before you have done anything with design or posts, and this title is difficult to edit once it is set!
Last night, Sarah sat with me for two hours trying to think of the perfect name. She tested out everything, from the boring (A Day in the Life...), to the very silly (The Woof Pack), to what she finally decided on, (Diary of a Wet Nose). Now, as I sit here typing this post, she is over here agonizing over the tagline for her blog (she's using WordPress - they require not only a title, but a tagline before you can even set up your blog).
Originally, I named my blog Ms. Eaton's Resource Room. It was a name I had used in the past for websites and projects for grad school. I liked it because it had a dual-meaning. As a special educator, I work in a pullout resource room with students. However, I had intended my blog to be a collection of resources and information for parents, students, and teachers alike. Then, I realized I was working with the wrong audience in mind. This blog is intended for colleagues in a class, as well as anyone else who wants to read it, and it's about learning to blog, with the end goal of using blogs in the classroom to help my students learn. And so, with much deliberation, I came up with my current title.
What about you? Did you find naming your own blog to be difficult? How did you finally decide? Leave me a comment and let me know!
3 comments:
I can definitely understand the challenges of setting up your first blog! I didn't so much have a difficult time creating a name, but I can't remember how many times I would change my template, background or layout. One minute I would be really happy with the way things looked, then the next minute I would be back into the settings trying to find something better. I am a very eclectic person, I liked pretty much everything! Trying to stick with one theme was definitely a challenge for me, but I think I have finally settled on one, for now at least.
Juliana, I didn't have much trouble coming up with a name for my blog.. it just came to me and I went with it. However, the most difficult part for me was deciding my layout. I wanted to make it easy for viewers to use as well as eye appealing. But at the same time, I wanted it to make sense for me, sense it is my blog that I will be using more than anyone else. It is nice that you had someone to talk to that could help you get your blog set up. I think collaboration is essential for me as a teacher and a learner and I always love to bounce ideas off of other people!
Kendal: I know the feeling! I stayed up really late playing around with custom layouts and deciding what to do!
Lea: It's interesting how everyone had trouble with different elements of the blog design! And it is nice to be starting at the same time as someone else. I feel like it kind of gives me another perspective, instead of just relying on and reflecting on my own experiences.
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