5 ways to blog from Thanet

Thanet Creative Writers is all about creating opportunities for Thanet’s many writers. Some of us writers occasionally feel like blogging.

• 5 ways to blog from Thanet now

Blogging for related sites can be a great way to get new links and generally increase exposure for a website you already have up and running. It can also be a good way to just blow off some verbal steam on an issue that has you feeling all worked up.

If the thought of setting up and running your own blog site is a bit off-putting, there are other opportunities. At least, in Thanet there are.

Here are just a few places that you can submit your thoughts for publication. None of them are likely to get you paid (directly) but if you just want to get your stuff out there then this might be the list for you.

Thanet Star

Thanet Star is a blog that has been going a long time and has built a solid reputation both with readers and with search engines. It deals with topics relating to Thanet but tends to have a news or politics slant a lot of the time.

Thanet Star is a good choice if you want to write about local events, politics, or life in general here in Thanet. They often post on the Thanet Star Facebook page that they are looking for guest writers.

Facebook, etc.

If your main objective is just to blow off steam, you don’t care about links, and the only people that you want to see your work are friends and family then Facebook, G+, and similar social media sites are probably the places to do it.

WordPress and Blogger

For the brave, there is always wordpress.com and blogger.com where you can click a few buttons, set up a website and publish stuff. The advantages are that you have full control but the downside is that you have to do a lot more work to get anyone to notice what you have written.

Huffington Post

If you feel your idea has legs and might be of interest to a much wider audience you can always pitch it to the Huffington Post.

Thanet Creative Writers (yes, us)

Let’s be honest, the Thanet Creative Writers information site is run on WordPress, so we might as well take advantage of being part of a blogging platform. If you would like contributor status and have been to one of our events (or are an established writer with a connection to Thanet), then just give us a shout. The more, the merrier.

To get involved as a contributor, either as a one-off or on a regular basis all you need to do is make contact with us. The Thanet Creative Writers group or the Thanet Creative Writers Facebook page are fine places to do that. If Facebook is not for you, then you can always pitch your ideas directly to us via the Thanet Creative Writers contact form here on the site.

Over to you

Do you agree with our list of places to get a blog post published? Do you feel we’ve missed one off – what would you add? Let us know in the comments below.