A few days ago I received an e-mail from someone who has recently had a bionic eye implanted. My correspondent wished to ascertain my advice on how to start a blog dealing with his experiences. Below is my response (names and contact details have been removed). I am sure others will have things to add to the suggestions below:

 

“I use

wordpress.com

for my blog

newauthoronline.com.

You can set up a

free blog there. There are other platforms, such as Blogger but I

prefer WordPress as being blind (I use Jaws software) WordPress is, in

my experience more accessible.

It takes time to build up a following. The way to do this is to blog

frequently (a few times a week at least if you can manage that). It is

also good to visit and comment on other people’s blogs as they will

often (but not always) visit, comment and follow your blog in return.

I would advise allowing comments on your site as getting a discussion

going helps to stimulate interest in your blog.

Don’t expect miracles. It will take a while for you to build up a following.”