[...] on the internet and why are you hiding on the internet?. Then some online portfolio goodness with why you have that blog to begin with and what to do with that portfolio blog you already [...]

[...] ass on the internet and why are you hiding on the internet?. Then some online portfolio stuff with why you have that blog to begin with and what to do with that portfolio blog you already have and some other free website options you [...]

Glad I’ve given you a place to start. That’s the hard part actually. But once it’s up, you can always tweak and change. The good thing about the blog platform is that it’s easy to change and experiment with what works best for you.

@ T – I thought that was you in the sunglasses!

I hope I cleared up in the next post that I’m not trying to pick on Blogger. It’s just that a LOT of animation students start there…because everyone else does. I just want to show them their options.

I’m not picking on ALL Blogger blogs. Just when you try to use it as your only portfolio. You’re not in that category, so carry on.

Like I said, it’s just food for thought. I’m no blogging expert!
K

I do notice you pick on Blogger a lot. That’s the very reason I moved. I jest. And I know this wasn’t particularly directed at me, but it’s still information that I soak up to either use later in life or pass on to someone who needs it (or just give them your link).

[...] Why you blogging? and Why you hiding? by Karen J Lloyd [...]

I wouldn’t be too worried about the Hohan thing. Moving on to hookers and the Sham-wow guy is a step up, I think.
K

You’re absolutely right though, I just googled myself and found some things I wrote a long time ago on Helium.com regarding Lindsay Lohan. Granted this was back when she first started her descent into devilish ways; I tried to defend her honor based on her acting potential (back then, anyways).

I realize now how embarrassing it will be for a prospective employer to see that I said positive things about Satan’s girlfriend.

And I hope no one thinks I’m just crapping on Blogger. I’m not. It’s a great, easy way to get a blog up and running and learn some stuff along the way. As a BLOG it’s just fine.

But as a portfolio site, maybe not so much. That’s really all I’m saying.
K

There could be many reasons.

* Is it just a fun thing to update family and friends to what you’re up to?
* Is it a place to discuss your favorite movies, comics and animation?
* Is it to show off your latest sketches and share some fun videos you found?”

Wow – you just described the past five years of my blogging experience.
I have to admit it was kind of scary to read those words, yet oddly intriguing as well, because you’ve hit the proverbial nail on the head as they say.

For me, it started out as a means to get myself to practice drawing on a regular basis and morphed into those three bullet points you described. I’ve found blogger to be a very useful tool for someone who is working their way into the animation food chain and learning HTML and CSS style sheets at the same time. Also, as you mentioned, I think every type of site can serve some sort of purpose – it just depends on what you want to do. For example Tom Warburton and Dave Levy both use blogger and they’re doing great. Of course, they’re also famous so it’s not like they’re hard to find on the internet.

Thanks for the great post – looking forward to reading what’s next in your series.