An old friend with a new face April 16, 2009
Posted by tracybarnett in : Uncategorized , trackbackDear friends,
It’s been three weeks since my transition to independent writer, and I am loving my newfound freedom.
Seeing the world through a different lens
Fortunately or unfortunately, with freedom comes responsibility, at least in this lifetime. So my computer is as constant my companion as ever, if not more so. My new travels have taken me down more paths on the information superhighway than on any actual highway – a temporary condition, I can assure you! – and I’m now learning all about social networking, web hosting, search engine optimization and so much more.
I’m now exploring the ins and outs of Wordpress, an excellent blog-posting site. You’ll see my blog evolve over the weeks and months ahead as I learn more and share it with you as I travel. Please let me know what you think, and share your ideas. I’d like to make this blog an interactive conversation with each of you and with the whole world, and I’ll need your help with that.
For starters, I’ve been kicking around a gazillion ideas for my new blog – ideas that would reflect my goals as a writer, the regions I specialize in and the themes that are near and dear to my heart. Some of my favorites were Gaia Traveler and Gaia Girl, to reflect my emphasis on nature and sustainability; Aventurera and Caminos Less Traveled, to reflect the bilingual and Latino-influenced nature of my travels; then there was Thirsty Boots, my Twitter name.
Ultimately, I decided to stick with the name I began with. While “Roads Less Traveled” may not be quite as clever, my favorite web guru, Dwight Silverman, assures me it’s the best.
“None of them have Google Juice,” he said of the fruits of all my brainstorming. “They’re not going to result in your blog
coming up in a random search.”
“So you think ‘Roads Less Traveled’ is best, even though it’s a cliche?” I asked.
“Frankly, yes,” he answered. “Cliches are what people Google for.”
So… here’s to an old friend with a new face. Roads Less Traveled will be coming your way once again. Please let me know what you think!
Your trusty traveling wordsmith,
Tracy L. Barnett
Comments»
beautiful pictures!
lovely words!
I believe that the name is not really important, you are, and I am sure that what you will share with all of us will be great, as usual! Looking forward to continue the journey together ….as always! Love, Nancy
oh yeah!
I’m so glad I’ll get to keep exploring vicariously through your eyes
keep it coming!
Looking forward to continuing this vicarious journey with you Tracy. You are an inspiration.
We’ll be following your journey!
I have you bookmarked… Go forth and explore for us!
Hey, Tracy! Go for it and we’ll follow you via the superhighway!
Tracy, my daughter has used wordpress for her blog while spending a year of college in Spain – it’s a great site. Best of luck with yours!
I’m glad you’re keeping up your blog. I’ll be following it!
Hi Tracy,
Its good to see you are still telling stories! I am still very thankful for your guidance as you coached me through writing some 10 years ago. Lets just forget that 10 years ago part! Keep up the blog and post some pix for us! I also might suggest that you pick up a video camera (either a flip video hd for blogging, or the canon 5d Mark II and shoot some occasional stock footage (HD Video) of the places you are going.
anyway, take it easy and let me know if you ever get up to Colorado!
- andy
As you light the way for the road less traveled….count on me following the light…