While walking to class, taking a jog or driving to the store, you probably always find yourself coming up with great topics to blog about.

The only problem: six hours later, you have no idea what those topics were. So, today’s tip for other amateur bloggers — write the ideas down as they come to you.

• Text message it to yourself
• Call into your voicemail
• Write it on your hand or post it
• Leave a notepad and pen in the bathroom

You’ll be grateful for it later.

This is been another blog tip, from one amateur to another.
Prior tips: Tip #1: Test your comments

I’m relatively new to the blogosphere. Sure, I’ve kept a LiveJournal for almost six years, but that’s always been more of a private diary. Interact is the first time I’ve really started a blog from scratch.

For others who are planning to do the same, I intend to share what I learn about blogging as I go — from one amateur to another.

So, tip #1 (it’s a common sense one): Make sure your comment forms work.

I wondered why I wasn’t getting any comments (except one on the first day). ReCaptcha was conflicting with my theme, therefore anyone who tried to comment until last night was getting rejected. Not cool. There goes any potential readers I would have had.

They likely said, “Uh, this chick’s comments don’t even work. She must not be a legit blogger.” (Or I like to tell myself that so I don’t feel bad about not having any readers).