http://www.blogher.com/node/11877 Comments for "Why Solutionary Women Blog: Green LA Girl" en http://www.blogher.com/node/11877 <p><span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5918/1447/1600/GreenLAGirl.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5918/1447/200/GreenLAGirl.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Can do * good bloggers change the world? I hope so. To inspire more BlogHer readers interested in social change to start their own blogs, I asked one of my fav do * good women bloggers, Siel, or <a href="http://greenlagirl.com/">Greeen LA Girl</a>, why she started blogging. Siel writes about all things green in LA and in particular about <a href="http://www.blogher.com/node/1662">The Starbucks Challenge</a> and Fair Trade coffee and chocolate.<br /> </span><span><br /> <span><strong>Why did you start blogging?</strong></span></span></p> <p>I started blogging because I knew that California and Los Angeles were both doing a lot to encourage environmentally friendly practices -- but often, these efforts were unknown to the public. My very first post was about recycling a DVD player -- something I had to do HOURS of research for, to figure out where I could take the broken DVD player, at what time, etc. Once I did the research, I knew I couldn't let that info disappear without letting others know about it. Thus, the blog.</p> <p><span><strong>How has your life changed since you started blogging?</strong></span></p> <p>I've met many amazing environmentalists in the Los Angeles area via blogging. I've also found a way to channel my environmental and social consciousness through a medium that feels productive :) Also, I get a lot of free coffee.<br /> </p><span><br /> <span><strong>What blogging tool do you use and why? What are its pros and cons?</strong></span></span> <p>I use <a href="http://wordpress.org/">Wordpress</a>, mainly because it's open source. Yay open source! I really don't see any downsides to Wordpress.</p><br /> <span><br /> <span><strong>What advice do you have for new women bloggers?</strong></span></span> <p>I would encourage them to 1) consider what readers might find useful and interesting, versus what the writer herself might find interesting (i.e. details of her own life, which often tends not to be interesting to people other than herself), and 2) blog regularly, worrying more about the quality of the content than the quantity of readers.</p> <p><em><span>Photo courtesy of Green LA Girl.</span></em></p> <p>BlogHer Contributing Editor, <a href="http://www.blogher.com/?q=member/britt-bravo"> Britt Bravo</a>, also blogs at <a href="http://havefundogood.blogspot.com/">Have Fun * Do Good</a> and <a href="http://www.netsquared.org/blog/britt-bravo">NetSquared</a>.</p> http://www.blogher.com/node/11877#comments Green Non-profits Wed, 25 Oct 2006 02:19:08 -0500 Britt Bravo 11877 at http://www.blogher.com