Deadly Bloggers
All data will be presented as anonymous. If you have more than one blog, you may like to complete one form for each blog. Thank you for taking the time to complete this form. Include your address at the end of the survey so I can send you a present. Thanks for your participation in this questionaire. Any issues, please contact me directly: Leesa Watego (leesa at iscariotmedia dot com)
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How long have you been blogging? *
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What blogging platform do you use?
If you use different platforms for different blogs, which one would be your primary platform for you main blog?
How often do you post?
Why did you start blogging?
Describe why you began blogging - for fun, curiosity etc. The reason you started blogging may have changed since you started.
What category do you see your blog as fitting in?
You can choose more than one category. You can select more than one category.
Do you have more than one blog?
If so, how many?
Do you have a self-hosted blog?
If you have a self-hosted blog, did you pay a professional to help you upload it?
Have you ever engaged in any training or professional development about blogging and/or social media engagement or are you self-taught?
For example, you may have used ProBlogger's 31 Days to a Better Blog.
Describe why you blog?
For some people, blogging is a hobby and simply linked to their self-expression, whereas for others, there is a more strategic motivation, such as political activism, professional identity etc.
What has been the impact of your blogging activities?
Some people have gone onto professional writing jobs, for others there professional credibility has been improved. Other people may have less tangible impacts, like a clearer understanding of their creative work.
Have you experienced racism as a result of your blogging?
This may have been on your blog (in comments sections), or in social media generally.
Have you ever been hesitant about writing about something because of the likelihood of racist attacks?
Have you self-censored your blogging or social media activities?
Thinking about the future of your online/digital activities, do you have any goals or plans?
Would you like to earn a living from blogging perhaps? Do you set milestones or targets, or you happy to post "when you feel like it"?
Some Indigenous people I've spoken to have seen the racism that others have experienced and deliberately avoid online spaces as a result. What advice would you give to others who are thinking about getting into blogging?
Any other comments about your experience of blogging (and social media generally)?
Perhaps share what has been valuable about blogging, what has been the worst (not so great) part of sharing your ideas with the world. Write as much as you like ...  
What do you consider to be the biggest hurdle(s) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander bloggers?
I want to send you a present
I need your name & postal address so I can send you a Deadly Bloggers mug as a thank you for helping me out. Usual privacy stuff applies.
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