Every once or twice in a month, we will be posting our Techloban interviews, with our first being @LorLeala. Today, we give you our second installment where we asked a young blogger and IT student who may be too shy to initiate a conversation, but compensates by writing well-delivered everyday experiences where most teenagers her age will be able to relate.

Let us all welcome, @ewoishe!

Eloise: "I started blogging when I was 13, although I didn't really know how to write back then so my entries were mostly photos and music."

Techloban: Tell us something about yourself.

Eloise: My name is Eloise Bercero, a 20-year-old introvert, blogger (currently on hiatus), foodie, and IT student. I’m a very shy, awkward and quiet person. I don’t really talk much but I like to write. I also take pictures and doodle.

Techloban: We heard you’re a pretty popular blogger around town. When did you start blogging?

Eloise: I started blogging when I was 13, although I didn’t really know how to write back then so my entries were mostly photos and music. I was also bad at grammar and spelling. Haha!

Techloban: Doesn’t seem like it though. (chuckles) What was the first blogging platform you have used?

Eloise: It was either Xanga or Tabulas. I’ve created lots of blogs before (but had all of them deleted) so I forgot which one I had used first. But I do remember being active on Tabulas and LiveJournal during my younger years.

Techloban: Old school blogger. Sweet. What made you start writing your own online journal?

Eloise: To remember stuff. Haha! My entries back in high school were mostly lists of what I did every week and my to-do. I used it as a planner/diary. Now, whenever I try to remember dates and events or just feel nostalgic, I dive into my archives. I also made it a place where people could read my thoughts, since I don’t really talk or tell stuff in person.

Techloban: What do you usually write about?

Eloise: I write about random things (food, movies, music, people, experiences, rants, love and interests), but usually about what happens in a day. My blog is just like a personal diary without the “Dear Diary” salutation on every entry.

Techloban: Have you ever shell out an amount for your blog?

Eloise: Yes, when it used to be a self-hosted WordPress blog. Anyway, I still keep my domain name so I pay for that annually.

Techloban: Did you gain, say, monetary value, from blogging?

Eloise: I haven’t really tried blogging for money yet. But I do earn from serving ads on my blog.

Techloban: What other social networking sites are you actively using these days?

Eloise: I’m most active on Twitter nowadays because it’s the easiest one to update, and then crosspost my tweets to Plurk for karma maintenance. Also migrated to Google+ just recently and well, I still check Facebook from time to time.

Techloban: What gadgets and apps do you use for blogging & connecting to other social networking sites?

Eloise: Since I don’t have a computer, I make the most out of my Samsung Galaxy Mini. I use Android apps to update on social networking sites (such as Twitter, Google+ and Facebook for Android) and to blog (I use the official Tumblr app).

Techloban: Can you share with us some tips on blogging and maintaining your online presence?

Eloise:

• Know which platform or tools should you use. Weigh the pros and cons.
• Be both professional and personal.
• Have personality, but don’t overshare.
• Keep active through status updates.
• Monitor your pages through periodic vanity searching.
• Network through comments, recommendations, group activities, etc.
• Update all your profiles at once.

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Author: Jean

Jean Abapo is a Registered Nurse and a social media evangelist currently working at GoAbroad Philippines helping several US-based international education and experiential travel companies with various campaigns. Before graduating from her Bachelors degree in Nursing, she has been writing articles for several clients during her free time. She is also a photography hobbyist and a member of LeySamFoto Club, Inc.