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Blogging: is this a good idea?
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Lately I've been thinking about starting to blog about sewing. (it's been on my 2014 goals and I haven't started yet!) During my last project an idea came to me: what if I dedicate the blog to sewing Ottobre ("Sarah Sews Ottobre"?) because that's what I mainly sew from. Besides featuring my finished pieces, I could do step-by-step tutorials, explain concepts, etc. Sometimes it takes me awhile to figure out their instructions and I always hope to find some tutorial online that explains it better! (I think this is the one thing Ottobre is missing in their own blog.) And hey, maybe once in awhile I'll throw in something non-Ottobre because I want to.
Do you think there are any problems with this legally? Like using the "Ottobre" name in my blog title or doing the step-by-step tutorials? I feel like bloggers do this all the time so it's probably ok, but just wanted to see if anyone knew of any issues!
Now, I'll probably get too busy and this idea will fall apart..., but I'm excited about it at the moment!
What do you think?
Do you think there are any problems with this legally? Like using the "Ottobre" name in my blog title or doing the step-by-step tutorials? I feel like bloggers do this all the time so it's probably ok, but just wanted to see if anyone knew of any issues!
Now, I'll probably get too busy and this idea will fall apart..., but I'm excited about it at the moment!
What do you think?
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Re: Blogging: is this a good idea?
I don't know about putting their name in the title though, I would worry about copyright infringement. You probably wouldn't be selling anything on the blog but if it became successful and got sponsors or if you ever wanted to publish something it might be an issue.
https://www.wordpress.com/
https://www.blogger.com/
I haven't decided yet, but leaning toward WordPress because I've used it before.
With blogger you can completely design your own layout.
However, if you are willing to download and install wordpress to your own server (would need hosting and a domain, also not free) that is the way I would go.
There shouldn't be any issue with the name you have chosen. You're not claiming to be Ottobre or connected to them. Your promoting the fact you sew their patterns and I think they would have no issue with that. I agree though, you would want to be careful with how much of their detail you give away.
Let us know when you're live! I would definitely follow you as I want to get back into my Ottobre mags and sew more items for baby girl but I often need help.