Greetings and Welcome to A Special Edition Blog about "Blog Making" (Haha) and this topic is more of a Guide and Advice than straight up Informative Content.
I have been making blogs since 2018 and during my experience with making blogs, I have achieved so much despite the challenges they bring to the table.
Personally, Making blogs is a lifelong passion of mine. I always wanted to create my own Series of Blogs not just for Profit or to be famous but rather just a leisure time instead. The reason being is because, I am not exactly a Video Editor and my skills in editing videos is nonexistent since 1. My Style is more about Text over Visuals and 2. Video Editing is time consuming, at least from my point of view since I have stuff like Housework, Family Time, other Hobbies and Work.
Factoring other issues in life and you will realize that blogs are actually much easier to preserve information than doing a 20 minute video infront of a camera and using the info only in your head to explain stuff.
While other people are actually better than me at making Versus Content (Seriously, at the end of the day, I am just a regular guy), nobody is perfect. Infact, I still make mistakes in the past that I will mention in this particular blog.
So, I am gonna list a couple of key advice with Versus Debate Blogs and Why I think it a wonderful hobby for anyone involved in the Versus Community.
1. Start with a Plan in Mind.
This tip is actually not very hard to understand. If you plan to make a blog, then you gotta layout all your key structures of your blog beforehand. Stuff like Background, Stats, Weapons, Abilities, anything in particular that is relevant to a Match up should be listed on a notepad or even your own imagination.
If things are too much for you, do not panic. Blog Making doesn't require a deadline. Take your time, Plan things, and if a plan doesn't meet your expectations such as being interrupted by real life situations, do not panic, the blog is still saved on your files anyway. Use a USB or even the Blogger Site to simply save your progress and wala. Everything is fine from the get go.
2. When making a Full Season, consider your schedule.
This tip is similar to Tip No.1. The fact is, doing a Season's Worth of Match ups is all about Schedule and Timing. While you can take time on making your blogs, a Season's Worth of Blogs does sound intimidating at first. Do not panic. As Mentioned Previously, Blogs are never meant to deliver stress levels that drive you insane. All the information is already saved when you put the data in files and such so your still making progress.
Generally, I usually have 8-10 Blogs per Season. This also means I have more time in the year for other endeavors and personal life issues that I can deal with. If you somehow only made 1-2 blogs in a year, do not panic. It is all about a relaxing and comfortable time.
3. When editing your Blog, layout your key Structures in a Format that makes sense for both the Characters and the Match Up. But also Add stuff that Does Interest you.
This is one of the most important tips. Editing your blog is fun and dandy, but if your planning to do a Match up, use information that is relevant to a match up such as Skills, Weapons, Stats, Abilities Etc.
You can however add stuff that you feel that is fun and that interests you. For instance, I keep saying stuff like "Voiced by ?????, Is one of my favorite characters of all time" only because It added my interest in the character and what they achieved and possessed.
4. When researching Characters, present them in a generalized look.
Another huge Tip is that Presenting a Character is key to their Presentation and Authenticity. You do not have to list every single detail about them in a blog, that would be too much of a time consuming process. What you can do is present them in a clean, generalized format that can be identifiable for everyone. For instance. Presenting characters like Godzilla, a Kaiju Monster that destroys buildings, sounds like a simple job. Sure, you can present Godzilla as an Unstoppable Force and list his iconic feats and abilities like his Atomic Breath and Near Impervious Durability.
If you are presenting a character that you feel like has too much info to go over, then try and cut out the stuff that you consider to be "Boring" But, do not attempt to remove feats that otherwise would handicap their chances, which brings us to.......
5. Do not be Biased in favor of a character and rig their chances of winning.
Without a doubt, one of the more serious problems you can come across in a Versus Debate is that lovely, infamous Word that people love to throw around known as "Biased".
The Term Biased essentially means that you are favoring a specific side or character that ultimately handicaps their opponent such as removing the opponents best stuff while you rigged a character you love more win by accepting their very best feats that would overshadow their opposition's "Set" Level of Power. Here is a Demonstration.
Yoshika Miyafuji: I love Yoshika So much!!!!! I am gonna make her Multiversal in terms of Power!!!!
Superman: Superman Sucks, he has a weakness to Kryptonite!!!!! Yoshika can just fly to another Planet and literally feed Superman Kryptonite and then gun him down!!! Hell Yeah!!!!!
When in actual fact........
Yoshika Miyafuji: Is only Continent Level when at her Full Power
Superman: Beyond Multiversal and literally one shots Yoshika in an instant with his overall power set.
So, even if you do a blog when one of your absolute favorite characters is about to lose, do not suddenly make them go invincible that is beyond their true potential. If your making a Joke Blog like my "Shirley vs Shirley" blog, then by all means, go crazy but remember, a Versus Debate is about Who is likely to win. You can't just make your favorite characters win all the time by limiting their opponents that you otherwise either dislike or outright scorn for life but really, that's just how the logic works here.
So yes, you can have your favorite characters in your Versus Debate Blogs, but do not overhype them to ridiculous levels that would be outlandish and in Debate terms "Outliers".
6. At the end of the Day, it is your Blog and you are free to do whatever you wish.
This Tip pretty much sums up everything I mentioned into one clean package. While Point 5 is more about not being biased and overhyping characters is a sign of rigging match ups, you can still make Comedy Blogs such as, again, "Shirley vs Shirley" that are never meant to be taken seriously.
Infact, Blog Making should never be taken seriously. If you have people who criticize your hard work by saying "This is a Rough Read, you didn't research properly, None of this makes sense", then you can just remove their comments and block them and move on. They do not control your blogs. YOU!!!! Control your Blogs.
At the end of the day, Who made the blogs you created? You Did. Who is the one who spent time to make them in the first place? You Did. So, Do not let anyone stop you from achieving your goals.
Just make as many blogs as you can, and remember, if it makes you happy and relaxed, by all means, Go for it.
Thank you for reading my Guide to Making Blogs.
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