As I am trying to become a designer, I've wonder when it is that I actually am a designer.

When am I allowed to call myself one?

After my first paying client?

Or after my first custom Wordpress theme?

Do I have to attend some formal classes before I can claim designership?

Perhaps after I quit my full-time job and pursue design full-time?

This thought applies to all occupations.

Are you a doctor after you graduate med school or after your first surgery?

A photographer after your first picture is developed or published?

An actor after landing a job as Man Standing #3 or one landing opposite of Brad Pitt?

When did you feel like you became what you were striving to become?

This post in the sixth in a series where I am recording the SEO efforts of my site wiiifit.com. If you’ve missed the previous posts, you should view these first. So apparently I lied about updating this series every 2 weeks. Every two months would have been more accurate. There isn't anything else I want to add to the site and so bi-weekly content updates are about all that is different. Plus the earnings are nothing impressive so I didn't want to keep posting each week how I make 5 cents and bore you. Finish Reading »

Note: I am shameless stealing the Moral of the Story titling for this post from Naomi's post titles of the same format because it just fits.

Who are you writing your posts to?

I know you may say the obvious, "My readers, of course." But what if that post you just hit the publish button for were to be read by 26,638 more people than you expected. And that those people have no idea of who you are other than what you just wrote in that post. That might change a few things wouldn't it. You might want to double check some grammar or clarify some things so that your ideas and thoughts don't get misconstrued. Maybe you would position yourself differently. Place yourself as an expert or show your vulnerabilities. Or maybe you wouldn't even hit publish.

I would just like to reflect on how having my What I Hate About Design post getting dugg to the front page has influenced me and hopefully help you consider some things to improve your post writing in case the Digg monster comes knocking.
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