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So I guess it's my turn to write something about what we do here at Bumblehood. But first, let me introduce myself. My name is Aleksandra, and I've been a content writer for Bumblehood for some time now. I started as a member of "a skilled network of writers" as my colleague Petra smartly put it, and today, some 18 months later, I still write articles that are at your disposal to read or edit. Alright, I did some formatting and editing as well, and more recently, I translated some shorter texts from German into English. Oh, and I also had to rewrite the Help section. This was an extremely tiresome work demanding of me to deal with some very technical terms I didn't understand. Thankfully, my IT colleagues were there to help. :)
So, what's it like to be a content writer for Bumblehood? Well, if you're into creative stuff like writing or searching the right photo for the article you've just written, then being a content writer is a satisfactory venture. Mind you, if the longest you've ever written is a text message to your partner explaining why you couldn't make it to your date, stick to reading.
A great deal of content writing is research work. This means digging through various sources for pieces of information that would back up your article or simply confirm your knowledge on the subject. Sounds time consuming? It is! But it's a must and it's worth the final product, i.e. the finished article. Of course, personal experience is always welcome, if not required.
Although the articles are proof-read and edited if necessary, it's advisable to refer to various dictionaries and grammar books. I always keep my collection of Oxford dictionaries close at hand. However, being a graduate student of the Faculty of Philosophy, this does not come as a surprise.
Being a Bumblehood writer has its ups and downs. As almost every work on the planet... WSISWYG Bumblehood editor is really easy to use, and certainly is one of the ups of content writing. It enables you to change your article in whatever manner you want; to play with paragraphs, titles, tables, pictures... It almost allows you to act like a child. The downs include some minor bugs, although these are now in the past.
So, to return to the main topic of this blog, and that's my current work for Bumblehood. I've been fortunate enough to have been able to write about places I've visited and was permitted (urged, even) to put some of my own impressions into those articles. I consider myself an experienced traveller having visited most of European countries, slept in various hotels and having tasted many national dishes. So for the last couple of months I've been writing about two top destinations - the city of Munich and Italy, or more exactly, the regions of Italy. Last year's trip to Venice was my fourth visit to Italy. Before Venice, I had visited Tuscany, Rome, Lombardy... Come to think of it, I've actually travelled through the entire upper half of the country. Writing about these Italian destinations was a trip down the memory lane for me, reimiscing the sights and sounds, tastes and smells. The latter two largely referring to the delicious Italian cuisine. Enough about that (I'm becoming hungry). Munich is one of the largest cities in Germany and Europe, and I've been lucky enough to visit it last October. Yes, you've guessed it, I went there just because of Oktoberfest. But I had a great time! Munich is a truly fascinating city! It has so much to offer (besides the vast amount of beergardens). There are galleries and castles (be sure to visit the Nymphenburg castle), the biggest park in Europe (the English Garden) and highly entertaining festivals (the most famous being Oktoberfest of course).
For me, being a Bumblebee is fulfilling. I get to combine two things I'm really good at, travelling and writing. Oh, and my fellow Bumblebees are also great to work with... :)
Posted by Aleksandra Mladenovic on December 11th, 2009 --- Permalink --- Tagged in categories: Content team --- Comments on Forum
