How do I create a member journal?
1)
Register or Login;
2) Click
this link to start your IWSTI Member Journal;
3) Name your member journal by filling in the 'Title';
4) In the message, area, tell us the story about how you came to own your STI, share pics of it, and continue to update the thread with your modification wish list (wheels, upgraded suspension, or performance parts) and tell other members about your experience as you spend more time with your Subie.
WAIT!!! Do you want YOUR Member Journal to attract followers? If so, read on...
Ben, the previous IWSTI Admin, built a sweet STI Race Car. He pioneered a format for the member journal that attracted the greatest number of viewers and he had the greatest number of replies per week in his member journal than any other member journal at that time.
Before you read on, check out his
member journal to see this recommended member journal format. He made the first post in his thread member journal an Index or Table of Contents to every update he made to his member journal. This allowed him his followers to skip irrellevant discussion and posts from other members and only read about the modification path he took from the day he purchased his STI through the date he decided to make it a Full Time race car and through the date that he sold his STI.
What should you do if you want your member journal to have 85,000+ views and almost 1,200 replies?
Immediately after you start your member journal, post a reply to it, stating "Reserved." This will give you the option to later move the contents of your first post to this second post so you can convert your first post into an Index / Table of Contents so readers can read about your car without having to read through all the replies from other members. I also recommend that you include a list of sponsors, a list of your modifications, and include any noteworthy or exceptional images, photography, or wallpapers you have made available to other members.