The Inspector's Journal is an interactive webzine written by home inspectors for and about the home inspection industry. TIJ's mission to inform and educate home inspectors, thereby helping them to become better inspectors and ultimately increase their bottom line.
Focus on Content - Don't worry about the language. Concentrate instead on the details of what you want to say. If you have trouble getting started, imagine that you are going away for a week and have to explain to another inspector who is covering your client base how it is that you conduct your inspections. Try to think of everything that's important without adding too many extraneous details.
Be Specific - If you prefer to use one inspection technique over another, say so. If your experience tells you that in inspection must proceed in specific stages, explain what they are and why the order is so important. Use examples to make your point.
Who Are You Writing For? - Your audience is other home inspectors. Some will already know all about your topic, some will know next to nothing about it, and still others will know just enough to be dangerous. All of them will find something of interest, even if it's simply a new wrinkle on a technique they've used for years.
If you can save someone the trouble of reinventing the wheel, you've done your job.
No Deadlines - What is most important is that you want to contribute and I'm willing to work with you and do whatever it takes to help you succeed. Like you, I perform inspections all day and know how valuable your free time is. I want to keep content coming at TIJ, but since TIJ isn't printed media, I don't have a set schedule for when I add content to the front page. It is pretty much an ongoing and ever-changing process.
Graphics - And don't forget about photographs and illustrations.
You can post photos just like any other post on the forum. You need to be
a member.
