You are now a blogger
blogging 4 CommentsNOT!
Don’t let anyone try to put you in a box . If someone talks you into believing “just because you have a blog” you are now a blogger, you’ll sort out what that means, and blindly follow that model whether it’s good for you or not. Part of that model is, you should blog everyday. What a joke in my option.
I see this in the internet marketing niche all the time. People follow models whether it fits them or not.
Someone posted a very dog matic comment about “HOW” blogging is to be done.
It never got aprroved because I disagree with telling anyone “HOW” it’s got to be.
A blog is whatever you want it to be. You can do whatever you want with it.
At the end of the day, the only thing you should listen to is your stats. If you are not already using Google Analytics to collect statistical information about your blog’s traffic, please try it out… It’s very revealing!
Some signs of a good blog for me is a blog that is helpful, friendly, informative and entertaining. The blog does not have to have all of these elements but if it did, that’s cool.
A good blog has comments. This is a good sign you are reaching your readers.
A good blog has in coming links from people bragging about your blog with out you asking.
A good blog puts their readers before their own self serving wants and needs.
I dislike blogs that scream “THIS IS THE WAY!” or Listen to me because I am the TONY ROBBINS of Internet marketing.
I dislike blogs that pit one social group against another.
The above are all my thoughts and I am not into pushing it down anyone’s throat… Try it, if you like it great!
Happy blogging, how ever you may define it!
Craig
Wise words Craig.
A model is exactly that – a MODEL – it’s not the real thing.
In a good model there is room for individual adjustment, room for you to follow what makes sense, skip what doesn’t, and add whatever skills and knowledge you already have, to improve it.
Like Craig said, following any model TOO strictly can be as bad as not following it at all and doing nothing.
Good post mate.
Andrew
I do think that if a person wants to attract a large readership, she or he will have to create content that speaks to things that people are interested in. For example, some bloggers can write about some of the most mundane things and still gain readership. However, most people who try to do this do not gain much readership.
The difference is in the way one writes about mundane things. If the writing is done in a way that only reveals information about the writer and does not somehow also either 1. reveal and enlighten something about the reader or 2. entertain the reader, the blogger will not achieve a large readership.
So it is imperative to write in a “broad” interest way. Doing this is easier for topics that naturally just by themselves appeal to people. For example, providing interesting content about dieting is generally easier than writing compelling content about the activities you engaged in today.
I think that if one wants a large readership, one will inevitably write in broad-interest way.
Yep! I get people asking me “Are you a blogger”. Well, I have a few blogs — one of which I actually update at times – but that definitely doesn’t make me a blogger. No more so than riding a bicycle occasionally makes me a cyclist.
As for Rules Of Blogging, or any set way of doing things, I don’t believe in following any rules in any of my marketing. Thinking outside the box and doing things different has always been my path to success.
Craig,
What you say is very true. However, I believe that the majority of newcomers to blogging, or website building, will always search for a “model” to follow. It’s only human nature. Breaking out of the “follow-the-leader” mindset is not easy.
I guess it’s a matter of “whatever floats your boat” that counts. If you’re achieving what you set out to do with your blog or website, no-one can ever say you’ve gone about it the wrong way.
John.