News for November 2009
6 Easy Ways To Blog Better…
Blogging can be an extremely interesting hobby to have. A
blog, which has been defined as an online journal, is a
place where someone can post exactly what’s on their mind.
While some bloggers could care less if their posts are
read, others actively try to gain more readers. Some
advertisers are offering money for blogs that get high
traffic amounts, so learning to blog better can be an
important task. If you are interesting in learning more
about better blogging, check out these six helpful tips.
Use a Casual Tone
The most interesting blogs are not written using formal
grammar rules. Frankly, the formal tone can be a little
boring and web surfers don’t want to read through a bunch
of “hoity-toity” text. If you want your blog to be popular
and a success overall, consider writing in a more casual
tone. Think of the writing as being a conversation you are
having with a friend. Write exactly the way you would talk,
not the way you are supposed to talk. Using slang and other
words that may not be considered “proper” is a great way
for your blog to reach a wide variety of viewers. Using
humor and other personality characteristics in your writing
will make people want to keep coming back to read your
newest entries.
Don’t Overdo It
Keeping your blog short will help you retain any
interested viewers. People don’t want to spend massive
amounts of time reading text on the web. If they wanted to
read a novel, they would do just that. Try to stick to your
point and keep it nice and short. A blog that is more than
500 or 700 words is just too much. If you need to carry on
with the topic, consider creating another post that
finishes your point. Although this is basically creating
one long blog, the break in the text will be welcoming and
readers will be less likely to get bored.
Never Advertise Improperly
Too often people use blogs as a space to advertise their
services or their products. This can be a cheap way to get
your work out there. It is noted however that blog readers
can get annoyed quickly at advertisements on blogs. If you
must advertise on your blog, consider doing so in a more
subtle manner. Write a short post about your product and
put a link to your website. Don’t take up your entire blog
space with the advertisement. Although it may seem like a
great idea, you will essentially be scaring people away
from your blog altogether.
Check Your Spelling
Although the tone of your blog should be kept casual, you
should still edit your work. There is a way to be casual,
without being sloppy. You should always check your spelling
before you submit your post. If your posts are sloppy and
full of misspelled words, people will think that you are
not educated and probably won’t take anything you say
seriously. Some blogging software comes will a spell check
features, while some doesn’t. If your blogging software
does not come with any spell check feature, simply create
your post in a word processing software and use the spell
check there. Then cut and paste your edited work into the
blogging software text area. This will allow you to post
without spelling errors, which is highly recommended.
Be Versatile
If you want to reach the largest amount of people, you do
not need to advertise endlessly. You simply must be
versatile with your post topics. Those blogs that cover
only one type of thing may be popular with one specific
targeted group of people. That is fine, if it is what you
want. If you want to reach everyone however, you need to
post on everything. Consider posting on current affairs,
music, books, and other hot issues. This will draw people
in. When you post about popular things in the news, it will
draw people to your site when they do a search on the web.
Post Often
People who become fans of your blog will likely be looking
for a new post every few days. Some will only look once a
week. If you want to keep your blog fresh and interesting,
you should post often. Posting often is something that
takes very little time, because your entries should stay
short and sweet. It is a way however to keep things new and
exciting for your biggest fans. They will be waiting for
your new posts and will continue logging on as long as you
provide them with new information.
Edited: November 30th, 2009
