by: John Teh |
| By the end of 2004 blogs had established themselves as a key part of online culture. "Blog readership shoots up 58% in 2004 6 million Americans get news and information fed to them through RSS aggregators But 62% of online Americans do not know what a blog is." - Pew Internet & American Life Project Tip #1 - How and Where Should I Start? You should begin your blog with a free blog hosting service such as Blogger (http://www.blogger.com), or other similar free services such as JournalHome.com, LiveJournal.com or Blog-City.com. The learning curve for using such free services allow you to spend more on developing your content rather than worrying about the advanced areas of scripting, hosting, or programming. Tip #2 - The Things You Should Decide to Write About Although not a required prerequisite for you in order to write a blog, it is highly recommended to try to find a topic to write about based on your level of interest and knowledge. The higher your level of interest, the easier it is for you to get your quality content posted on your blog. Always try to choose an area which you can enthusiastically write about on a daily basis.Try to pay attention to a niche which suites you well. A niche is basically a targeted product, service, or topic. Tip #3 - Always stay on topic. Opinions are generally accepted but the content of the items in the blog should all relate to a general theme. The majority of your readers will be interested in the content that relates to a specific defined theme or loosely defined area of interest. Define a topic and try not to run too far away from it. This will ensure that you create a loyal following of interested readers. Tip #4 - Information is king, be informative. If you are attempting to create the impression that you are knowledgeable about a specific industry or sector, be sure that you stay current on news. Checking your facts before you're giving out an opinion or a product review is always a good idea, your reputation is at stake. If by any chance you're utilizing other people's articles for you blog content, ensure that you follow the terms of usage defined by the author. Tip #5 - Old news is not news, but old information can be recycled and made new. While blogging everyday can be strenuous and time consuming, it is important that the information presented is current and accurate. Information, articles or any other archived resources can be recycled / modified to add more substance to your content. As long as they're relevant and informative, there's no reason why it's not a good approach. Tip #6 - Be disciplined and stick to a fixed posting schedule. Realizing that blogging requires time and effort, don't create unrealistic expectations and be unable to deliver. If you have worked hard to develop an audience and a community you don't want to lose them due to lack of communication. If time is not on your side, take advantage of tonnes of automatically updating contents which are available for your blog. Looking at the constantly updating nature of RSS feeds, other RSS feeds from similar topic can be inserted within your blogging post. Other Articles The Future Of Next Generation Weblogs Blogging For Business - Great Reasons For Every Business To Finding DoFollow Sites Why Blog? (2) Why Blog? 12 Reasons Why You Need A Blog (2) 12 Reasons Why You Need A Blog A Person Is Known By the Blog He Keeps Blog Your Business Blogosphere Networking The Secrets of Corporate Blogging Part 2 The Secrets of Corporate Blogging 7 Questions To Ask Yourself BEFORE Starting A Business Should Bloggers be Helping Google Fix Their PageRank System? Making Money With Your Blog Search Engine Optimization For Blogs Small Business: To Blog or Not To Blog How To Boost Traffic To Your Blog: SEO for Bloggers 24 Tips and Strategies on How Everyone Can Blog Right andGet Part 4 24 Tips and Strategies on How Everyone Can Blog Right andGet Part 3 24 Tips and Strategies on How Everyone Can Blog Right andGet Part 2 24 Tips and Strategies on How Everyone Can Blog Right andGet 7 Tips for Successful Blogging 13 Steps to Successful Blogging Part 2 13 Steps to Successful Blogging Writing Good Blogs  |
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