Blogging Hints ... July 22, 2007

Blogging tips

We are always getting asked for blogging tips here …don’t know why that is but anyway here are a few helpful blogging tips for you

1. Be yourself, write about what is on your mind, write about the dog, the cat even what is in your refrigerator

2. Be yourself, try not to use someone else’s poem or writing without their permission or at least putting their name on the bottom

3. Be yourself, you might think your life is boring but it isn’t really, that new mailbox of yours might be the best blog you have ever written just waiting for you to put it in your blog.

4. Be yourself, doesn’t matter if your spellingk ist bud or your language is this
ب كى بار يه ساون بن برساهى write for you

5. Be yourself, all the great writers wrote about their own world Stephen King, Beatrix Potter even Robert Ludlum all wrote about places they had been to, their books have characters in them that the authors knew.

And finally write for you, it doesn’t matter who reads you aren’t their free entertainment, you don’t have to keep the masses happy if they like it they will come back.

“Build it and they will come”- Field of Dreams

The Arabic is part of a sad poem; unfortunately we don’t have an English translation or an author.

53 Steps too a better blog ... April 14, 2007

53 Step Blog Check list

1. write about something that you love
2. use a short and easy to remember name
3. blog with consistency
4. write at least 5 posts a week
5. proofread
6. proofread one more time
7. interact with other bloggers
8. leave meaningful comments
9. leave funny comments
10. leave the first comment
11. backup your blog
12. put a link on your email signature
13. participate in blog challenges
14. simplicity is the way to go
15. use tags
16. write “How to” articles
17. ask questions to your readers
18. use Feedburner
19. use sense of humor
20. be generous
21. have some spare posts for emergencies
22. return comments
23. return links
24. use readable fonts
25. break long posts into more parts
26. be yourself
27. avoid duplicate content
28. read as much blogs as possible
29. focus on timeless content
30. have an “About” page
31. use pictures whenever possible
32. create value for your readers
33. be patient
34. share what has worked for you
35. share what has not worked for you
36. link to other blogs as often as possible
37. make it easy for visitors to contact you
38. use titles effectively
39. always answer to questions
40. always answer to comments
41. offer useful tools or resources
42. write with a personal touch
43. become an expert on your niche
44. always give your opinion
45. use simple colors
46. participate in blogging projects
47. get to know other bloggers personally
48. list your best articles
49. have a voice
50. organize your tag cloud
51. talk directly to your readers
52. mention your sources or references
53. do monthly roundups

You ARE Interesting! ... February 20, 2007

Interesting

It’s a question we ask ourselves all the time “how do I make my blogs interesting?”

What is interesting though?

What interests one person might not interest another, if you wrote about your devotion to Star Trek I’m sure it would fascinate a Trek fan but a person who is more interested in Get Smart or I Dream of Jeanie would probably not be interested at all

Or you could write about the intricate workings of an internal combustion engine compared to a steam engine, that might interest some people
Maybe write about Tom Cruise, Opra Winfrey or Uriah Heep or ABBA even write about a Stephen King novel you’ve just finished reading
Even what you cooked for dinner and how you cooked it including ingredients I’m sure that would interest some people.
Your poetry, your short stories may bore some to tears or they might pounce on your entry as soon as you post it
Photos of your town may be unexciting to you but will be interesting to other people

See how you make your blog interesting is up to you if you are interested others will be as well you just have to find them
That’s what search is for if I type in “blog addicts” in search I get over 200 people all of them will mention blog addicts somewhere on their 360° page, the top one is Bloggers Anonymous of course. If I put Star Trek I would get these
The thing is to write about what you want to write, what you are interested in and fill out your lists with key words with commas,in,between,the,words and people will find you

“Build it and they will come –Field of Dreams”

Or you can find them.

That way you will have people who are interested in what you write because they are as well

The trick to making your posts interesting is not to write what you think people might like but to write about you what YOU like, what YOU do its your blog do it for YOU