“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou
Last week, I shared these 20 juicy blogging tips during a talk at the Breakfast Blogging Club of the East Bay. I thought that all of you who are bloggers, or who want to start a blog, might find them useful too. What tips would you add to the list?
- Write about what you care about. What moves you?
- Write about what other people care about. What will move them?
- Be a problem-solver. How can you help?
- Be a human. What does your blogging voice sound like?
- Keep it short, except when you need to be long. Can you say what you need to say in 100-200 words?
- Use images. Can you take photos that inspire you throughout the week with your cell phone?
- Invite guest posts. Who would you love to write a post for your blog?
- Write guest posts. Whose blog would you love to write a post for?
- Build relationships online and offline. Is your blog's URL listed on your business card?
- Share the link love. What topics do you naturally read a lot about?
- Make it easy to share. Do you have an AddThis, ShareThis, or TweetMeme button on the bottom of each post?
- Make it easy to subscribe. Do you have a prompt to subscribe by RSS and email near the top of your blog?
- Share your posts, but not only your posts, on Twitter. Are you sharing other people's posts too?
- Share your posts, but not only your posts, on Facebook. Are you sharing other people's posts too?
- Numbered lists are magical. What kind of how to, best of, or tip list posts can you write?
- Write regularly. More is good (but not if it’s boring). How many posts can you commit to writing each week? One post per week is better than no posts.
- Create goals you can measure. Why are you blogging? How will you know if your blog is a success?
- If you have goals, you’ll find the time. How much time do you want to give to your blogging goals and dreams each week?
- Treat blogging like the creative process it is. When do you write best (morning, afternoon, evening, weekends)?
- People will forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made the feel. How do you want your readers to feel after they read your blog?
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Britt, this is a very helpful followup to your blogging class on Saturday. I hope you'll consider doing a guest post on my Men Fighting Fifty blog as it gets more successful, like "changing careers in mid-life," or "Eating more vegetables with the least amount of pain," including a couple of references (such as you of course).
ReplyDeletethanks for the advice
ReplyDelete19 and 20 are the best. . .in the land of disposible messages, you want to leave a feeling.
ReplyDeleteThanks Britt - I'm re-shaping my personal blog and trying to find a common thread - between writing about work on One Mango Tree, travel writing, yoga/mindfulness, etc. At least I'm back to adding more content - I'll start with that, but this list really helps me think it through.
ReplyDeleteThis is very good advice! I recently started blogging about my experiences in high school, and I LOVE using pictures! I will definitely keep your advice in mind when writing new posts. You should check out my blog sometime!
ReplyDeleteGrace Kent
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Joel, Becca, Amy, hmb ~ Glad you liked the post (:
ReplyDeleteTomorrow I'll be posting about how to create a Juicy Blog Vision Board!