Blogs have become increasingly more popular over the last few years. Blogging has been the greatest break through in popular journalism in the past few years as well. I myself have never had a blog until this year. When I first created one I had no idea what to write or how to manage a blog.
Since I have done research for this project on how to get your blog noticed, I have learned some many new things on how to write a blog and how it works. The book that I used for my research was, “ The Huffington Post: a complete guide to blogging.” This book had many great ideas and useful tools on blogging.
The first thing I came across in this book was what to write about. There are three main things one should keep in mine when you are writing on your blogs. First, write about what you love. You need to “Blog your Passion” and figure out what you really love. Second, you need to be specific enough to create a community. You need to have a good idea of who will be following and reading your blog. And third, you need to choose something broad enough to sustain your interest. If your write things worth reading and you are consistent about posting, overtime your readership will evolve and expand with you.
I then learned how to make a blog memorable. There are five main ways to make it more memorable than others. First, to be “sticky”, a message has to relate directly. Next is, a message is more memorable if it makes the reader react emotionally. Third, memorable messages often include an element of surprise. The next way to make your blog memorable is to steer clear of confusion because it then causes distraction. The final way is to blog often on topics you are interested in. I really like these five tips because they are short and easy to incorporate into your own blog.
Serious bloggers ask themselves two very important questions: Who is visiting my blog and how can I attract more visitors. The best way to attract visitors is to create a convincing content. There are three ways you can go about this. The first being, write on top of the news. If big news breaks out people will be interested in finding posts about this topic. The second way is to offer facts, not just opinions. A blogger should get facts, quotes, or statistics to support their opinion. The third way to create a convincing content is to give something a new spin. Specific opinions have most likely been repeated so much that they have become a cultural wallpaper.
The last thing I read about getting your blog noticed were the tools. When you create persuasive content, other activities will increase the chance that other people see. Some tools that would help with this would be to alert your own networks, optimize your search engines, comment on interesting posts on other people’s blogs. A major key thing you need to keep in mind when writing is moderation.
I really think that blogs are a great source of technology. I believe that it will be a great use for businesses and major companies. However, to have a successful blog I believe that you will need these tips to get your blog noticed and memorable.
Happy Blogging Everyone!
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