So far, in my quest, nay or should I say attempts, on ways in writing interestingly readable blogs, I tried to read up on tips and experiences of other bloggers. I had limited elbow room on my subject matters, not by anybody’s imposition, but by my own design. I opened up the blog intending for it serve the needs of the members of a particular non-profit group where I sit as its Executive Officer. The blog was one of the tools intended to bring the members up to date on the Social Media scene. Here for whatever is its worth are my musings on my off and on blogging.
After having posted my first blog ever in early May of 2011 or barely 6 months ago, it is my personal belief (and i welcome any other thinking on the matter) that based on the spirit by which they have been made to evolve, a blog should possess the following characteristics:
1. BORDERLESS. Should be as borderless as much as possible, meaning while main topics or activities posted may pertain to a specific group, it should also contain topics or musings of interest to people outside the group with the intent to "fascinate" and become "memorable" so as to attract followings.
2. LAYOUT. It should have a simple but elegant and informative layout. It should contain various useful gadgets such as video window/button(s), statistical box, photos, graphs, audio , animations, etc. In the current net milieu, text alone is regarded as so 80-ish and “Jurassic”.
3. CONTENT . Added to any Technical write ups (transcript of speech, program, names of concerned, etc), it should bring the reader to the place and surrounding places, to the dining table with the way food smell and taste (as well as cost) , the people of the place, etc. In short, the readers are to be transported and given a feel of the total ambience surrounding the event being written about. The post should carry not only information intended to a specific group's area of interest but are to be supplemented with other interesting tidbits that surround the main topic and can be of interest to a bigger audience.
4. Commercial. It should not be averse to having a commercial side. If it can attract advertisers to post on the site , why say no to it? A good blog results from good materials and such quality comes out from extensive research which eventually benefits the readers and help develop followers. Money derived from blogs can help defray costs related to it such as hardware, software, subscriptions, training, research and specialized services among other things.
Six months and going!
After having posted my first blog ever in early May of 2011 or barely 6 months ago, it is my personal belief (and i welcome any other thinking on the matter) that based on the spirit by which they have been made to evolve, a blog should possess the following characteristics:
1. BORDERLESS. Should be as borderless as much as possible, meaning while main topics or activities posted may pertain to a specific group, it should also contain topics or musings of interest to people outside the group with the intent to "fascinate" and become "memorable" so as to attract followings.
2. LAYOUT. It should have a simple but elegant and informative layout. It should contain various useful gadgets such as video window/button(s), statistical box, photos, graphs, audio , animations, etc. In the current net milieu, text alone is regarded as so 80-ish and “Jurassic”.
3. CONTENT . Added to any Technical write ups (transcript of speech, program, names of concerned, etc), it should bring the reader to the place and surrounding places, to the dining table with the way food smell and taste (as well as cost) , the people of the place, etc. In short, the readers are to be transported and given a feel of the total ambience surrounding the event being written about. The post should carry not only information intended to a specific group's area of interest but are to be supplemented with other interesting tidbits that surround the main topic and can be of interest to a bigger audience.
4. Commercial. It should not be averse to having a commercial side. If it can attract advertisers to post on the site , why say no to it? A good blog results from good materials and such quality comes out from extensive research which eventually benefits the readers and help develop followers. Money derived from blogs can help defray costs related to it such as hardware, software, subscriptions, training, research and specialized services among other things.
Six months and going!
Am off my target of 100 "followers" by year end at my specific group's site. Tips that I picked up along the way says:
* the road will not be easy. Take criticisms in stride.
*Do not quit!
*Write to fascinate! Make it memorable or worth remembering.
I am not saying that I am following all that I have stated in the foregoing. Am not quite there yet but those are my objectives. Let us see how things goes in the next six months.
Enough musings for the day and at my maiden post here at ".....of Sabreswords And Bytes". Thank you for visiting.
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