This is a lift from KNow More Media
Ten tips to a killer blog
- Blog cause you want to
- Read other blogs
- Pick out writing styles that you like
- Are you compelled to become part of the conversation? If not, blogging really isn’t for you
- Pick a niche you can own (be dfferent)
- People who write about a specific niche seems to gather an audience faster. Generalists have a harder time.
- Link to other blogs
- Begin a conversation
- Talk about them
- Comment on their blog with a relevant comment
- Admit mistakes
- Gains credibility
- People keep piling on if you don’t
- Write Good Headlines
- Good headlines get noticed by people in a hurry (who read feeds as a “river of news”.
- Use other media
- Techcrunch uses a graphic in every post
- Video
- Podcast
- Have a voice
- Get outside the blogosphere
- Go to conferences
- Meet ups
- Geek dinners
- Create those personal relationships
- Market yourself
- Put url on your business card, email
- Stand out
- Write well
- Expose yourself
- Not Chris Pirillo style
- People want authenticity and exposing yourself a little lets people know you are a human being.
- Tell interesting personal tidbits that show your uniqueness
- Help other people blog
- Bring new voices into the blogosphere, making our world more interesting
- Engage with commenters
- Respond
- Respond quickly
- Keep your integrity
- Disclose sponsorships or paid interests
- Let people know who you are
Better Blogging: 11 Tips from Poynter