February 24, 2009
Posted by Jen Reeves
What makes a great blogger?
I’m sitting in a room with Matt Thompson and Jane Stevens while Matt holds a small group session on what makes great blogging. I strive to be a great blogger but I’ve found a number of things get in my way:
- My new found obsession with health (I’m working out 6-7 days a week)
- I love Twitter
- I have two blogs that talk about my kids
- I teach a class
- I manage a website
- I have to sleep at least 4-5 hours a night
- I co-moderate a special needs Yahoo Group and keep watch over a couple of discussion groups at BabyCenter
But I aspire to be a helpful source and a reason to keep great conversation. My little rant about “forced twitter use” got things rolling. It was wonderful to watch a conversation that originated on Twitter continued onto this blog. I’d love to do that more often.
So how can I commit to this page? How can I get you interested in visiting and commenting? That’s a part of what Matt is talking about to the students in this meeting room. But what do you think? I have a thousand ideas… but I want to hear from you. What can make this blog work? How can I help infuse a new discussion?
Your turn.
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February 24, 2009
I hate to say it, but the best way to be a great blogger is to blog more often. My hits go up when I post more often and down when I neglect the blog(s). Also, commenting and sharing your blog with others on their blogs, Twitter feeds (how I found you), and Facebook seems to help traffic issues.
I’ll be interested to see what other people have to say, though.
February 24, 2009
Comments I’ve gotten from Twitter so far:
comoprozac @jenleereeves Blog more often. Comment on other blogs. Share your blog on Twitter, Facebook, etc.
mleidigh @jenleereeves to me a blogger has to have at least a bit of humor and a few good links in their posts.
February 24, 2009
I think blogging often is obviously the most important thing- you need something to encourage people to keep coming back. On that note, I think writing with personality is key. Like mleidigh said, you have to have a bit of humor. People have to want to read your stuff, to hear what you have to say.
February 24, 2009
What do I know? I’ve been blogging for all of two weeks. But I’d say
1. Offer something fresh/unpredictable.
2. Be brief
3. Link, link, link
4. Pimp your blog on twitter, FB, but not too much
5. blog a lot
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