I receive various newsletters daily through email (who doesn't?) and one of them recently was from Writer's Digest about tips for blogging. Upon reading their tips I realized I am not blogging according to their tips at all--I am breaking a lot of rules for a successful and popular blog. This includes having a clear purpose or focus for my blog i.e. cooking, politics, books, movies, art or lint if I so choose. One of my failings is that I am not focused hence the name dabbler. If I went according to this tip I would have to have over a dozen blogs and then where would I be? Still, I have considered at least having more of a structure to this blog--I believe it may meander too much and its relevance might be rather limited.
Another tip was to be concise...now sometimes I can be that, but other times I write entirely too much. Yet another tip was to pose questions to my readership to promote interest and interaction. Do I do this? And yet another tip is to frequently and consistently post or you lose readership. Since I have a good half dozen readers I should hate to lose even one of you!
So, dear reader, what are your thoughts? Do you prefer specific blogs? Do you have any suggestions?
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blog addiction (blogs mentioned)
- art and words (artist kris waldherr) {art}
- casapinka {design}
- classical bookworm {books}
- cupcake bakeshop {food}
- cupcake project {food}
- cupcakes take the cake {food}
- gpp network street team {art}
- its my blog and i'll say what i want to! {books}
- ma vie en rose {art}
- michelle ward {art}
- movie morlocks {movies}
- orangette
- reusch sketchbooks {art}
- the buKitzone {misc}
- the seek speak {art}
- {capture the moment} (nichole heady) {art}
time capsule (April 18, 2008)
- Craved Ice Cream: Ben & Jerry's Peanut Butter Cup
- Movies from Netflix: "Death at a Funeral"; "The Seeker: The Dark is Rising"; "The Science of Sleep" and "Lars and the Real Girl"
- Reading: Barefoot Contessa at Home by Ina Garten
- Last Book Read: The Scottish Companion by Karen Ranney
- Ambition: to make preserved lemons from meyer lemons
- Favorite Flavors: cilantro; pomegranate; mint; citrus & sun-dried tomatoes
- Must See Show: 30 Rock
- Last Movie Watched: "The Darjeeling Limited"
- Guilty Pleasure: Hades
- Magazine: Delicious, December 2007/January 2008
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- The Dabbler
- A dabbler with grandiose dreams and a short attention span.
2 comments:
I love all your blogs, Shay. Just be yourself! :o) Happy Day!
My advice... just be who you are and true to yourself. That's all anyone can ask!
However, I do know several bloggers and they have several blogs with different themes. One may be on personal reflection, another on a craft or hobby and another on something more professional. I don't know. I just write what I feel and see what becomes of it. I have tried to limit mine to teaching, but have seriously considered starting another one for just "me" stuff. Great question.
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