Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Is it really that hard to blog?

I'm not sure if i have come across any stupid or annoying blogs but after reading this piece, i realised that i did come across such blogs. Hopefully mine is not classified under the annoying/stupid category by some bloggers. I started out blogging for fun but then it turned out that i want my blog to hit the big time. But unfortunately for me, i'm still a long way from achieving that. I have never heard of this before but to hit the big time, you have to avoid the 7 deadly sins of blogging. After reading it, i realised that i've sinned. Too much =(
I have nothing against free blog hosting services like Blogger, Live Journal, or TypePad. If you are doing it just for fun, or just want to give blogging a try, these services are highly recommended. For those of us that take blogging a little more seriously, I think it is essential to run a good blog software with your own domain name and professional hosting.
Its all about passion, commitment, desire and most importantly, how to blog good.
One thing that struck me about many of the articles I was reading is that, while very helpful, they were primarily concenred with the mechanics of blogging. This post will explore what I believe is the single most important aspect of any blog’s longevity and popularity, the content or what you actually write. You can go ahead and hang neat toys on your blog. You can go ahead an increase your blogs SEO, but if your blog is as interesting to read as a sixth grade history textbook then it’s all for naught. Pretty colors and cool toys mean nothing if you’re boring as hell. So, I’m gonna write a post about the eight steps to better blog content.
Wow. I didn't know that i'm still missing out on a lot of things. In this case, i'm very ignorant. But that's beside the point. Alrite then. The new year is coming and time to start afresh. So, i guess one of my new year resolution is to be a better blogger like Mr Miyagi, Mr Brown or even Bioanarchism. I don't wanna miss a thing from the
Armageddon Soundtrack
by Aerosmith

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

After reading some of your posts I'm certain you are not ignorant. However, I'm pretty sure I am so take everything I write with a grain of salt.

Funny thing about blogging is you can write a whole post, look back a couple days later and realize you could have summed up what intitially took you hundreds of words, in three. So to rip you off, passion, commitment, desire.

And your blog heading "Get Drunk Go Fuck" is far and away the best heading I've read all year.

bioanarchism said...

right on for that, griffin.

but hell, your article on blogging etiquette was rather interesting and I have no idea how I came across it (probably another round of mindless surfing).

Hundreds of words? That is what I call "desired elaboration".

Sher said...

griffin> wow thanks. Hey, i've got to thank you for your article 'how to blog good'. It really opened me up to the real meaning of blogging.

bioanarchism> '..probably another round of mindless surfing'--mindless surfing can lead to good things eh.
'desired elaboration'-- is that a gd thing or not?

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