The Five C’s of Blogging
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The following tips are by no means a one stop solution to a successful blog, after all books have been written about the subject, there are even blogs about blogging. These are simply an easy way to remember some very useful blogging tips.
I’ve only been blogging seriously for a few months now but I’ve been a blog reader / commenter a lot longer than that and The 5 C’s are some of the methods and tools I’ve noticed which make a blog successful.
Compilations such as top ten list, list of best subject related web sites, list of best tool for the job etc, these can also be created by poll results which are another great way for engaging readers.
Classes also known as tutorials and how to videos. If done correctly these can result in a lot of ongoing traffic to your site. The primary and original intent of the world wide web is the sharing of information, millions of people visit the web everyday looking for the answers to questions, and if you can successfully provide one of the answers that so many people are looking for then you’ve struck gold.
Controversy: Don’t be afraid to let your personality shine through in your writing. Topics which some people may find controversial can actually increase visits and visitor discussion. How ever there is a such thing as too much controversy so use sparingly. If it seems all you do is attempt to do is spark conflict through your writing it could get old and cause you to lose regular readers, but on the other hand there seems to be a niche for just about anything these days.
Communication: What good is all of your great content if no one knows about it? One of the first thing you should do upon launching a blog is submit your site to all major search engines: Google, Yahoo, Live etc.
You should also be making relevant and thoughtful comments on blogs of related topics where you can leave your URL, it’s also a good idea to network and make friends with individuals who have similar interest via the plethora of social networking sites available online such as MySpace, Twitter, and Face Book. Last but not least submit your articles / post to social news and bookmarking sites like Digg, Delicious, and Stumbleupon.
Contest: Who doesn’t like free stuff? Once you have established some sort of of following / readership, contest in which you give away some sort of prize (a book, a gift card, gadget, or what have you) are a good way to engage your readers and attract new ones.
Can you think of any other C’s of blogging aside from the obvious creativity and content?
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January 18th, 2009 at 8:31 am
Great posts, and good advice! I need to remember some of these.
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January 19th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
How about ‘Cutting Edge’ – blog about what is relevant and current.
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Wardell
Twitter: @wardelldesign
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January 20th, 2009 at 2:23 am
That is a good one!
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January 25th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Definitely roughing it right now, but I’m glad to have stumbled on your blog. I like that you followed your first rule in compiling this list :-)
Millie’s last blog post..I’m such a cliché
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January 29th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
I like your “Cs” – here’s another set that I was taught in a workshop:
1. Community – identify your audience.
2. Comment – You need to comment to get comments.
3. Connectivity – Connect to other sites, bloggers.
4. Collaboration – Work with other bloggers.
5. Content, of course.
Bill’s last blog post..Ceann-Suidhe Nuadh, Toiseachadh Ùr?
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Wardell
Twitter: @wardelldesign
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January 29th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
@Bill, I mentioned comments and connectivity under communication, but I really like Community, and Collaboration.
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