In my last entry I talked about my experience with blogging and what I learned from the many failed blogs that I have had in the past. I put together a list of what I believe are helpful tips for starting a blog and being a successful blogger. Here is the list which I included with my last entry as well.
1) Have a general concept in terms of subject matter established. Even if it changes later, you will be able to better control how that change happens.
2)Post! The more you post and the more you see your blog grow the more you will want to keep it growing. Set a posting schedule, like once a week to help keep you on task.
3) Find something you are naturally interested in, something that you either know a lot about or are always looking to learn about. This blog for instance, is a repository for the most interesting stuff I come across as I scour the internet, as well as stuff that I have been thinking about and want to expend upon or look into.
4) Write to be heard. I cannot stress this one enough, even if nobody reads your writing you want to write as though you have a million hits a day. I believe one of the biggest reasons new blogs fail is because the author sees no purpose in continuing to write when the world wide web already contains everything one wants to know.
5) To expand on number 4. Be original, be creative and be you. If you believe in what you say and you write to convey a message all else will follow.
6) Use new technology. This option was for the most part unavailable to me when I started my first blog back in high school. With the advent of the internet new ways are being constantly developed to better convey the right information to the right audience. Blogger for instance has hundreds of gadgets to use in order to customize a page, everything from simple text boxes, to games, videos, and news feeds.
7) Make your page yours. By playing around with the HTML templates a little bit, it is possible to change just about every visible page element, widen the display area, move the sidebar over, change the main heading, etc.
8) Get your name out there. There is no shame in putting links out on Facebook, Twitter, or by simple word of mouth. Even if people don't come out and say they will check out your blog, at least you plant that seed in their mind. By reading this rule, I hope you see my point.
9) Don't get bogged down with detail. Get your ideas out in the open while they are still fresh and exciting, then worry about polishing them when you have a solid base established. The reason my early blog failed so often was because I spent to much time trying to put in counters and insignificant stuff (at least for a beginners blog), that I lost interest in the content.
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