There is no doubt that a blog is a powerful tool. For the blogger, it offers a platform that is welcoming of self-expression, opinions, and makes it easy to document one’s train of thought. For the reader, it offers a place for ideas, inspiration, and solutions. For all parties involved, a blog serves as a “hub” that sparks conversations, offers solutions and provides value around a niche or topics of interest.
Here is a succinct video with Seth Godin and Tom Peters discussing this amazing tool:
Seth Godin & Tom Peters on blogging
Here are some additional points about blogging and how it can be effective:
- A good blogger starts with self-awareness and embraces their passion and strengths. From there, genuinely communicating that passion to others leads to success.
- Many question their writing abilities and whether or not they’re sufficient to start a blog. As a blogger, you can improve your writing abilities & techniques with time.
- When in doubt about a blog post, reading it out loud can highlight areas with room for improvement.
- With time, you will learn different techniques and ways to communicate what you have to say. It may be a combination of words, photos, videos, graphs, etc. The key is to be open to creativity.
- At the end of the day, there may not be a method to the madness. It is your blog. Feel it out over time and you will find what works best for you.
- Social media is about being simply human. Pay close attention to your readers – embrace their feedback and give them more of what they want and what is of value to them.
- Make it a priority to connect with your readers – online and offline. Amazing friendships come from this amazing tool that is a blog.
Do you blog? Why do you blog? Share a link to your blog so we can start a conversation.
