Comments on: Every Writer Should Have A Blog

By: admin

admin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:11:22 +0000

You’re so right, Tim. Keep your family and friends blog separate from your writing blog. If you’re on Facebook and/or Twitter, set up a separate account and nickname for personal posts. On my blog, I try to stick with posts related to writing; either mine of other people’s. Also, you must be active on your blog to hold people’s interest and post on other writer’s blogs, too. More tips to come…

By: Tim Baker

Tim Baker — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:13:45 +0000

Holly brings up some excellent points.

I think that the first and most important key to a successful blog that attracts readers is to have something worthwhile to say. You won’t attract the masses by giving detailed descriptions of your dental habits or whining about taxes, no matter how well written it is.

First you have to decide on your target audience and then write material that they want/need to read.

To paraphrase a great quote…Let your blog be greater than nothing, or don’t blog.

By: Marcia Naomi Berger

Marcia Naomi Berger — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:52:44 +0000

Yes, it is a challenge to be heard above the noise. Judith, I’m looking forward to your tips. Thanks for sharing them!

By: admin

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:23:23 +0000

You’re absolutely right, Holly. I’ll post more tips on how to drive traffic to your site next week. Stay tuned…

By: Holly Jahangiri

Holly Jahangiri — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:26:14 +0000

Now you’ve opened Pandora’s Box…

The next question’s going to be: “I started a blog. Now what?” Because they don’t automatically come read, just because you built it.

And when you say “By following the simple instructions, an author can have a personalized blog set up and running in less than an hour,” you’re talking about Blogger and WordPress.COM, not WordPress.ORG, right?

One more from me: With over 100 million blogs, aren’t you just shouting to be heard above the noise? How do you attract the kind of notice you want, and how do you keep readers – particularly readers who might buy or recommend your book – engaged and buying or recommending your book?