We have talked about blogs that spam anchor text links and blogs that have fake links (that is, links that point to ads and trick users into clicking on them). Are there any other kinds of blogs out there that you would want to avoid if you want to make a good name for yourself in the blogosphere? I am sure that there are several more but for now, I shall feature one more and then move on to another topic in the next posts.
The last type of blog that I want to focus on is the “I am a blogger not a writer blog.” I know a LOT of bloggers who do not want to admit or acknowledge the fact that writing IS blogging. When you blog, you use written words. There is no going around this fact. When you blog, you write. As such, it follows that you have to be at least a decent writer if you want to be a good blogger.
You might be thinking that what is important is that you have good ideas to present. That it does not matter if you do not write well. Think again. Think of those blogs which present the most interesting topics. Then use your imagination and pretend that the posts are rife with misspellings, grammar mistakes, and incoherent paragraphs. Punctuation marks are not present, capitalization is non-existent, and sentences are all run on. How much do you think you would enjoy reading the posts?
The bottom line is that to have a good blog, you must at least know the basics of writing. This is learned in school and honed through practice. Do not use the excuse that you are not a “professional” writer. Everyone can write decently if they tried.
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I wouldn’t want to focus on blogs like yours. Blogs that talk about how bad other blogs, people and things are. I would rather read a blog that was written poorly but has a very interesting topic than to read a nicely written blog with a dull content. Instead of wasting your time blogging about others, try to share something interesting and worth reading.
I agree that having basic writing skills is necessary for a blogger.
I’m constantly finding blogs that use poor English. I think many of these are from non-English speaking countries. So they are at a disadvantage.
Nevertheless, if they want to blog in English to get English-speaking visitors, they need to learn to use the language correctly.
Everyone lets a typo or grammar oversight slip through occasionally. That’s forgivable, but when a post demonstrates no fluency in English, I don’t enjoy reading it. Besides that, I find that the content is often second or third rate even without the English problems.
Good point. Blogging is for people to read interesting content so one must be a writer and have something worthwhile, educational or at least interesting.
Thanks.
+100. Respect.
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