Comments on: 6 tips to improve your blog articles

By: David Airey

David Airey — Thu, 10 May 2007 15:41:46 +0000

Hi Bret, absolutely. It’s so much easier to keep a blog going when you have a genuine interest in the content.

By: Bret

Bret — Thu, 10 May 2007 12:57:40 +0000

I’d also recommend a standard piece of writing advice: blog about what you know, or at least blog about topics you are honestly interested in. Everyone wants to drive traffic to their blog, and since “making money online” is a popular search term, it’s tempting to start blogging about that topic. Don’t jump on that bandwagon, or any other popular blog topic, just for the traffic boost. Readers will see right through your posts and in the end I suspect more damage than good will come of such posts. Stick to what you know and what you really like.

By: David Airey

David Airey — Thu, 10 May 2007 06:56:04 +0000

Thanks Chief, WordPress is such a great tool. I’m learning how to create custom templates at the minute, which takes quite a while, but the functionality behind it is incredible.

By: Chiefstingy

Chiefstingy — Thu, 10 May 2007 06:52:07 +0000

Nice blog. I have been wanting to redo my ever so outdated, from the 90s, website and implementing a WordPress blog into it. This allows me to actually know how to do an interesting blog. Thanks David.

By: deelirium

deelirium — Sat, 05 May 2007 21:36:09 +0000

I certainly think that retroactive recognition (and hyperlinking) of your readers in every post entices them to come back again and again and/or subscribe to your blog.

That is, if you get readers in the first place.

By: J David

J David — Sat, 05 May 2007 17:01:57 +0000

Well, I wrote some tips! Now if only I could get myself to follow them…

By: RomeoAngel

RomeoAngel — Sat, 05 May 2007 16:29:21 +0000

mhm! I will agree with the above David.
Keeping a conversation focused is a very important matter indeed.

By: David Airey

David Airey — Sat, 05 May 2007 15:23:07 +0000

Sully, the majority of commentators on Digg are those who enjoy snide remarks. I’d not worry about them. I’ve been told that the Reddit community is more sensible with comments but haven’t taken much of a look.

Vivienne, it’s funny when a post you never thought would be popular suddenly gets a lot of interest. I agree that placing a question in your article headline can be of benefit (with the content to match of course).

Romeo, I understand you might be reluctant to always ask. Not every post of mine includes a question. It’s not because I want to see how many comments I can get, but because I value your opinion.

The comments left on my blog have helped me learn. I know that if I was reading a post that struck a chord with me and there was a specific question at the end, I’d be much more likely to comment.

Questions keep the discussion focused too, adding extra value to the article.

By: RomeoAngel

RomeoAngel — Sat, 05 May 2007 14:36:49 +0000

I must admit that this post just to the right moment. I am just starting my blog and this came like “mana from the heavens” since all your points/arguments passed my minad, but seeing them all together do create an amazing guide.

The “ask a question” part is indeed a very good point, but do you believe that every post should have a question to be answered? Can’t that be called “comment begging” is some cases?

By: Nate Whitehill

Nate Whitehill — Sat, 05 May 2007 07:43:23 +0000

Great post, David. I very much agree that a little visual stimulation always helps a blog post. That’s why I create mini banners for each one of my posts – to communicate the title of my message visually, as well.