What makes a good blog post?
What kind of blog posts do readers want?
This is a difficult question. On one hand readers want useful content, but they also want to learn some thing new or completely unexpected. Blogging about how to install wordpress is an example of useful content, but since that information is readily available such an entry won’t attract much reader interest.
But on the other hand, I can’t reveal all my methods for making money online because that might threaten my income. I could blog about an uber BH (blackhat) method that is making me thousands of dollars a month but if dozens of people copy it will it work as well? Probably not. But will that blog entry garner more attention than the wordpress one? You bet.
This is the dilema a lot of internet/seo/marketing bloggers face.
Instead of blogging about my personal life or specific methods of making money online I prefer to blog about my commentary and insights regarding the internet marketing scene as a ‘fly on the wall’.
When I create a post such as “Why making money online sucks” it is designed to get your attention and stir discussion. Does making money online suck? Maybe it does for some people, maybe it doesn’t for others, but you see how it provokes a reaction? That is the intent.
A good blog post should open people’s mind to new possibilities and perspectives; not reiterate whats already known.
That way I can still get readers attention and interest by creating provocative, tantalizing posts, without having to reveal any of my trade secrets. It is the perfect middle ground.
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Comment from Wiy
Time September 3, 2007 at 2:08 am
LOL, you’re funny.