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A Great Idea for a Blog is No Longer Enough!
Posted on 11. Sep, 2009 by admin in Blogging
There are heaps of blogs on the internet ranging from artists displaying their work to how to paint a zebra. It can be really tough to distinguish your blog from all the others. Whether you are starting up a new blog aimed at bloggers or whether you are looking to make your existing blogging site more distinctive and colorful, the key to building and maintaining a blog site, that will capture the interest and attention of the blogging community, is finding your niche.
When you fill a unique need in a way that no other blog does, then you have found your niche. You then can build a lasting relationship with your readers by giving your subscribers what they want. Once you have discovered your niche, you will still have a lot to do, but finding your one of a kind place in the blogosphere is the place to start.
Every blog should start with a great idea. There are heaps of sites aimed at today’s bloggers so competition is fierce. To get your blog to stand out from the crowd you need to offer something that no other site is currently offering, or find a micro-niche of an already popular site but with a twist. The twist would be adding extra value to your readers.
One way to discover an ideal style for your blog is to look at other blogs that have already got a good following. Look at these blogs, analyze what the blogger does and says. Read the comments from their readers – this will give you an insight as to what the readers are asking. Hmm your niche could be in their questions.
Adding a unique flair to your blog will make you stand head and shoulders from your competition. Websites and blogs that do the best in today’s market are those sites that have personality, character and individuality. Surfers of blogs are a demographic that responds strongly to personality, so consider how you can give your blog a distinctive and attractive feel by lending your own voice and personality to your site’s content and design. Just be you.
Right, you’ve got your idea for your blog, you’ve narrowed down your niche, you’ve got pizzaz and personality on your site, the next step is getting the word out to bloggers and web surfers. A great idea isn’t enough to drive your blog site to success. A simple yet smart and realistic marketing plan should be used in order to draw readers to your site.
Once you hook a blogger, your unique content, style and personality will keep them coming back for more.
A Great Idea for a Blog is No Longer Enough!
Thanks for the great article here.
You really emphasize the important how to be different from other blog. I’m totally agreed with you.
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Hi Faye,
I agree with all you say – it all makes sense.
But you can also stand out from the crowd by writting in a compelling way and also by adding some valuable content that would otherwise, take your readers a while to research and assimilate.
Really enjoyed this post Faye,
Talk soon,
Andrew.
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Faye,
I think that is excellent advice. Just be you. It really is impossible to imitate anyone else. The value we can give to others is by being ourselves with our unique perspective and thoughts. Imitation copies don’t work.
I see you have a link to Mark Terrell. I am currently taking a coaching class from him, and like it very much. He is a good coach.
Best regards,
Cheryl
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