Hello friends, it’s me Tamal to serve you again on MrJavo.com. On this post, I’d like to go on a deeper topic in blogging. Can you become an outstanding blogger? There are thousands of blogs online and everyday lots of new people starts to blog. No one can say that I’m an outstanding blogger, the audience has to make the choice.
The key things that we chase forever in blogging are money, traffic, fame and popularity. But why you’re missing the core element? Outstanding bloggers with a unique point of view produces different articles. Everyone loves to read from them and advertisers want to put their ads on their site. At the same way, you’ll see the same old blog posts in every blogs, but there are only few blogs that you love to go back again and again because they have something different.
So how do I know if my blog is outstanding?
The answer will come if you look at your blog from a reader’s point of view. For few minutes, forget that this is your blog and try to solve these questions,
1. Do you think this post will help you?
Read your latest post and try to think how this post can help you. Is this post includes real informations or some guesses? Is this a basic concept what everyone knows or something that is well researched? Tutorial type posts and those post which have practical experiences, goes well. Most of the bloggers write for their own benefit, because they want to keep the blog updated and to increase the post count. If you write an article that really values your reader, then it’ll help you too!
2. Do you think it’s a well researched post?
Your readers are not fools. They are bloggers or active blog readers. They can say how much time and effort you’ve spent while writing this post. They can tell it with the writing structure, is this blogger a professional or a newbie? Spelling and grammar errors can tell your readers that all you wanted to do is to update your blog, not wanted to add a value. Well researched posts don’t go well and only few people promote it with social media.
3. Do you think this is worth leaving a comment?
There are some strategies to engage your readers. Adding some questions on the end of your post makes them comment. A blog is a two way communication tool. When you’ll post, others can post comments on it. Most people write articles, as they are writing for the newspaper or for a book. Try to leave some personal message asking to post suggestions or more related informations on this topic. This will help you to attract more comments on your blog.
4. Do you think this post deserves to be in your bookmarks?
More people bookmarking your site mean more success for your blog. If you add valued content and a personal touch on your posts, they will love to add it on their bookmarks. Now I use StumbleUpon, Reddit, Delicious and Twitter, but it doesn’t means my readers have to use them too. By asking them with a message, “Please do bookmark this post with your favorite site” will inspire them to bookmark it with the site of their choice.
5. Do you want to come back again on this blog?
This is the last point you should figure out as a reader. Is this site a niche site? Did I found what I was looking for? Is the author response to their readers? Do the updates are regular with useful informations? Should I subscribe to this blog? etc. This will determine if your new reader will convert into your subscriber, supporter and come back again or not? This is the final question which will make you feel if you’re blogging in the right way or wrong?
You are the judge of your blog
Blogging is independent and you will judge yourself and your blog. Don’t listen to anybody, just listen to your self and you know better what will make you an outstanding blogger.
Have your say
- Do you think solving these questions will improve your blogging?
- Do you want to be an outstanding blogger?
- What more could be added on this post?
Please leave a reply; I’m ready to join the discussion!
About the author
This article was written by Tamal Anwar. He blogs at BlogKori.com and he writes content to help new bloggers teaching them how to create a successful blog.
Hey! my name is Javier but you can call me Javo, everybody does.
Nice article.
Sometimes I even like blogs that are updated 1/week, but with an amazing “how to” article than just rubbish blog that is updating each day with no valued content at all.
Nice post,
Cheers,
The Moneyac
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I agree. Time in between means nothing if the articles are of high quality.
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I agree with you. Whats the use if a blogger is producing a post everyday but its crap. Produce just 1 post per week but make it sure that its a brilliant post.
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Nice post dear:) I like 2 solve practical Questions like am good in maths…
Good post. If you can answer yes to the 5 questions you should feel confident that your post is a good one.
Great post, I agree you should always look at your blog as if you are a reader, if you like your blog and find the post informative. Im sure other will too. You should always be honest with your self and make sure what you are writing is of quality and not just something to get more posts.
It’s interesting that Google AdSense, AdBrite, and the rest of those who control advertising punish blogger who have return reader. A loyal audience. More revenue is made from new and unique visitors.
In the end, though, it’s that loyal audience that helps bring in new readers by boosting the sites stats and social networking status.
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Yes look at it from a readers point of view. What would you think if you were reading it on another blog.
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Number three is especially forgotten by many bloggers. Bloggers too often write by viewing their post as a one-way communication. Your advice to engage the audience and solicit conversation is a great tip.
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I say a blog is outstanding when it gets a lot of subscribers.
Great post! Your article definitely gets at something important here. As are most things in life, complacency is what separates good from great. Even in the midst of success, a great blogger understands that improvement and growth is not only possible, but purposeful and practical too. Great bloggers incorporate change as part of their constant model. I really enjoyed your article!
Great article! It all comes down to how good you think your blog is. If you know it sucks, then your readers probably do.
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That is really great. Gathering people with the same interest is really good. Thank you for expanding my knowledge.
I highly agree with what you shared. There should always be a purpose in what you should do especially in blogging. Making it more unique and purposeful is important to gather more people.
I appreciate how you always encourage people to add value to their blog. The internet is covered with shallow content filled with keywords solely for SEO. But you take a different approach, suggesting (like Matt Cutts and Darren Rowse) that value to readers is what matters.
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