Blogging the Status Quo
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Social Desire will be featuring Guest Posts for the next few weeks. Today’s Featured Guest Post is by Chris Estes. He is a Frequent blogster at SEO by Chris
When I set out to help Shana I couldn’t come up with a topic. Topic block or writers block plagues lots of bloggers. If you are like me you want to write something people want to read or add value to the subject. That is often hard to do. I had a manager that was always asking “how does this add value?” Not all post add value, like this post, sometimes it is about the status quo.
A while back problogger posted “How to have a Constant Stream of Blogging Ideas”. In the article the authors acknowledge that everyday print newspapers aren’t filled with exciting or breaking news. The difference between bloggers and newspapers is typically bloggers are lone writers and do not have a staff to write articles like newspapers. So occasionally a generic blog post is necessary.
Problogger talks about setting up a blogging plan. On your calendar put two headings. 1. Post topic 2. Topic title. The topic title should be something that you can write about at any given time, generic topics if you will. Then follow the schedule and write it. But what about the breaking news and other off plan topics? Write them too and post them but still stick with the blogging calendar. Don’t substitute trade or move your calendar around. Post the planned topics on the days you plan and make the other breaking news flashes bonus post.
When setting up your calendar the topics can be hard to come up with. Do what I do. Pick one of your friends that aren’t tech savvy, my parents make good partners for me, and bounce Ideas off of them. The less tech savvy seem to always have an interesting take on your subject material. I get more of my posting ideas from explaining what I do than what they suggest to write about.
I hope you enjoyed the post and follow more of my post at Search Engine Optimization by Chris. I wanted to speak to Shana’s heart felt story about keeping her illness private and away from public view. I understand her situation with conditions of my own. Since I get to use SocialDesire.com as my own for a post I would like to give the greatest gift of charity we can do as marketers with a link. Because it will benefit me personally I charity link to the American Sleep Association (ASA).
See now you have A blog post Idea. Post a snippet of information about your charity and why you are giving them this link. Then once you put the post up come back and comment about it and share the link to your post. Giving back will only take you a couple seconds and plus it makes you look good.
Happy blogging!
The author Chris Estes is a Frequent blogster at SEO by Chris and has started a new business in Birmingham, AL – Birmingham Search Engine Optimization
2 Responses to “Blogging the Status Quo”
By phanatic74 on Jun 1, 2008 | Reply
I agree it is not always easy being on your “A” game. There is not always exciting info to write about or you may be under the weather. I still think that it is important to take one for the team and launch a post into the blogosphere . . . . .
By Kelly Jones on Jun 3, 2008 | Reply
I agree with phanatic74, but I guess it depends on why you are blogging. Certainly if you are continually adding content that is relevant to your site it will help you on the SEO front, but if you are blogging to build authority to your business you need to be careful what kind of content you launch out.
Sorry for the shameless plug, but I just wrote about how you can make your blog work for you: http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/05/7-easy-ways-to-make-a-blog-unique-seo-friendly-and-work-for-you.html