As you might have noticed, I’ve been writing a few posts having to do with blogging lately, and I also did a guest post on Top Ten Blog Tips called 10 Tips for Personal Bloggers. You might also have noticed that my posts don’t have anything to do with PRO blogging. I don’t want to write about SEO, how to make money, or web traffic because it seems that everyone else already is. While there are countless numbers of pro blogs out there, I have yet to find a decent blog dedicated to the cause of the personal blogger. Lani of The Cerebral Mum tried a couple of years ago with Blogging Personal, which sadly is no longer around.
I think one of the reasons that personal bloggers don’t have a so-called pro voice speaking for them is that while the pros are all out to teach you how to make money, the personal bloggers are first and foremost out there for the love of blogging. They love to tell their story, and little by little they build connections and develop their own community. It’s not unlike moving to a new place and trying to make friends. I do get quite a bit of traffic from the guest post on Top Ten Blog Tips, which tells me that there must be some sort of demand for blogging tips geared towards personal bloggers. At this point I don’t think I could come up with enough to sustain an separate blog completely, so I’ll be trying to feature posts geared towards personal bloggers on a regular basis.
I still think that personal bloggers have needs, but a lot of the blogging advice sites are geared towards getting traffic and running a profitable blog. While traffic and profit would be nice, it’s not why I blog. I just want a good blog, not necessarily one whose sole aim is to make money. I want people to enjoy, and I want to help them have a personal blog they can be proud of.
I’ve created a new category called Personal Blogging. In the future weeks, I’ll be creating a new page to showcase this category, and will also include links to blogs and blog articles that are relevant to the cause of personal bloggers. I’ll also be revamping my categories to clean them up a bit, and trying to come up with ways to streamline things a bit to make it easier to find the information you’re looking for. I’ll also continue to blog as a personal blogger, because after all, my blog is All About Me – And Then Some.
As I get this new project started, what sort of personal blogging topics would you like me to cover? What questions would you like to see answered? Any and all input is welcome, and if you’re not comfortable leaving a comment, you can also use my contact form.
Other Posts Like Me:
- About Pages for Personal Bloggers
- Talk to Me
- Blogging Mistakes – Posting Too Soon
- Blogged Out
- What Makes a Blog Personal?
You asked “what sort of personal blogging topics would you like me to cover? What questions would you like to see answered?”. I most enjoy when you pick a word or a succinct topic and research it and discuss it. That way the writer and the reader learn something new.
A few days ago at the supermarket I asked the old(er) gent next to me, who was frowning at the pile of corn on the cob, “How is the corn?”. He said “not good because they’re featuring the salt & pepper/white and yellow mix on the same cob – type of corn”. I asked for clarification and he said the white kernels don’t have as much nourishment as the yellow. News to me – I figured he was a nut job – I like the white best. Yesterday at my girlfriend’s – she has a MAC Book, I mentioned this and she searched BING and damned if the white kernels have less Vitamin A. I could care less, but the old guy was right and I’m now wondering how he found out that fact. So that’s how we learn and why the internet and blogs are cool.
I think that’s part of what appeals about the Personal Blogging series – that I can talk about certain aspects of something I enjoy (blogging) and hopefully someone will learn something from it.
Regarding the corn, I hear from time to time that foods with more vibrant color are more nutritious than their washed-out counterparts. You might enjoy the blog Summer Tomato, which is a healthy eating blog written by a scientist but so that the rest of us can understand it.
I write about personal blogging sometimes. It is not an easy topic to stick with as blogging, writing and getting read all wind in a circle. I linked to your Personal Blogging category on my blog just now. Hope it helps bring you some readers. :)
As topics, how about deciding what makes a blog personal? I’m not selling anything in my blog, does that make it personal?
Thanks for the link! This is something I want to try – I keep seeing loads of blogs and tips for making money and getting traffic, but nothing dedicated to us “little people” who just love to blog. I don’t think I can fill a whole blog with this, but I think I can keep up with it being a weekly feature for awhile.
I love your topic idea – I think it will make an excellent discussion for a future post.