Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Blogging Best Practices

HELP, my blog is boring! Check out these blogging best practices to make your blog a success

According to Michael Lewis’ book, Social Media Leadership, there are over 70 million people who publish a blog in the blogosphere (Lewis 2011, 57). As a blogger, what are the best practices? Do you think all these blogs pose relevancy to their audiences? Are some boring and subpar? Let’s take a look at a few common blogging best practices, followed by examples of blogs adhering to these practices.
 
Blogging Best Practices
1. Blogs demonstrate expertise, share vision, curate market and trend information, and host dialogue (Solis 2011, 27).

2. Blog require coherency within its content and a voice readers can connect with (Solis 2011, 27).

3. Blogs should incorporate influential voices from people who hold knowledge and thought leadership surrounding the blog content (Solis 2011, 27).

4. All blogs should have an editor-in-chief to maintain the content and vision (Solis 2011, 28).

5. All blog entries should be titled with a catchy headline (Social Media Today, 2014).

References:
Lewis, Michael F. Social Media Leadership: How to Get Off the Bench and Into the Game. USA: Leigh Walker Books, 2011.

Social Media Today. “How to Blog: (Even If You Can’t Write).”Accessed March 4, 2014. http://socialmediatoday.com/hishaman/1545026/how-to-blog

Solis, Brian. Engage: The Complete Guide for Brands and Businesses to Build, Cultivate, and Measure Success in the New Web. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2011.

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