Blogs are about telling stories that draw peoples attention, and can turn out to be a source of inspiration for people reading it. The point is, that there is always an interest for some sort of news which is being published somewhere, and with the power of blogs, there are in numerous opportunities for people to provide a new service be it for marketing or just helpful tips. When there are lots of bloggers successfully commenting and participating in each others conversations, there is a definite purpose that has been formed for that blog.
Like what we have learnt in the lecture, the principles for blogging can help naive bloggers to get the basics of blogging right. Once they religiously start to relate to the six affordances principles to blogging, they will realise that they are getting to understand how it all works. Later on, when a person gets addicted to blogging, he/she will start to use more mature means to gain audience for their blog.
For me to create useful posts, i would talk about stories that excite me as well as the audience. Once I get the attention of any audience, I would start highlighting the purpose of the blog so that the main story is gaining recognition. Once that is done, the social media can be made use of by providing the option to share my blogs and inviting a huge crowd source to comment on my blog.
An excellent blog according to me is 'Mashable' which provides news about digital innovation and media (Taylor, 2014). Again this blog is attracting visitors due to the type of news it's providing which is very catchy as well as exciting to it's readers. Like I have mentioned above, Mashable too had the advantage of being an early adopter in an industry which was drawing a lot attention (Mail Online, 2012).
An excellent blog according to me is 'Mashable' which provides news about digital innovation and media (Taylor, 2014). Again this blog is attracting visitors due to the type of news it's providing which is very catchy as well as exciting to it's readers. Like I have mentioned above, Mashable too had the advantage of being an early adopter in an industry which was drawing a lot attention (Mail Online, 2012).
Ultimately, I feel that blogging doesn't have to introduce your exceptional grammar skills, but more about connecting with your audience in a useful way. What's more, to keep up a healthy blogging spirit with other bloggers, you ought to take reasonable interest in their blogs as well as share their posts, and treat any comments as a positive, constructive and useful feedback.
References
Mail Online,. (2012). Social technology blog Mashable to sell to CNN for 'more than $200M'. Retrieved 26 August 2014, from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2114261/Mashable-sell-CNN-200M.html
Taylor, M. (2014). How Six Blogs Increased Their Traffic to Millions of Visitors. Venture Harbour. Retrieved 26 August 2014, from https://www.ventureharbour.com/6-popular-blogs-grew-millions-visitors-less-2-years/
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