Aug | 14 | 2007

Why Do People Read Blogs?

Posted by Jimmy as Blog Tutorial, Tips, Writing

In one other post, I mentioned a survey highlighting the trust that people place in blogs. With the amount of information available today, why do blogs take precedence over all the others sources out there? I believe that one reason is the inherent nature of blogs which focus on “real” people’s opinions. The premise here is that blogs (at least those of a personal – as opposed to business – nature) have no hidden agenda.

With this in mind, any blogger should write with the purpose of voicing out his opinion. Readers flock to blogs because they want to know what their contemporaries are thinking. They want to know whether their own thoughts and ideas are reflected by others.

That is why, when you write each and every post for your blog, you should be writing about your own thoughts. Of course, with all the information that we are exposed to today, we can’t really say that our own thoughts are not influenced by others as well. Yet the fact remains that these words still come from ourselves. They are only shaped by what external factors, yet the creation is still ours – something we can call our own.

Keep this in mind when writing down your posts. Pretend that you are writing to tell friends what you think. Do away with pretenses and go straight to the point. Never mind that longer posts look more impressive. I believe in the idea that if you can get your point across in 250 words, do so. Wasting resources on a 1000-word post when ¼ of that would do just as well is pointless.

Comments (5)

5 Responses

Momytistetesy
05|Oct|2007

I’ve got an Amazon gift certificate burning holes in my pocket,
and I want to get the most bang for my buck.

Enter the Secret Amazon Web Pages:

http://tinyurl.com/38sojf

This is where you’re going to find the “latest sales, rebates, and limited-time offers” from
Amazon, and you can score some pretty deep discounts if you’re a savvy shopper.

Next, there’s the special Sale link. This is open every Friday, and ONLY on Fridays.

You can find the same good discounts here as you would in hidden Deals, although some
Fridays you can really get lucky and make off like an Amazon bandit – I’ve seen discounts
there as low as 75% off sticker price.
Jewsnasia
05|Oct|2007

There’s one special secret Sale link on Amazon:

http://tinyurl.com/2r7ldr

This is open every Friday and ONLY on Fridays!

You can find very good discounts here, although some Fridays you can really get
lucky and make off like an Amazon bandit – I´ve seen discounts there as low as 75%
off sticker Price.
bhanu
19|Nov|2008

This is a very good post and a superb piece of information written. I have seen so many people talking about blogs and social media on and on.. where 75% of conversion is all jargons and flowry words..

Whatever you say and express about digital media should be upto the point and short. No lengthy explanations other than explanations
Troy
06|Dec|2008

Thanks for this article. This is a great article that every blogger should read.

Troy Reeves
http://www.dabbygag.com
TheJoniShow
09|Feb|2009

Very helpful. Nice job. More power

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