Blogging Isn’t All There Is to Blogging - DailyBlogTips

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Blogging Isn’t All There Is to Blogging Posted: 06 Apr 2010 08:34 PM PDT This is a guest post by Brandon Cox. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Your blogging skills can go in one of two directions. You can grow and improve, reaching new heights of influence. Or you can slip backwards, but there really isn't a middle ground. If your blog isn't growing, it's dying, at least for today. So how do you grow as a blogger? Most of us decide that since blogging is our niche, we'll focus our learning efforts there. We subscribe to as many blogs about blogging as we can possibly keep up with and determine to improve our skills. I encourage you to do this – to read what's being written about our favorite blogging niche of all – blogging. But I would also encourage you to broaden your exposure to related fields and disciplines. It will deepen your writing, enliven your blog, and engage your readers in a fresh way. So what related niches should you be perusing? Developing Technologies and New Gadgets Cell phones and handheld computers recently merged, in case you hadn't heard. Millions of people now consume information on iphones, androids, and blackberries, and that number will only continue to grow. Is the content you are publishing going to fit with a mobile model? The Discipline of Language and Writing Great bloggers are usually good writers. This doesn't mean it has to be your strongest point – bloggers with a variety of strengths can succeed in the field. But every post has the potential to influence people, so why not maximize the potential of your blog's influence by improving its core component – written content. News Writing and Journalism The day of citizen journalism is upon us. Even major news outlets are opening up opportunities for people to participate in news distribution regardless of their credentials. So there will be increasing opportunities for you, as a blogger, to interact with local and global happenings. People, Psychology, and Philosophy Blogs are hubs for conversation and connection. So the more you understand about how people think, the more adequately you'll be able to communicate ideas persuasively and build relationships with a strong community. And the list goes on. The reality is, I could go through a dozen more, but eventually the list needs to turn in the direction that ignites the greatest passion in you. For me, it's leadership. For you, it might be marketing, sports, or underwater basket-weaving. The point is, your blog will grow a broader audience as you deepen your exposure to the world around you. Inspiration in… inspiration out! Brandon Cox is a pastor, web and logo designer, and blogger. He currently manages WeBlogBetter.com and Fuel Your Blogging. Original Post: Blogging Isn't All There Is to Blogging

DBT Readers Have Blogs in All Sorts of Niches Posted: 06 Apr 2010 09:24 AM PDT A couple of weeks ago I launched a poll asking the niche of our readers. The idea for such a poll came from a reader, who was curious to know if the majority of my readers also blogged about blogging. Over 300 people participated, and the result is in line with what I expected. That is, our readers have blogs in all sorts of niches. I would guess that just 1% or 2% of the readers actually blog about blogging. Why? Because one of the categories was “Internet Marketing”, and that included Blogging, Social Media, SEO, Make Money Online and so on. All the bloggers in that category together made up only 9% of the total. You can see the results by clicking on the image below (i.e., to view it in full size). The category with the highest number of votes was “Other,” with 20% of the votes. This means that most of our readers blog in niches that couldn’t even be described by the mainstream terms like “Technology”, “Politics” or “Education.” “Technology” and “Business” tied in the second place, each with 11% of the votes. Another way of seeing it: 91% of our readers DO NOT blog about anything related to Internet marketing, blogging or making money online. I have more to talk on this topic, but it will be on a separate post, so stay tuned. Original Post: DBT Readers Have Blogs in All Sorts of Niches

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