Actually I’m rereading Blog. I first read it four years ago and started blogging as a result. At the time I saw it mainly as getting my ideas out there. It was just a way to vent, first about politics and then my garden. I’ve got some strong opinions but not the time or the insights to add very much to the conversation so I stopped a while ago. Now I am blogging to share my views of the world in a gentle way with friends and maybe future friends so I was looking again through Hugh’s book for any ideas that I missed the first time.
There has been a lot of water over the dam since 2004 and Hugh is not known for his technical abilities. He does, however, offer some advice for bloggers.
“The key rules of blogging success and significance are these:
- Post often.
- Link freely.
- Be generous in praise and attribution.
- Don’t be long-winded too often, if at all. Brevity is the soul of blogging when you are getting started.
- Paragraphs are your friend.
- Profanity loses audiences.
- Avoid feuds and flame wars.
- At least at the start, skip the comments sections. You end up with the problems of nuts if you are any good.
- Keep the title short and easy to remember so that it is easy to recall and type into the space at the top of the page.”
He’s a smart guy for a Harvard grad and certainly a successful blogger and avid advocate of internet 2 which I am now exploring.
Blog by Hugh Hewitt
