Blog
Problems
Solutions for
Blogging Challenges
What in the world is up with
the world of blogs? Blogs are meant to be this
great new technology where people can share their
ideas and interests with others around the globe.
As far as I'm concerned the state of blogs is one
of chaos, confusion, and anti-interactivity.
The other day I decided to do
some research on the Web and try to connect to some
blog writers out there that interested me. Let me
tell you it was not an enjoyable task as I had
envisioned. I spent four painful hours surfing
through around a thousand on-line journals, and I
found only a few that interested me. What are we
doing out there people?
First of all, just getting to a blog can be a pain
in the arse. For example, you type in the words
'Philosophy blogs' and a whole bunch of sites come
up. Some are conglomerate sites with thousands of
journals, but the area you're searching for may
have only one blog in it! This is because they
separate the blogs into a million different
categories, like 'love', 'lovers', 'lovable' etc.
Why not have just a few main categories to choose
from?
The next problem is the
content. People with 'philosophical' blogs are
having personal chats with their mates about the
local dance competition on Tuesday!
Why not go to a chat room
if you just want to talk to your friends?
Blogs are supposed to be a
personal viewpoint expressed to the whole Web
community. Wouldn't you actually like to meet more
people like yourself? How is this going to happen
if you talk in strange uncommon slang and acronyms
that you and your friends can only understand?
Please stick to the subject at hand, and take it at
least half seriously.
Another major problem is the fact that you can find
a really cool blog that sparks an interest, but
then find that the writer hasn't added an entry in
over a year! What's it doing on the Net? Have these
people passed away? I seriously doubt it, as there
are so many blogs in this 'lost' state. Having a
blog is a responsibility; it's a shared diary for
the whole community. How can someone form a
relationship if you only write in your blog once a
millennium?
Back to the subject of content: These on-line
journals are a real chance to communicate regularly
with others with similar views to yourself. We can
learn a lot from each other, as each human is an
individual with special traits and skills that only
they have. So why do we see so many blogs just
talking about trivial nonsense like 'Who the
coolest movie actor is.' Humanity is an intelligent
species evolving everyday towards a higher
consciousness.
So where are all the thinkers
out there, the people who have taken us to the next
levels of spirituality and scientific exploration?
I'd really like to hear what you've got to say, but
all I can find are philosophical beliefs on why
died pink jeans express one's true inner self.
The issue of making comments on someone's blog is
also a controversial one. Why have comments
sections if you're not going to reply to people who
have expressed an interest in what you've had to
say? How is this community going to function if all
the conversation is one-way! Come on people, wake
up and smell the onions! Let's change the blogging
community into the awesome structure of shared
knowledge that it was intended for. Please don't
let it turn into the small-talk world of chat
rooms.
A Great Idea For a Blogging
Web Site is No Longer Enough
Because there are so many
blogs and web sites about blogs on the internet, it
can be tough to distinguish your blogging web site
from all of the others. Whether you are starting up
a new web site aimed at bloggers or whether you are
looking to make your existing blogging site more
distinctive, the key to building and maintaining a
site that will capture the interest and attention
of the blogging community is finding your niche
Here's
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About the
Author
Jesse S. Somer
M6.net
http://www.m6.net
Jesse S. Somer is a concerned human attempting to
inform his fellow people of the real possibilities
hidden in the Internet.
If you can fill a unique need
in a way that no other web site does, you'll be
able to build a lasting readership among web
surfers. Once you have discovered a niche, you will
still have a lot to do, but finding your place in
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Every great blogging web site
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One way to discover an ideal
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sites that have successfully captured a blogging
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appropriate some of their strategies to help
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Of course, you will also need
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Once you have a great idea
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In the long run, a great idea
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to get that first glance or your site won't have a
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