Real Words

There is a really terrific post over at Problogger about blogging rules and how a real blogger might want to break them. There are all of these different rules that bloggers know that they’re supposed to follow to write a “good” post. You know the ones - write a catchy headline, do a lot of lists, use bullets, use proper spacing, keep it short and sweet …

There are some really good reasons that a blogger wants to do all of these things. It has to do with the likelihood of having your posts read and shared by other people around the web. However, as Problogger points out, it takes a lot out of the creativity of blogging. That, in turn, takes a lot of the fun out of blogging.

Remember back to the days when blogs were still called weblogs and they read like personal journal entries? The reason that we loved this medium when it first emerged was because it leveled the playing field for all writers and let readers into their inside worlds. You lose that when you start writing just to get links.

So take a tip from Problogger. Throw out the rules now and then. Write lengthy titles. Ramble on instead of making short sweet lists. Share your own thoughts without linking to other people. Use flowery language. Dare to be creative in your blogging!!