How To Effectively Educate Your Blog Readers

 How To Effectively Educate Your Blog Readers

Today I read an interesting article by Darren Rowse called How To Effectively Educate Your Blog Readers.  Since we are required to manage a blog for Marketing 595, I thought that this would be a relevant article to discuss.  Essentially this article explains 5 key methods to effectively educate your blog readers.  The first method is to write about what you are really familiar and knowledgable about.  A key to having success on your blog is reflecting true knowledge about a topic or concept.  People are not stupid, and they will quickly realize whether your blog content is relevant and true or not.  Thus, it is important to write about topics that you have a depth of knowledge on.  The second method is to mix general concepts with specific examples.  People are better able to grasp a concept when it is related to actual examples.  Therefore, when writing a blog, you should use examples mixed with the concepts that you write about.  The third method is to incorporate illustrative examples or diagrams.  The author explains that these diagrams or illustrations should be thoughtfully drawn out, and should incorporate concepts where words fall short of fully explaining the total picture.  Learning to properly write for the web is the fourth method of writing a successful blog.  People read and learn differently on the web, and it is important to learn how to write properly for the web when writing a blog.  The author provides an interesting article that explains how to write for the web.  The final method for writing a successful blog is to learn not to be a snob.  Basically, this mean that you should include third party links within your blog to further support your message.  Many bloggers are afraid of losing readers by providing links to supporting articles, but the author explains that this only helps support your blog, and will increase traffic.

Overall, I think that the author lays out some pretty basic, yet solid methods and tips for writing blogs that effectively educate blog readers.  As I am new to blogging, I found these tips and methods very helpful.