NYT: So You Want to Be a Blogging Star

The New York Times article, So You Want to Be a Blogging Star, caught my eye a couple of weeks ago and I'm just now getting around to writing about it. Most of it seems intuitive to me, but might be news for those considering starting a blog. And there are couple of my fav blogs that I would make some of these recommendations to, given a chance.

“Don’t go into blogging to make a living,” Mr. Cuban warned in an e-mail message. Still, he and other top bloggers with day jobs agree most people could attract a following on the Web. And whether a person blogs to make a little money, to influence opinion or just for sheer ego gratification, amassing a large audience is the goal.

Here’s what a number of successful bloggers with successful nonblogging careers say are the ways to think about getting into the business of blogging."

The most commonly violated recommendation is to keep a regular rhythm. I recommend posting a minimum of 3 times a week. If you hope to develop a blog posse, you have to keep feeding the beastie.

And my blog is as much for me as it is for my readers. I keep notes, archive interesting things, and track activities that I might want to remember years from now. That gives me extra incentive to blog regularly. And I've found that there are times when I was able to go back in time to use information that I had misplaced. Now that's made it all worthwhile to me.

I'm listening to Manha de Carnaval by Dexter Gordon on his Gettin' Around CD.

Comments

• Anonymous
  April 17, 2008
  I find that many people I know that keep blogs, do not keep it up regularly and are surprised when people do not notice the new posts.  I think that is a really good blogging tip.