Below is a conversation I had with my son tonight…
Our topic: “What to Blog About”
Perhaps you are just starting out or have been working on a blog or website for “a while” now.
You can probably relate to my concerns and feel the same as I do.
Thinking it has to be “perfect”, informational, intelligent, have value for someone to want to read it, comment or make fun of you?!
I think you might appreciate the encouragement and insight from my son, who has his own blog.
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9:37pm Peggy
…need to get writing more for blog. I see alot of articles I like for posting and small comments but not sure if I should use others info a lot.
9:38pm Andrew
my big thing for you is to not talk about this stuff and just start doing it
just start grabbing great articles and posting them on the blog
copy and paste with some quick commentary about it at the beginning
no more education….
you know how to do it
nike: just do it!
9:41pm Peggy
I know, I need to get a capture form for email marketing and sending back that Scribd article we did before as FREE “product” of information. I will work on this weekend.
9:43pm Peggy
I received 6 good comments and need to followup with sending that. Not sure how unless set in to my email marketing on a list with some other additional autoresponder of more information
9:43pm Andrew
don’t worry about the “capture form”!!!
just start producing good content on the blog
that is what will drive traffic..
nothing else
don’t worry about sending follow-up stuff…just have conversations with people on your blog
and be sure to respond right away.
9:44pm Peggy
well I would like to know who or how many look or come to my site
9:44pm Andrew
you know how many from GA
and you will get to know people by talking with them when they come
9:44pm Peggy
what’s GA
9:45pm Andrew
Google Analytics
the key is talking to people
just like at church
you tell people about yourself
and talk with them about their needs
but your blog is the church!
you are the pastor
and you gotta preach!
to spark growth in your “followers”
and to get more people to come…
just sent the email with some of my media stuff
9:46pm Peggy
ok baby steps to grow a family of followers and friends!
9:47pm Andrew
yep…
and you can write the simplest stuff
little reflections of 100 words or less
and people will respond
just talk about your key words
make it like a diary
share your thoughts and feelings about stuff happening in your life related to nutrition and health
9:47pm Peggy
alright, I’m been making it more difficult than it needs to be
9:47pm Andrew
exactly
keep it really simple
and just start doing it
I guarantee there are people on the web doing a lot worse!!!
i would say that you shouldn’t do anything else until you have 5 really quick posts up
no more studying…
9:49pm Peggy
ok I get good comments about how nice the blog looks and good content, so far
9:49pm Andrew
exactly
it’s really nice
9:50pm Peggy
ok teacher, I’ll work on my “homework” this weekend, I have a lot of ideas, just sitting here on my desk, in little notes etc.
9:50pm Andrew
just write
even if its 2 sentences!!
you should see how Steve, my boss/buddy writes his blogs
sometimes he doesn’t have more than 10 sentences
really simple…and he gets lots of comments
I just looked at your comments
really nice!
you get more comments on your blog than I do on mine!
9:53pm Peggy
alright, I’ll review your articles and look at Steve’s too.
Yes, I know I need to cross with FB and Twitter too.
join discussions or fan pages too
but #1 WRITE
9:54pm Andrew
yep
write, write, write
write your heart
keep it real
don’t worry about whether it’s “good”
if you write from your heart, it’s usually God speaking through you
and it really doesn’t matter at that point
b/c it’s the Holy Spirit
who brings the blessings
Even this little FB stream could be something you copy and paste!
9:56pm Peggy
ok, I’d better get reading and writing, put it into God’s hands and let him lead and control to bring people in to learn about my passion for health and wellness for all
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Let’s start encouraging one another and just share interests, things you feel people could learn from, offer suggestions to improve health and wellness.
Thanks for stopping by, hope we can keep in touch and support one another.
Peggy