A good blogger comes from a good reader
We have talked about how promising it can be for turning a hobby or passion into a money resource. We have seen how much a professional blogger can make. But how to become a good blogger? You cannot become a skillful writer from the beginning. Blogging needs practice as well. I don’t remember who said it, but I remembered, “the first 1000 posts is only a testing posts.” Well, it sounds tough, but it conveys some truth: we need to test the blogosphere, to sharpen the writing skills, to get the feel of blogging, to know what to write about and how to write them…
Writing and continue writing is a tip. Reading other blogs, on the other hand, helps fastening the learning process. How to get it started, here are some tips:
- sign up a google reader or a MyYahoo
- search blogs that interest you using a blog search such as Technorati
- subscribe to the blogs you think valuable
- read, read and read till you have an idea which niche you yourself want to dig in
- take notes of the blogs you subscribe on the style, the design and the content
- find 10 blogs and bloggers you would like to follow
- start to make comment on the interesting posts without including your link, just be a part of the blogosphere
- search for more new blogs for further inspiration
