Reading other blogs is fundamental to being a better blogger!

August 1st, 2007 Author: Grant Griffiths

Jamie Spencer is at it again. Jamie publishes a great blog called, Austin DWI Lawyer & Attorney. And best of all, Jamie just gets it. He understands that publishing a niche blog will get you noticed and in return, get you clients. He also understands what makes a blogger an even better blogger. In his recent post, Reading Blogs is Fundamental (or How to Write a Blog), Jamie hits on a very key point of blogging, read other blogs in your practice area. Not only will it help you to be better informed, it will actually show you how other experienced bloggers write their post. Writing for a blog is different than anything else. As Jamie points out:

Blogs are written differently than novels, short stories, biographies, historical fiction, technical writing, etc. Blogs are written differently than anything else. So the best way to learn to blog is to read blogs.

But, don’t just read other blogs. Get involved in the conversation. “Blogs provide the perfect medium for an exchange of ideas.” Which is the huge advantage blogs have over other marketing media, i.e. yellow pages, static websites. Get involved in the conversation and you will get noticed. Post about another blogs post, do a trackback, and you will get noticed. Comment on those other blogs too. All of this is part of the interaction and conversation that takes place with blogging. And that is really the key to turning a new blog into a successful blog. Take this post for example, not only did I do this post, I commented on Jamie’s post and provided a trackback to his post from my own post. Get involved in the conversation.