Note from Omi:

Pimp Your Blogs!

-Omi

I could not have put any better.

I guess I should stop whining about my job if I want my blog to stay popular. XD

Seriously, awesome advice! I've always tried to abide by these "guidelines" (if you will), but thought of them as habits or tendencies. So it was nice to be assured by this.

And I've seen that happen. Unpopular blogs gain some popularity.

 

So, for those of you out there who don't have popular blogs, don't give up. In time, your blog will gain popularity.

I think that statement is some what exaggerate, I mean if you think about it, there a lot of blogs on Bzpower (Especially during Bzp's birthday.) and not everyone going to read them. Some could be ignore by people for they personally don't know the author or out of laziness, they don't want read it.

But beside that point, all of what you say I think was right. So, I guess it good that I didn't give up on my blog through I wouldn't say it is that interesting, since I hardly get any posts. Oh, well. I guess it just that they don't have an opinion to express on what I am talking about as you say in this entry.

Note from Omi:

 

Pimp Your Blogs!

 

-Omi

But some people don't have any Picture programming skills (Like me, I only got MS Paint and I can't do anything with it without make things look bad.). Unless you mean word-wise in the blog, this won't really apply much to the people with that disadvantage like me.

Lolz, my blog isn't very popular, but I don't mind. I believe mine falls into the serious category. xD

You've got a nice variety in your content that makes people return.

My content is a bit one sided. xD

use basic grammar

despite not getting what to them seems like no attention.

*double negative*

evil ninja's

*grimaces at Pural Apostrophe*

I'm just teasin'. Great entry:

I think some advice from one of my profs about fiction would help here:

Two universal rules of fiction blog entries:

1) Must be clear.

2) Must be interesting.

By "interesting", I would say "fun". Serious can be fun -- if it's interesting. If that makes any sense.

The other big thing I can give some advice on is content. If a each entry is about the same thing, it gets boring. Mix it up! Whether you want to have an insane blog or a more serious blog is your choice. Then there are the blogs that fall in the middle. I try to keep my blog somewhere in the middle, I have the crazy entries, I have the normal entries, and I have the serious entries.

That's how I look at it too. Content is always the major stumbling block -- and in my blog I have some serious entries, many very relevant to Bionicle, etc. and then I have comedy, whatnot. I also shy away from "My Boring Life" entries, because there's so many lives and readers can only take so much of it before they do "Dude, I don't care. Make me laugh."

So, for those of you out there who don't have popular blogs, don't give up. In time, your blog will gain popularity.

Yes, that's very important. My blog started out highly ranked and getting a lot of comments, so not sure if this is totally a great example -- but for a while I just sort of let it die, and it moved way down the rankings and I barely got comments. But as a reporter, I know that frequent updates are vital. For BZP news, we have a rule that unless absolutely impossible, there must be a news article posted every single day, if not more than one. Doesn't mean blogs need something every day, but it should at least be once a week.

That lets readers know your blog is worth keeping track of (or your news site), because something new is going to happen often.

I think it's really important to grab the attention with a good title.

And I also agree with everything else you said too!

-CF

I'd keep these in mind if my blog wasn't already as awesome as I am. B)

...which is not very. So I'll make an entry about it. >_>

And I've seen that happen. Unpopular blogs gain some popularity.

 

So, for those of you out there who don't have popular blogs, don't give up. In time, your blog will gain popularity.

I think that statement is some what exaggerate, I mean if you think about it, there a lot of blogs on Bzpower (Especially during Bzp's birthday.) and not everyone going to read them. Some could be ignore by people for they personally don't know the author or out of laziness, they don't want read it.

 

But beside that point, all of what you say I think was right. So, I guess it good that I didn't give up on my blog through I wouldn't say it is that interesting, since I hardly get any posts. Oh, well. I guess it just that they don't have an opinion to express on what I am talking about as you say in this entry.

The main point really wasn't including BZP's birthday, as around that time things are a little hectic in the blogs. Even with the position of Blog Assistant it would have been impossible to read all of the blogs. And now with 1000 blogs, going through all is pretty much impossible for one person. Even if most are inactive.

Your blog is one that I read whenever I see a new entry.

Note from Omi:

 

Pimp Your Blogs!

 

-Omi

But some people don't have any Picture programming skills (Like me, I only got MS Paint and I can't do anything with it without make things look bad.). Unless you mean word-wise in the blog, this won't really apply much to the people with that disadvantage like me.

 

I don't have good skills, but there are plenty of shops. Heck I even have some friends on BZP who I ask to make things. Even though I only have MS Paint I still find images.

Lolz, my blog isn't very popular, but I don't mind. I believe mine falls into the serious category. xD

 

You've got a nice variety in your content that makes people return.

 

My content is a bit one sided. xD

Heh, even blogs that are one-sided can be quite good. There are always exceptions.

use basic grammar

despite not getting what to them seems like no attention.

*double negative*

 

evil ninja's

*grimaces at Pural Apostrophe*

I'm not perfect.

I'm just teasin'. Great entry:

 

Thanks.

I think some advice from one of my profs about fiction would help here:

 

Two universal rules of fiction blog entries:

1) Must be clear.

2) Must be interesting.

 

By "interesting", I would say "fun". Serious can be fun -- if it's interesting. If that makes any sense.

 

The other big thing I can give some advice on is content. If a each entry is about the same thing, it gets boring. Mix it up! Whether you want to have an insane blog or a more serious blog is your choice. Then there are the blogs that fall in the middle. I try to keep my blog somewhere in the middle, I have the crazy entries, I have the normal entries, and I have the serious entries.

That's how I look at it too. Content is always the major stumbling block -- and in my blog I have some serious entries, many very relevant to Bionicle, etc. and then I have comedy, whatnot. I also shy away from "My Boring Life" entries, because there's so many lives and readers can only take so much of it before they do "Dude, I don't care. Make me laugh."

 

So, for those of you out there who don't have popular blogs, don't give up. In time, your blog will gain popularity.

Yes, that's very important. My blog started out highly ranked and getting a lot of comments, so not sure if this is totally a great example -- but for a while I just sort of let it die, and it moved way down the rankings and I barely got comments. But as a reporter, I know that frequent updates are vital. For BZP news, we have a rule that unless absolutely impossible, there must be a news article posted every single day, if not more than one. Doesn't mean blogs need something every day, but it should at least be once a week.

 

That lets readers know your blog is worth keeping track of (or your news site), because something new is going to happen often.

Well said Bones.

Thanks guys, the more people who read this the more people who can learn a little something.

Kohaku