BLOGGING: 5 TIPS FOR EVERY PR STUDENT BLOGGER
Greetings from the other side of the screen. As a Public Relations student I have learned quite a few things about blogging and these are just 5 tips from me to you.
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GET IDEAS FROM YOUR AUDIENCE
GET IDEAS FROM YOUR AUDIENCE
The best way I believe this can be achieved is by asking readers on social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. If they respond well to the topic you have inquired about then you know that this is the right topic for you to blog about. This can also help in building or growing your blog as everybody will want to have their say on the topic at hand.
RESPOND TO YOUR COMMENTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
Interaction between you and your readers is very crucial in blogging. Readers want to feel as if their say is being taken into consideration and they love it when you reply to them. In doing so do not be rude in answering them because that takes away all your credibility because remember you are still a Public Relations Practitioner at the end of the day. You do not have to agree to everything that is commented but if you disagree you should do it in a manner which sparks conversation and not conflict.
BE CONSISTENT
Many bloggers often forget consistency forgetting that losing your traffic is easier than building it up.A study by Hubspot showed that higher subscriber growth rates are due to consistent blogging. The tip here is not to leave your readers wondering where you are kind of like a one-hit-wonder in this case one-blog-wonder. http://goo.gl/kuI02I
KEEP IT SHORT
The shorter your posts the more readers and comments it generates. Nobody wants to read an essay in a blog so shy away from lengthy posts. Remember it is not a book but a post so the length is for me the most important part. Get it right by keeping it short and sweet.
INCLUDE MULTIMEDIA
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Multimedia are your images, videos and music. It is important to have theses as part of your blog because it makes the blog come alive. Blogs with multimedia are often more interesting and more eye-catching then those which do not. Making it look like it blends in with our design is the tricky part of knowing how to use multimedia. Some of you may question that multimedia makes the visitor wait long as it used to take time for everything to load, but with the fast internet we have nowadays it is no longer a risk. What most blogs need to keep visitors coming back is provided by multimedia. http://goo.gl/qcdFRB 
the one about being consistent caught my eye. Little things such as having mood swings is not the way to life people usually feed of what you give them , blowing hot today and cold tomorrow is not life. But otherwise great tips for a first time blogger
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you found them useful. I myself am a first time blogger.
DeleteWow I have learned so much from your tips because I personally didn't know the importance of keeping posts short. This will surely help me next time when blogging.
ReplyDeleteAll the best with your future blogs. Make sure you check out my next post pretty soon
DeleteAnother tip would be just to have fun, while blogging.
ReplyDeleteThanks Siya I totally forgot that.
ReplyDeleteThese are very good blogging tips that every first time blogger should keep in mind.I think I will refer to your tips everytime I blog.
ReplyDeletePascal you can never go wrong with these tips. All the best with your blog.
DeleteI think that you did a job well done with your blog,I think your message could have assisted a lot of matrics to be exposed to the question of what is PR
ReplyDeleteWow that is so humbling and inspiring. Keep checking this blog for other informative posts.
DeleteImportant blogging tips there, first time bloggers can certainly make great use of these tips. I like the fact that you stated that multimedia should be included as this can help in aiding the content. Thank you
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you picked that up, pictures help bring words to life.
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