Comments on: Are You Looking in the Right Direction? http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/26/are-you-looking-in-the-right-direction/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:30:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The First Months of Blogging May Break or Make You : Topic Factory http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/26/are-you-looking-in-the-right-direction/comment-page-1/#comment-197494 The First Months of Blogging May Break or Make You : Topic Factory Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:48:47 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/26/are-you-looking-in-the-right-direction/#comment-197494 [...] Are You Looking in the Right Direction? “Bloggers, who know which direction to look, ask questions more like these: What do you like to read about? What interests you? What ways do you read my blog? How can I make it easier for you? They know that looking in the right direction isn’t up or down. It isn’t right or left. The right direction isn’t with our heads down. Bloggers looking in the right direction are looking right at you.” [...] [...] Are You Looking in the Right Direction? “Bloggers, who know which direction to look, ask questions more like these: What do you like to read about? What interests you? What ways do you read my blog? How can I make it easier for you? They know that looking in the right direction isn’t up or down. It isn’t right or left. The right direction isn’t with our heads down. Bloggers looking in the right direction are looking right at you.” [...]

]]> By: Liz Strauss http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/26/are-you-looking-in-the-right-direction/comment-page-1/#comment-183489 Liz Strauss Sat, 28 Apr 2007 01:09:54 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/26/are-you-looking-in-the-right-direction/#comment-183489 Hi Ian, Finding your own voice is important, I agree. It's yours and you should use it no matter what kind of material you craft as a writer. I also agree with you that if you're writing a writing blog or a personal journal you should write from your personal experience and possibly not ask questions of your audience. That's the decision of the writer and purpose that he or she has chosen for writing. If you are your audience, then you should write for yourself. I totally agree with that, even if you put your writing out for others to read along with you. I'm sorry that I didn't include that point of view. Thank you for adding that. :) Hi Ian,
Finding your own voice is important, I agree. It’s yours and you should use it no matter what kind of material you craft as a writer.

I also agree with you that if you’re writing a writing blog or a personal journal you should write from your personal experience and possibly not ask questions of your audience. That’s the decision of the writer and purpose that he or she has chosen for writing. If you are your audience, then you should write for yourself. I totally agree with that, even if you put your writing out for others to read along with you.

I’m sorry that I didn’t include that point of view. Thank you for adding that. :)

]]> By: Ian http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/26/are-you-looking-in-the-right-direction/comment-page-1/#comment-183461 Ian Fri, 27 Apr 2007 15:40:03 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/26/are-you-looking-in-the-right-direction/#comment-183461 You know, I think if you're writing a blog for purely business purposes then the statement: "Bloggers, who know which direction to look, ask questions more like these: * What do you like to read about? * What interests you? * What ways do you read my blog?" is perfectly valid. But if you are writing a blog for your own benefit (a personal blog, for instance) then the only place to look is inside yourself. As bloggers we're constantly told to find our own voices, but I don't think you'll do this by thinking about your readers. You'll do that by writing how you want to write. Yes, this might alienate some readers but it might also attract just as many and at least it will be true to yourself. You know, I think if you’re writing a blog for purely business purposes then the statement:

“Bloggers, who know which direction to look, ask questions more like these: * What do you like to read about? * What interests you? * What ways do you read my blog?”

is perfectly valid. But if you are writing a blog for your own benefit (a personal blog, for instance) then the only place to look is inside yourself.

As bloggers we’re constantly told to find our own voices, but I don’t think you’ll do this by thinking about your readers. You’ll do that by writing how you want to write. Yes, this might alienate some readers but it might also attract just as many and at least it will be true to yourself.

]]> By: Blog Herald Today: Are You Looking in the Right Direction? - Liz Strauss at Successful Blog - Thinking, writing, business ideas . . . You’re only a stranger once. http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/26/are-you-looking-in-the-right-direction/comment-page-1/#comment-183421 Blog Herald Today: Are You Looking in the Right Direction? - Liz Strauss at Successful Blog - Thinking, writing, business ideas . . . You’re only a stranger once. Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:16:17 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/26/are-you-looking-in-the-right-direction/#comment-183421 [...] [...] [...] [...]

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