How Interviews Make Great Blog Content

April 11, 2008 | By Chris Garrett | Filed Under Features, Guides and Tutorials

I have said it before and I will never tire of saying it, interviews make for great blog content!

Of course there are some caveats:

The interviewer needs to be actually interested in the topic
Interviewee needs to talk more than interviewer
Questions and answers need to be around the information the audience wants to know
It should be long enough to be meaty without wandering into “War and Peace” territory

With that in mind I have some great news for fans of webmaster and blogger interviews!

Our esteemed Blog Herald editor, Thord, has re-launched his BloggerTalks interviews site with an interview with Mark Elliot Cullen, creator of 366Songs.com.

Check it out, the site looks great and Thords quirky style makes for interesting reading!

About the author: Chris is a professional blogger and internet marketing consultant. As well as Chris' blog tips at The Blog Herald you can read more of his blogging tips, internet marketing advice and copywriting articles over at chrisg.com and make sure you sign up for the Authority Blogger newsletter.

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