So much work goes into writing a really good blog and then no one adds a comment! Why? What went wrong?
Fantastic info:
I’ve read some really great blogs, truly well written with good grammar. But by the time I got to the bottom of the topic, I realized why no one had responded to them with comments.
It’s so sad. Such a pity they had left out the most important ingredients.
The missing ingredients:
Factual info, correct and authentic… but the whole blog had gloomy undertones.
- If you declare a problem please supply a happy ending or supply feasible answers to the problem. People are hopeful and love happy endings. They expect them. So don’t let them down.
- If it’s a bad habit we all fall into doing. We can relate to that. But add humour it, so we can all laugh at ourselves.
- Spice up the blog by adding quirky elated jaunty statements to brighten up the souls that read it. Friendships are built on sharing happiness.
Getting people to think:
There are different ways to get people to think more deeply about something. Enough to make a comment on it. Basically:
- Ask questions. But be prepared to answer them. Well do your best anyway, because if you reply to comments people are more likely to come back again. It’s like striking up friendships.
- Consider what happens in the reality of life and put a new spin on it. Suggest a theory or supply a demo of how to fix it.
- Make a `tongue in cheek’ statement that will stir people into declaring their own thoughts on the matter.
How do people relate to what is written?
You may know your facts, but how do you put them across?
There are people out there sitting in front of their computers. Remember the human factor. You are playing with people’s emotions.
- What do people desire most out of life? Happiness, wealth, comfort, social acceptance, etc.
- What are people seeking on the internet? Helpful info, news, fun, laughter, etc.
- What do you desire most? Maybe other people want that too.
Are you supplying any of those needs in your blogs?
Be prepared to think too!
No matter what people may think, life isn’t all about us. It’s about other people. Serving others, caring about others and what’s happening in their lives.
The moment we shift our thinking to others, our own world becomes a brighter, happier place to be. Strange but so very true!
Try it. You just go out and visit someone (maybe take a small gift with you) and talk about happy things and laugh together. And then see what happens after that…
The punchline:
That is what blogging on the internet is all about: Handing out gifts of interesting info, entertainment and sharing fun and laughter!