Being Yourself: A Wise Blogging Strategy
We all tend to think that our blog posts have to be something special. In the sense that they should teach your reader something they didn’t know or remind them of something worth recalling, I agree wholeheartedly.
But there’s another kind of post that readers also enjoy. I call it the human content post. It’s the kind of post that just says…
“You know, I may an UberKool Blogger-Dude, but I’m also a human being.”
Human content provides your readers with at least three things.
They are:
- It gives your readers a chance to get off the “I must learn something from this post“ treadmill and simply enjoy their reading. Sometimes, it’s a nice change of pace to read for enjoyment and not feel you need to record a take home message. When was the last time you did that on a blog?
- It gives them insight into who you are. On the off-chance that you’re a Separatist Droid, this will be meaningless to you. But, if you are indeed a human being, let it show from time to time in your blog content. Readers like to know that you have issues, too.
- It encourages them to do the same. Every one of your followers need encouragement as well as concrete examples to follow. What better example, from time to time, than to give your readers a lesson-learned from your own life away from blogging.
Been through a tough situation and want to share it with your readers?
I say, go for it. 