Do's and Don'ts of blogging

As with most things, when you are blogging, what you should and shouldn’t do is determined mostly by what you want to accomplish. There are some good guidelines and we will discuss some of the more prominent ones here, but do not limit yourself. Use these simply as a place to begin and adapt them to your application using your own priorities.

 

Do blog frequently

It can not be made clear enough that frequency is one of the attributes that blogs offer, unlike other formats. It may be an obvious benefit, but the more you blog the more effective you’ll likely become at what you’re doing. Also, it’s more pleasing for viewers if they have an idea of when to expect new content.

Do not post the same content over and over

There are some rare exceptions to this rule. For example, if a viewer requests the same content or asks the same question, you may want to consider posting links to the past answers or posts or at least use some of the quotation formats that let people know this is a fresh posting referencing the same content.

Do post on multiple sites

If you provide a good post or a good answer, it may have a positive impact on the viewer’s assessment of you and draw other viewers to your own blog. If you post on the same subject in multiple places, make sure you put the address of your site in the blog itself or the tags at the end of each post.

Do talk to others

Converse not only about the subject at hand or common interests, but ask for pointers and volunteer about what you’ve learned regarding blogging.

Don’t be afraid to learn about blogging

Make sure you learn about the techniques of blogging. Most services allow you to create very complete and effective blogs without knowing anything about coding or scripting, but the more you learn the more you will have at your disposal.

Do Listen to your viewers

If you were only creating a journal just for you, you could create it on paper or on a computer that was never connected to the Internet. The fact is that blogs are intended to foster communication, so why not listen to the viewers? You don’t have to completely give the blog to them, but you considering their input may help you to better accomplish what you have been attempting to accomplish through your blog.

Don't be afraid to expand

If you started focusing on a certain subject but then you learned more about it, consider expanding your blog to cover the new material that you’ve learned. If your viewers are asking for more info on what you’ve learned then it might be a very good idea. There will also be times that viewers ask for information on a topic you're not familiar with. If you have a broad audience, feel free to learn about the subject and talk about it. The more fantastic content you put online, the better.

To conclude, blogging has many pros and cons, advantages and disadvantages... But it all comes down to the user. Whether the user chooses to use a blog to do wrong things, or to do a good thing. Overall, blogging is a great way of expressing emotion, but not too much of it, and it will help yourself. So its not entirely bad to blog, unless you want to use blogging as a form of your anger, where only bad results would be achieved.

Ng Yu Sheng
Isaac Ng
Lim Wei Xiang
Richard Ong