As the true colors of this blog begin to show, I have been learning more about what it is that attracts readers to blogs all over the internet. Since, a list is one of them, I wanted to write down a list of top 10 Blogging Topics being used today.
1) Originality - Thoughts, Research & Experience
There’s nothing like a unique original story that brings people to read your blog. Why do you think News Stations have been around so long and eyewitnesses are the ones that get always get interviewed?
2) Well Crafted Fictional or Funny Stories
Those email chain letters you get are great examples of what good original stories can do for your blog - good quality content that motivates your readers to pass it to their friends.
3) Smart & Opinionated Political Viewpoints
Blogging is much like real life - you don’t really want to get into a heated debate about politics or religion with anyone because no one ever wins the conversation! On the other hand, if you can present your viewpoint in a mature way where you clearly express your opinions with fact and no degradation of the other party, then you’ve got yourself something worthy of posting.
4) Live Blogging from Great Events
This has been extremely popular the past couple of years when Apple decides to launch a new product at MacWorld. Technology Blogs such as Gizmodo, Engadget and the Apple Blog TUAW all get their credentials and report minute by minute what is happening at the show.
5) Top 10 Lists
In the land of the free and the home of the brave, everyone likes to see who’s the best of the best. Top 10 lists are a great way to filter out the junk and save people time in researching the internet themselves.
6) Helpful Tips - Tools and Checklists
Who doesn’t need some help these days? Especially if it’s free and especially if it’s really helpful. Tools that have made your life easier will most likely make someone else’s life easier too. Its called Good Kharma and they will read you for it!
7) Participatory - Self Evaluations, Quizzes and Polls
A perfect example of this right now is Net Business Blog’s SEO Question. There’s nothing like quizzes and polls to get your readers thinking and participating in your blog’s community. Hopefully, the poll can spark new topics of conversations, which in turn sparks topics of blogging for your blog.
8.) Synopsis of Complicated Issues
Generation A.D.D. - Tech savvy - Needs Information Faster - Needs Information Shorter - Capiche?
9) Great Photos
Like the old saying goes - A picture is worth a Thousand Words - which is like 4 blogs or something. You do the math!
10) Quantitative Analysis
I think my very first post of this blog qualifies as Quantitative Analysis, since I did have to do some math with actual numbers which helped prove that taking the train to work saves more money than most people think!
Got any other blogging tips? Let me and the rest of the readers know about it.
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great post - I’m glad you’ve compiled a list for me to refer to.. as a thanks, a clicked a link
How-tos and tutorials are also a great way to have people stumbling onto your blog in the future!
I love top 10 lists and tips/tools lists. I’ve got loads of those bookmarked.
What about controversy? There is nothing better than a serious argument, or nasty rumor to get people to come in. People can’t stay away from a good smear campaign.
Celebrity crap seems to be pretty big too. I have sites that seem to get hits with nothing on them just because I have a couple of Britney Spears posts. I stayed away from those pics of the American Idol girl, but I’m sure that would have brought in a crazy amount of traffic ;).
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