Blogs are content drivers online

Whether or not you read blogs with any regularity, you may have thought about writing one yourself.  Whether the blogs you read are social and casual in nature or more formally business and professional, it is a fact that millions of us have one.  Tumblr alone reports 118.9 blogs on its site, as of today.  Certainly it is top-of-mind for marketers.  Me, I have 10 (so far), as I am fortunate that writing is both a passion and a talent of mine.

In What Makes You a Blogger - Nurture or Nature? Ray Hiltz sounds off on the new book - "Born to Blog" - by Mark W. Schaefer and Stanford Smith.  By his account, it looks to be a compelling, blogger-focused book with generous helpings of advice and encouragement.  It's for the seasoned blogger who may just want to refresh or elevate his or her blog:  "Building your Blog for Personal and Business Success, One Post at a Time."

“Blogs are the content engine driving the social web” (image credit)

That said, Hiltz appears to tilt his review to those who are just at the cusp of blogging, but hesitate to go forward for one reason or other.  The following are skills you may already possess, and if so, you may very well channel them into a blog.

• Skill #1 – Dreaming.  “If you can dream, you can blog.”
• Skill #2 – Storytelling.  “Can you tell a story? Yes. And you can blog.”
• Skill #3 – Persuading.  “Do you have passions and opinions? Then you can blog.”
• Skill #4 – Teaching.  “What questions do your readers have? If you can answer them, you can blog.”
• Skill #5 – Curation.  “Are there subjects that you can’t resist critiquing, labeling and categorizing into a list of the very best? Yes? My friend, you are a blogger waiting to wow the world.”

So, how about it?  Please feel free to e-mail me, if you have ideas or queries about blogging:  DrRonontheInternet@gmail.com.  If you're already blogging, send me the link, as I'd love to read it!