Viji Iyer » Mashable http://vijiiyer.com Musings of a Social Media Enthusiast Thu, 26 Feb 2015 22:47:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 Launching your blog? Some considerations http://vijiiyer.com/2010/09/launching-your-blog-some-considerations/ http://vijiiyer.com/2010/09/launching-your-blog-some-considerations/#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:15:51 +0000 http://vijiiyer.com/?p=56 My mum always told me ‘don’t be shy! Always feel free to express yourself!’ What that taught me was to break away from my own mould and not be my own enemy as I venture into new things. As a natural sequel to my introductory post I’d like to dedicate this post to all the people who influenced me during this process as I was deliberating about starting my own blog. As much as it took me several months of active procrastination to get to this point, I’ve spent the past few months interacting with some great people and gaining valuable advice in return. This post is compendium of all the creative advice I’ve gotten from the people I’ve met and known, thanking them to help me get to this point. I thought it was only fair that I shared what I learnt and spread their magic.

‘Food for thought’ as you get ready to launch your blog

Don’t be stuck in ‘analysis-paralysis’ get moving with it.
Blogging does not have to be sweat-breaking process that follows the sentiments of a white paper, so don’t over think it, let the creative juices just flow and enjoy the process.

Don’t go for perfection or uniqueness – doesn’t exist.
I kept stressing on what could I say ‘new’ that’s not been said before? Then it just hit me; it’s not what you say but how you say it that brings the novelty in it. People will always welcome your viewpoint on a specific topic. So make it unique by giving it your voice.

Always imagine yourself sitting across your boss sharing feedback over a cup of coffee.
Getting comfortable with this mental visual as you write your blog will help keep the tone of your blog engaging and conversational.

First write recklessly with your heart, then go back and revise it with your head.
Try not to be over-cautious as you write your first draft; just write what comes to you initially. This will bring out the spontaneity and allow your readers to get to know you better. Then, imagine having the same conversation with your boss and revise it accordingly!

Find people you can trust who can call a spade a spade.
Networking is key! Find people who you aspire to be like and can learn from. More importantly, surround yourself with people who are not afraid to give you honest feedback about your work. I thank my family for being my biggest critics pushing me to do better!

Content is still king!
If you do, invest in this whole-heartedly, for the right reasons and don’t shirk on the quality of work. If you want your readers to come back, your content must appeal!

If you are out there trying to venture into this, don’t bother to reinvent the wheel – leverage the one that currently exists! These are few of the blog sites that I admire (listed in no particular order) –

What has been some of the interesting advice you have gotten or shared with others on blogging?

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