So I decided to critique a few blogs that are related to my
blog. So I looked at top 10 investment and finance blogs. The main reason for
doing this is because I want my blog to carry the attributes and characteristics
that good blogs have. I also wanted to avoid using the techniques other bloggers
use that I find to not be appealing.
The first blog I looked at was ZeroHedge, written by Tyler Durden. I
enjoyed reading his blog, it was pretty amusing. His blog is very decorative
and up to date. He uses a picture in almost every blog post. His posts are
fairly short and to the point, which is another characteristic that I feel is necessary. When
you have short and effective posts it allows the reader to read further and
discover more of your blogs. When I came across his blog name, I was expecting
to do a lot of reading related to hedge funds. Though I didn’t find much
information on hedge funds, at least not in his latest works, I did find a lot
of current information that is useful. He is a very active writer, he has 15
posts today, and if you follow his page I am sure this is a good blog trait for
you. The weaknesses of his blog would have to be that he doesn’t take a stance
on his blogs, it is summarized. It would be nice to see where he stands in
regards to QE3, when he had mentioned Bernanke. I think this may be the
downfall of having short blogs; yes the post is informative, but why read your
post when I can get that information somewhere else. I want an opinion. Another
weakness I would say is his passive voice, it sounds as though he is
complaining on a lot of his posts, almost as if he whines about his topics.
From this I have learned some new techniques to implement
into my post, I have also figured out what to stay away from doing. I am just
trying to keep my readers happy, if you have any suggestions let me know.
That's good that you viewed two different blogs to get an idea of blogging. How would you compare these two blogs more closely? It sounds like they both taught you a little bit about what you want to do with your blog.
ReplyDeleteI definately learned some new things from the each of them. They taught me do's and dont's for my blog. I would compare them by saying one was a very active blogger with critical thinking. The other was more of a place to post current articles, they were very different, but yet the same genre.
DeleteReading and reviewing other blogs give you a better sense of who to create a better blog. I know that by reading more blogs I have learned how to become a better writer to my audience and make the writing more engaging.
ReplyDeleteWhen reading other blogs I often look to see what I like and dislike. After reading your post I found that this will help in what we decide to add onto our post, no one wants to be the passive voice that sounds more like a screeching alarm clock. Sometimes I find it hard to write a post knowing that anyone can read it, so looking at other peoples work is extremely helpful.
ReplyDeleteI would say viewing other people's blog is similar to watching a professional athlete play a sport. You try to watch for what they do well and imitate that with your own twist. You will also learn from their mistakes and be a better player (writer).
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