There has been a sharp rise in metablogging in the last 6 months. Metablogging is blogs about blogging (if that makes sense), and – whilst popular, the people who write them I believe at times know very little about blogging. There are about half a dozen gooduns, but I feel like when I read the majority of them I feel like saying “You’ve been blogging for three weeks, how do you know so much, and why should I trust you?”. Nevertheless, there’s a reason they are popular, they can be quite nice little earners.
1. Come from a different angle
It’s very easy to write out guides on making money, blogging etc. But the chances are that what you post may have been posted multiple times before. Try something new, start posts with “Blogging is like “, or use real world concepts and apply them to blogs. That way, you can create unique content easily.
2. Link Loads…
….especially in the early days. A lot of what makes these blogs popular is the fact that they give back to their readers loads of links and traffic. Admit it, it’s nice to see trackbacks in one of your articles, and they act as fantastic link bait, sucking readers in to see your post and usually continue discussions from one blog to another, in a interblogging kind of way. The best example of an out and out linkbait that worked brilliantly was Bloggrrl’s “Three Little Pigs” Post. I was definitely Three Little Pigs #2!
3. Don’t Write “Blog like this and be brilliant”, “Blog like this and you’ll suck” Posts
Nobody really truly knows what’ll be successful and what won’t be successful. Sure, white text on a black background may not be to some people’s tastes, but occasionally it may support your site, rather than detract from it. The fact of the matter is that I find posts like these hugely condiscending, everybody has a reason for starting a blog, and people can blog for years without knowing how their blog’s doing. All because they not an universal definition of what’s good or not, doesn’t mean that they’re blog is any less brilliant than yours.
What tips do you have?
Comments: 7 Comments
Rhys Wynne, the author of this blog, is a 20 something web designer from Colwyn Bay. 
If meta blogging is “blogging about blogging” then what is it caled when you then blog about that i.e. blogging about blogging about blogging!!!
Very informative, thank you….
Well, meta blogging is easy as we get a topic easily and there is no need for long posts.. micro blogging works….
I totally disagree, I can replicate my success over and over again with any niche, if you understand Google you can pretty much land on the first 2 pages consistently with an article.
You are dead on, I find it amusing how some of this kids put up a blog, about how to blog and be successful and after 3 months they still have not had 10k page views in a month LOL I had that in my second week, and by the third week I was already at 10k page views a day.
The sad thing is how many new kids that want to be profesional bloggers go to these sites and follow advice that sometimes is killing them on obtaining traffic to there sites.
I love you blog it is lots of fun. My English it not very good too. I know if you are like me you have lots to say but always find the right words in English. My blog was started because they tell me I need for my other websites..but now my blog or attempt there of has taken me over and poccess me. My blog wakes me up at night and tells me to do something. I don’t think there is a true definition of what a bog is. I think if you do what you like, say what you want and maybe we get lucky and someone kind enough to read us.
Thank you for your wonderful blog
Dee
Great tips – I also hate the people who tell you how to and how not to blog. I like the ones that give you tips, I just hate the patronizing tw..s.
One tip I would add is not to care if you offend some people.