Darren Rowse, of Problogger, is a genius at coming up with fresh ideas that expand and explore the world of blogging. Whatever your blogging goals, you should all be reading his blog.
I’ve just now started looking at his latest series, which started with his idea for a blog post on good blogging habits, and wound up a habits of highly effective bloggers group writing project.
Take some time this weekend (in Connecticut, it’s supposed to rain tomorrow, anyway) and explore the posts Darren has listed.
I believe the best habit for beginners is to explore and read other blogs. Just as you can’t write good books unless you’ve read and analyzed other books, you also can’t be a good blogger unless you read and analyze other blogs.
You don’t need a spreadsheet or anything, you just need to read and think — what do you like, what don’t you like, what’s your first impression of the blog as a reader, how does the blogger handle comments, links, blogrolls, ads. It’s all grist for the mill, as they say.
And Darren’s group writing project is an excellent way to start learning.
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