Developing skills is critical to success in anything. Blogging may seem simple, but like anything else, there are certain things to learn before jumping in. These four skills are crucial when it comes to writing for a blog.
Developing skills is critical to success in anything. Blogging may seem simple, but like anything else, there are certain things to learn before jumping in. These four skills are crucial when it comes to writing for a blog.
Ali Luke, editor for Daily Blog Tips, shares four crucial skills that bloggers need to develop.
As a blogger, what should you focus on learning about? What skills do you need to work on?
There are plenty of different skills involved in blogging, but for me at least, there are four really crucial areas that you need to get to grips with if you’re going to succeed.
Miss out on one of these, and chances are, you’re not going to get very far with your blog. Hit all four, though, and you’re in with a good chance of doing really well.
(You might disagree with me on some of these, or you might have a fifth crucial skill to add. Just pop a comment below if so.)
#1: Writing Clear, Engaging Content
Even if you have a video blog or run a podcast, you’ll need to write some text for your blog (e.g. for your About page, and for introductions / show notes).
You definitely don’t need to be the next Shakespeare, but you do need to have a very good control of English (or whatever language you’re blogging in).
Read the entire article The Four Crucial Skills Every Blogger Needs to Develop on Daily Blog Tips.