Blogging - Is It an Artistic Activity?

Blogging is an art. You ask why and how could personal writing be an art? Well, it calls for flawless writing skills and passion. There are a huge variety of journals. They may be personal, promotional, news related, commercial etc. Blogs are not like novels, they must be updated frequently. They only keep on the grid, if they have frequent visitors.

Blogs are a convenient way of exploiting the real potential of the world wide web. All you need to do is, post the blog on social networks and circulate among the people, who you think could be your target audience. This way, you need to communicate the news personally to each person.

Bloggers are often criticized for using informal language, which cannot pass off as quality writing. Call it its inherent vice or virtue, but the freedom of being heard despite not having big labels attached to your writing, blogging has taken the publishing industry by storm. Blogs are a powerful medium to convey and express anything you want to, with only a minimum basic investment. It gives everyone a fair chance at writing.

It is suggested that people write about eventful stories and interesting matters, but it is observed that blogs devoid of interesting happenings also fair well in the market. This is perhaps owing to an engaging writing style of the author or an interesting theme, tone or opinion in the article. Informative articles are also in a huge demand as the present generation values research based writing to a large extent.

To create a fan base, you must try to make an interesting blog. Try to develop a writing style that goes in tandem with the subject matter. Be regular with updating, even if the posts are not long enough. Always have a way for bilateral communication, provide an open forum for readers to express their view points. This makes them feel involved and important, while you receive a constructive and honest feedback, which you won't even get from critics.

If you claim to be a blogger, always have a personal journal ready. Jot down ideas, as and when they come to your mind. This helps you keep a track of your original thoughts. You do not lose on to anything productive.

In order to develop a voice with essence, and opinion, you must know that blogging is a bilateral communication process. Use language which easy to comprehend. Avoid using technical jargons. Also, get rid of ages old clich©s. Clich©s are boring and drain the reader's attention. The best thing to do is, aim at a fresh style of writing, which imitates none. Once you are able to carve a niche for your style of writing, then you have a better hold and understanding of the market.

It is usually helpful to think of a person while blogging. This person would be the focal point of your life, while blogging. It helps you remain on the same idea and not divulge or get distracted. This person could be a family member, a friend or a guide, whoever you feel would be interested in reading your blog. This serves as a positive motivation as you feel comforted thinking that you have at least some audience.