Choosing Your Topic: Difference between revisions

Choosing a successful topic is essential to the success of the overall blog <ref group=>Carroll, p. 140</ref>. A topic expresses one essential idea within writing and ties together each successive post <ref group=>Loos</ref>. Topics can seem to confine creativity, however focus within a blog topic opens [http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/10/06/blogs-without-topics-are-a-waste-of-time creative possibilities]. A focused topic encourages the audience to engage more actively and interact as a part of a blog [http://www.briangardner.com/niche-bloggingcommunity], ultimately enhancing the popularity of the blog. Creating a successful blog topic can take a significant amount of forethought and preparation through [[Brainstorming for Blogs]], [[Focusing the Niche]], [[Assessing the Idea]] and [[Finalizing the Topic]].