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[http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/bi/entrepreneur/archives/ write an interesting blog], some things to keep in mind would be; Create meaningful titles, have opinions, keep it short, encourage participation, mix it up,include your own experiences, and make proper editing and grammer corrections. | [http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/bi/entrepreneur/archives/ write an interesting blog], some things to keep in mind would be; Create meaningful titles, have opinions, keep it short, encourage participation, mix it up,include your own experiences, and make proper editing and grammer corrections. | ||
There are different types of blogs. Some of them are personal, business,clubbox,cultural and gossip. | There are different types of blogs. Some of them are personal, business, clubbox, cultural and gossip. | ||
==How to write an interesting blog== | ==How to write an interesting blog== | ||
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*Encourage people to comment and send feedback. Be inviting. | *Encourage people to comment and send feedback. Be inviting. | ||
*Be helpful and respectful, considerate yet critical. | *Be helpful and respectful, considerate yet critical. | ||
*Simply stating good job is not helpful. | *Simply stating good job is not helpful. Tell what you thought was good and state improvements that could be made. | ||
===Keep it short=== | ===Keep it short=== | ||
*Be sure to strive for clarity, simplicity, and conciseness. | *Be sure to strive for clarity, simplicity, and conciseness. | ||
*Do not stay on one subject for to long. It makes the reader bored and they are more likely to loose interest in your blog. | *Do not stay on one subject for to long. It makes the reader bored and they are more likely to loose interest in your blog. | ||
===Encourage participation=== | ===Encourage participation=== | ||
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*Link entertaining and informative websites that relate to your post. | *Link entertaining and informative websites that relate to your post. | ||
*Illicit further thoughts. | *Illicit further thoughts. | ||
*No trolling or spamming. | |||
===Mix it up=== | ===Mix it up=== | ||
*Be careful in your word choice. Avoid using repetitive words and [[What is redundancy?|redundancy.]] | *Be careful in your word choice. Avoid using repetitive words and [[What is redundancy?|redundancy.]] | ||
*Do not use too many big [[What is wordiness?|words]] to try and make it sound better. Sometimes short is better. | *Do not use too many big [[What is wordiness?|words]] to try and make it sound better. Sometimes short is better. | ||
*Amuse your readers. Have a sense of humor. | *Amuse your readers. Have a sense of humor. | ||
*Don't over explain yourself. | *Don't over explain yourself. | ||
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==Works cited== | ==Works cited== | ||
*Davis, Harold. "Google Adveritsing Tools." O'reilly Media,Inc., 2006 | |||
*Earthshine How to blog. Online. 17 Jul 2006. | |||
:<http://earthshine.org/howtoblog>. | |||
*Hacker, Diana. "A Writer's Reference." Bedford/St. Martin's, 2003 | *Hacker, Diana. "A Writer's Reference." Bedford/St. Martin's, 2003 | ||
* | *Powazek, Derek Learn to write. 09 May 2006. Online. 16 Jul 2006. | ||
:<http://alistapart.com/articles/learntowrite>. | |||
*Wikipedia, blog. Online. 17 Jul 2006. | |||
:<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/blog>. | |||