How to Be A Good Blogger?

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When asked about โ€˜whoโ€™s a good blogger?โ€™ honestly I canโ€™t answer. Coz to me every blogger blogs for her own reason. Some bloggers are really hungry for traffic, especially whom blogs for MONEY and some others just blog for fun or for themselves and they donโ€™t care about their blogs traffic.

If Iโ€™m asked to make a blog review, other than asked by the owner (some friends asked me to give a look at their blogs for the purpose of placing ads, etc.) I give up my white flag. I enjoy reading othersโ€™ blog and I donโ€™t have so called โ€˜blog yang tak disukaiโ€™ nor โ€˜blog yang menyampahโ€™, etc. Blogging is free (except whoโ€™s paying for their own domain & hosting, like me!) and I donโ€™t bother to โ€˜hateโ€™ or โ€˜dislikeโ€™ them. Kalau tak suka jangan baca.

But nowadays I donโ€™t have plenteous time to spent reading blogs on my PC, only using my N95, and it doesnโ€™t encourage me to leave comment (itulah kenapa saya tidak berkomentar lagi). You know, N95 has no QWERTY keyboard, sakit jari I!

But among the blogs I love to spend time on, (other than Mukhtar Suhailiโ€™s that I mentioned in the interview with Supermummy)

I admire the concept in this blog, which is very simple and neat. White foreground with minimal graphic is so attractive for my eyes. (Is that why I choose white as my background?)

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When I read for serious topic, e.g. parenting, I need a โ€˜my-eyes-friendlyโ€™ blogs, white background with black colored text. Unless just-for-fun and when bloghopping I donโ€™t mind how the blog looks like.

This blog has very wide topics, all related to parenting. Even if it does not receive lots of comments (I even never leave comment there) but I think it has a lot of readers from its Alexa ranking of 941,343 (as of today). Not so popular but at least she has readers.

But unfortunately I donโ€™t know the blog author. Even if she (I guess) writes about โ€˜her familyโ€™ but I donโ€™t know her. She doesnโ€™t even mention her name and protects the blogโ€™s properties, but as long as she has good contents, I really donโ€™t mind. And she even get the first ranking in Google when you search โ€˜parenting blogโ€™. Not bad, huh.

In a nutshell, a very good blog, talking about personal experience in a very intelligent way.

How to have a blog that attracts more and more readers? I went to several friendsโ€™ (theyโ€™re really my friends, not merely blogger friends) blogs and read how they want more readers to come to their blogs. Sorry I have to say this, but this is one of โ€˜syok sendiriโ€™ symptom. It is OK if you write whatever you like and donโ€™t anticipate for traffic to come, but if you do, donโ€™t just scream in your blog calling โ€œPlease read my blog!โ€, unless youโ€™re a celebrity blogger like RedMummy or Sultan Muzafar.

What you have to do is:

    1. Be unique. Read other top bloggersโ€™ blogs and see what is their uniqueness. You can indicate a top blogger by the Alexa ranking, how many comments, followers, and so on.
    2. Read otherโ€™s blogs and leave comments with your blog URL. People wonโ€™t come to you blog if they donโ€™t know how to find you.
    3. Donโ€™t tiru-tiru otherโ€™s style of writing. Be yourself and youโ€™ll be surprise how good the feeling is.
    4. Donโ€™t copy from other sources. Write you own opinion, unless what you copy is according to your niche. Example, youโ€™re writing about recipe and you copy all cooks and chefsโ€™ articles from all over the worldwideweb. This is good coz your blog acts as one-stop-for-all.
    5. Credit your sources, if you do. The source will be feel so appreciated. And maybe be one of your regular readers.
    6. Have passion on what you write about. When you enjoy writing, readers enjoy reading.
    7. Treat comments from others with respect, and if possible try to respond to every comment you get (sometimes I fail to do this cos I blog from WLW and it is scheduled, Iโ€™m so sorry..)
    8. If you regularly make posting, it will encourage reader to return.
    9. When you blog, it means that you are exposing yourself for critism. So, before posting anything, ensure the fact, if it is a heavy topic.
    10. Consider blogging in a niche. This will help to retain โ€˜regular reader’s.
    11. Donโ€™t shout about it again. It makes you look desperate.
    12. People read blog in their leisure time and to find information. Give what your readers โ€˜wantsโ€™. This is reflects point no. 1.

You can consider my points if you donโ€™t want to be a โ€˜syok sendiriโ€™ blogger. Hehe. Itโ€™s OK if you donโ€™t mind if nobody reads your blog. But if you do, especially if youโ€™re new to blogging world, you have to make some efforts to sell yourself rather than waiting for the reader to come.

To me, being a good blogger is subjective to the blog owner. As long as it meets the bloggerโ€™s objective, it must be good.

*This entry is specially written for Yoyooh  second week challenge

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35 responses to “How to Be A Good Blogger?”

  1. diyana Avatar

    great stuff you write here Lina!! totally agree with u especially on minimal design and being unique… ๐Ÿ™‚

    1. Mommy Lyna Avatar
      Mommy Lyna

      aha. thanx.

      reminder to me jgk tuh.

  2. suealeen Avatar

    boleh le buat blog review untuk blog syafiah pulak ye.. hehehe… akak pun sama cam lina. suka background putih, tulisan hitam… tepiยฒ tu tak kisah sangat… sometimes tak tengok pun…

    1. Mommy Lyna Avatar
      Mommy Lyna

      hehe.

      saya review beginner blogger yg nk blog for $$$ tu boleh. otai blogger tak masuk list lagi. hihi.

      skg saya amat memerlukan blog2 backgrund hitam tulisan putih, psl baca kut henpon sy tu dia x fully download backround, klo yg tulisan putih, bck berwarna. takleh baca apa2… putih je sumer.

  3. sya Avatar

    rasa best je baca entry ni.. (lain2 entry pun best jugak.. :P)
    betul kata lina, jangan harapkan pembaca sekiranya cerita kita tak menarik orang untuk membaca..
    saya punya blog, langsung memang tak harap orang baca, sebab dah memang asalnya tulis untuk diri sendiri.. (tapi, publish kat orang ramai jugak, kan? :P) sebenarnya, lebih kepada kawan2 baik, dan juga keluarga. sampaikan ada yang kata, peng’komen’ blog saya terdiri daripada adik-beradik dan kawan2 baik.. memang pun, kira blog tu pun untuk sedara maradan kawan2 je lah.. tapi, kalau ada orang lain yang baca pun, ok saje… jadi, takde lah mengharap statistik sampai riban2… hehehe

    1. Mommy Lyna Avatar
      Mommy Lyna

      terima kasih krn menyukai tulisan saya kih3x.

      heheh. tu dia blom naik syeh lagi tu. nanti dah ramai peminat, nanti keje hari2 tengok analytic kot ๐Ÿ˜€

  4. sya Avatar

    eh, nak tambah.. kadang2 confuse juga, kenapa banyak sangat statistik ari nih? hehehe

    1. Mommy Lyna Avatar
      Mommy Lyna

      1. sya suke g blog orang & tinggal komen.
      2. mesra alam gituh dirimu tuhh.
      3. best haper ur blog. jujur & honest. tu i suka baca ๐Ÿ˜€ tp againla, payah nk tinggal komen, arap maafla ye huhu.

  5. ummuabdullahsyaakir Avatar

    Salam mommy,sebab saya masih study lg di Egypt jadi saya tak dapat beli lagi ebook.Insya Allah saya akn dptkn bila blik msia nnt.

    1. Mommy Lyna Avatar
      Mommy Lyna

      salam ummuabdullahsyaakir,

      oh tidak mengapa. akan kutunggu kepulanganmu ๐Ÿ™‚

  6. farah Avatar

    huhu saya tak mahuuu jadik blogger syok sendiri ……sbb tu interested join blog review anjuran momsbloggerplanet….mommy lyna nak review blog saye??? hehe…

    1. Mommy Lyna Avatar
      Mommy Lyna

      wakaka. bior je la MBP yg review. daku pun suh dia review gak hehehe.

  7. zuhaini Avatar

    saya x faham la.. rasa mcm semalam dah hantar komen.. nape dia x keluar..?

    anyway, saya pun suka blog yg sweet, bersih.. simple..
    (ni yg terasa mcm nak edit layout nih.. haha) ๐Ÿ™‚

    1. Mommy Lyna Avatar
      Mommy Lyna

      Komen tak kuar? Sy pun tak pahamla.. Mynie pun pm bgtau komen dia tak kuar. Tataula blalang.huhuhu. Nanti kalau tau saya cakap knapa..

  8. salzahari Avatar
    salzahari

    saya tak kisah pun blog saya jadi blog syok sendiri (huhh…tu yg tak ramai komen tu/ silent reader even lina sendiri :p) sbb mmg niat asal nak curahkan rasa hati je! kalau ada post yg informative pun, tak cukup lak research from other sources!

    anyway, congrats to Lina sbb ur blog mmg world!! peace lina leace …. (Sebut dgn angkat 2 jari sambil nmpkkan gigi-sila buat ye :p)

  9. babycomel Avatar
    babycomel

    syok baca blog org lain tp sedihnye smpi hari nie saya blom mempunyai kekuatan dan keberanian tuk menulis blog….huwahahaha……

    1. Mommy Lyna Avatar
      Mommy Lyna

      Takpe sebab ia memerlukan kekuatan tangan je. Miahaha.

  10. fid Avatar

    mommylyna
    i TAK suka blog U sebab tu i hari2 mai baca kahkahkahkahkahkahkahakh

    Saya memang memerlukan template minima
    sebab saya tak nampak kalau colourful…aci????
    tapi awat blog saya saya minima tu lembab loading hah???
    kahkahkahakh

    saya tulis blog untuk apa ya???
    saya suka tulis walaupun tak de isi kahkahkahkahkahakh

    1. Mommy Lyna Avatar
      Mommy Lyna

      Bagus! Penuh keyakinan! Saya sokong!

      Tp pelik awat tmplate minima sinun payah nak loading?

  11. lily azliyana Avatar

    Hee..sy ni lagila.. dah dkt 7 bulan berblogging tp still dlm golongan ‘basic blogger’. Sy berblog sbb nak stori pasal anak n update perkembangan anak semata2. Tu yg takde benda2 menarik + info2 berguna. Ads pon tak prnah pikir nk letak sbb bukan tujuan nk money kan. Tp bile ade org bace blog kite, jadi seronok sbb leh tmbah kwn n saye mulela akt blog hopping jugak..

    Erkk..kirenye saye ni pon golongan blogger syok sendiri ke mommy lyna..huhuhu..

    1. Mommy Lyna Avatar
      Mommy Lyna

      Ayo, everyone tolong paham what syok sendiri is.

      Tak syok sendiri if u tulis for urself & ur fren.

      Tp u tulis nak suh reader ramai2 datang tp orang tak datang coz they dont know u. Pastu u sedih sebab blog u takde orang bace.. Itulah syok sndiri pada telahan saya. Hehe.

  12. mamamiya Avatar

    its your blog..so u r ur own boss.

    kat sini la u nak bermaharaja lela. kat sini la u can be the queen & rule.

    tpkan….. my “mommyblog” slalu kena crit with my hubby compared to my “legalmindblog” yg lg satu tu…there are times i become upset & nak retaliate, but there are times i know its a constructive crit. so whatever dever la kan…to me, blogging is a hobby. so hobby ni kita boleh buat at any mood & anytime.

    1. Mommy Lyna Avatar
      Mommy Lyna

      Yes, indeed. Setiap orang ada sebab sendiri kenapa berblog kan?

      Janji bahagia!

  13. Mommy Lyna Avatar
    Mommy Lyna

    Tak syok sendiri tu kalu memang sndri & kawan2 je yg nak baca. Yg syok sendri tu, tibe2 je call reader suh datang, padahal tadak orang tau pun blog dia. Koman2 pi la kat shoutbox sesape, taip ‘datangla blog i’, kan ada je yg nak klik kan?

    Btw, saya tak world. Mawi je world. Wakakaka.

    1. Mommy Lyna Avatar
      Mommy Lyna

      Ni reply utk Sal..

  14. aidie Avatar
    aidie

    i like blogs yg informative..tp once in a while tu baca gak blog2 yg syok sendiri hahahaha…

    keep on writing Lyna ๐Ÿ™‚

  15. kakyong Avatar

    salam Lyna..

    hmm, sedang cuba nak refresh knp kakyong berblog… ?!
    mungkin sbb dok rumah 24/7, asyik bertarzan2 dgn anak2.. that’s why i need to write something.. i dont meet freind to gather2 coz my fren seme jauh2.. so dpt kwn2 alamaya pun okay.. kakyong layan jer seme blog kengkawan, tp ade gak blog yg jd silent reader.. kdg2 berblog ni cara utk dpt/gain back keyakinan diri.. sbb daku tiada kawan nak sembang2 selain suamiku.. kwn2 lain seme pangkat besor yg sentiasa bz.. bila call jer.. ‘meeting ler..’ ‘dgn client ler’.. so ade juga makna nyer daku layan blog..

    tapi kalo daku masih kojer.. rasanya mungkin daku takkan ber’blog’ kot… ๐Ÿ˜€

  16. Rai Avatar

    saya ni pemalu orangnya..saya sangat takut menjadi blogger yang syok sendiri..tapi saya rasa saya memang seorang blogger yang syok sendiri-sendiri..boleh?? ๐Ÿ˜›

  17. neeza Avatar
    neeza

    gud entry. I like. ๐Ÿ™‚

  18. nadnye Avatar

    good info… that’s why i like ur blog.. full of information..
    why I’m blog… sekadar suka2.. i blog mainly about my family n my activity…. so in the future my family can refresh back what happen then…
    nak kata syok sendiri… it’s my blog so I can do what ever I want ๐Ÿ™‚
    l also settledown with white background …

  19. mama emma Avatar

    blog sy tgolong dlm blog syok sdiri.. tp hanya krn bf, ttiba jadi blog utk gather & btukar info..

    x kisah la lyna, janji kita paham ape yg kita tulih…

  20. Hana Avatar

    Saya buat blog sebab syiok tgk blog orang lain.. Boleh share macam2 (tapi saya bukan jenis yg suka leave comment), saya suka baca dan apa yg baik, saya ikut, apa yg tak saya ignore jer (ikut suka la tuan rumah tu nak tulis ape pon)

    Saya start buat blog untuk diri sendiri (sebab tu saya tulis diary), tak kisahla ada peminat ke tak.. Bila join forum, dan nak share something saya akan tulis “boleh refer kat (blog saya)”, maka kalau ada org tetarik hati, dia akan ikut blog saya..

    Sebenarnya, masih berhingus lagi bab2 blog ni, algipun saya belajar buat blog sendiri (try and error)

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  22. zoora Avatar

    thanks a lot for these tips.. great entry.. benefit to the others

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