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By: Social Media » 317 Ways to Succeed in Social Media – Danny Brown

Social Media » 317 Ways to Succeed in Social Media – Danny Brown — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 05:01:37 +0000

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By: Crushing Krisis › Monday Evening Remainders

Crushing Krisis › Monday Evening Remainders — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:19:18 +0000

[...] The echo chamber of marketing blogs can make me a little nauseous when they’re all trying to reinvent writing with every post when posts are barely 500 words long. I chatted a little more about what I refer to as the “epiphany epidemic” in a comment on Danny Brown’s post “Why Mediocre Blogging Can Still Be Great.” [...]

By: Danny Brown

Danny Brown — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:59:06 +0000

Exactly, Beth. While blogs have the regular readers, there will always be new visitors dropping by that don't know about you. Something that didn't get a lot of response previously may get a fresh new impetus because it's stoked that person's interest, who then goes on to share with their community.

It's all relevant and what makes blogging such a confusing funhouse!

By: Danny Brown

Danny Brown — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:57:01 +0000

I think again that can come down to the reader themselves, Beth. I've heard views that how a blog post is laid out can affect its effectiveness; if there aren't any images; grammar (obviously) and punctuation being key factors too. I guess some folk are more forgiving with grammar if the information and usefulness of the content itself sets apart any smaller “issues”.

By: frank barry

frank barry — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:45:54 +0000

Amen to that!

By: bethwarren

bethwarren — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:16:39 +0000

I agree with you Danny…
On my first blog, I primarily try to be amusing with the occasional heartfelt tale.. I've been surprised at the times that I will get more comments over a post that I felt wasn't my best piece of work yet connected with others. They say one man's trash is another man's treasure.. so perhaps one man's mediocre is another man's Pulitzer…? haha

By: bethkanter

bethkanter — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:10:25 +0000

Do you think that readers think a blog post is a mediocre only because of the information or lack in the post? Do you think they might apply other criteria?

By: Danny Brown

Danny Brown — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:10:20 +0000

And that's the perfect example there, Frank. If you connect with just one person, your post has been “killer” – even if 10,000 other readers disagree

By: frank barry

frank barry — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:48:06 +0000

Killer content is definitely dependent or the reader. When 1st started blogging and doing research everything I read was awesome. Now, it takes a bit more, but that's only because I've read a lot which makes it more likely that I'll have run across something similar to what you may have written. The second half of that is about what I post. My stuff probably isn't "killer" every time (who know's it may not ever be) to the masses, but I'm trying to connect with a specific audience and niche so if they are getting something out of it then I've done what i set out to do.

It's all relative.

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By: Shaun Low | Killer Content Is Not Possible Every Single Post

Shaun Low | Killer Content Is Not Possible Every Single Post — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:20:27 +0000

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