This blog represents a single departure from my normal style. You’re my customer (reader) so here’s the opportunity to order what you want, or to tune-up what I provide. You can contact me, here.
My blog is for those who want to control and improve their career opportunities and will work for that privilege. In general, Blogs are written for one of three primary reasons; Bloggers:
- Believe their thoughts are important. Hopefully, a belief based in fact not ego
- Want to sell you something. Example: I think you should read my book.
- Need the attention. Related to both points above, in some regards!
The subject areas for this blog do not vary. They are, essentially: career management, job skills and tips, job-market factors and (work-related) self-development. Mostly it focuses on questions recently posed to myself and of obvious general-interest and value to a broader audience. The style is necessarily precise and the content provides the most complete guide/introduction to its particular subject within the scope a blog can offer. So, you can learn fast from a quick read.
There are many variations recommended for style and format, but Bloggers are most commonly advised to follow a general writing approach:
- Have an attention-getting title
- Open fast, hold attention and make a point or statement
- Stay within 600-800 words
- Provide multiple links to supporting evidence(4-6 seems typical)
- Prominently reference anyone to whom you are beholden (Example: the host of the blog-website, if you are guesting)
- Use the body of the blog to confirm/prove the opening point
- Close by telling people what you told them, as we say. Then, repeat the main point and make a call to action
- Oh yes, proof it well and watch the grammar, etc.
A tried and proven presentation style, but is it really exactly what people want? Is it what you want? The method can be perhaps a little dry, even for the writer. I have read innumerable blogs and often noticed a surprising and common theme. Many of those most read are not well organized to best provide useful and practical information. Frankly, they are even sometimes more accurately described as rambling thoughts than useful guides. However, this style is often very popular.
Blogs get reposted, referenced, quoted, tweeted and can show up anywhere. Personally, my primary cares are that readers get what they want and that they are many. So, while recognizing that everyone’s diverse needs can’t be met at the same time, the better this blog’s style and content matches your reported needs, the better.
As a reader of blogs (I assume we all read many) there are some you prefer, even some you read over again and dwell upon. Perhaps you’d like to see the questions people send to me? Want a lighter style, humor, or anecdotes? Should I have guest bloggers? Maybe a more rambling presentation of fleeting ideas and points is more appealing? It is quite likely you already know what makes a blog compelling for you. So, be sure to share your ideas, as I’d like to know, too.
The better you describe your likes and needs, the better support I can provide. I am really looking forward to hearing your thoughts! So, fire away. Here again is the link to reach me.