Are Bloggers Born or Made?
A forum discussion with Dawud Miracle of Healthy Web Design got me thinking.
Dawud postulated the notion that Blogging is for everyone and is a phenomenal tool for building relationships.
I’d agree that Blogging is a superb tool for building relationships.
But, I’m not certain Blogging is for everyone.
I work almost exclusively with creative professionals: writers, designers, photographers, and such. And, here’s what I’ve noticed.
A few, rare, professionals are both great designers and superb writers. But, many excellent designers can’t write a word or string a passable sentence together. Nor, do they want to!
Yes, you can teach people to be good writers, competent copy writers.
But, I’m thinking that great writers, powerful Bloggers, are born!
Yep! Born to write.
For some reason some of us are drawn, nay compelled, to put our thoughts into words. To Bleed our thoughts and feelings onto the page! Just as others are compelled to paint, sculpt, and compose music!
So, I’m saying that it those of us who are drawn to the written word that make natural Bloggers. And, I believe that for us audience building is easier.
For the others Blogging will always be a chore. And, therefore will not resonate as firmly with an audience. YES! These folks can create a Blog following… but I don’t think it will ever be as natural, as easy, as right as it is for the rest of us!
Wadda ya think?
I follow what you’re saying. Yet I think it’s a misnomer to think that someone needs to be a great writer to successfully blog.
My experience is quite the contrary. People connect more to your passion than to your prose. That’s the key to building relationships and creating conversation through your blog. Your readers want to connect with you. So writing from your passion, with authenticity is what makes great blogging. Add in some transparency so that people can ’see’ who you are and you have the three elements of successful blogging. Notice writing ability isn’t one of those.
So, passion shines through poor writing?
Maybe.
I agree that when I am most passionate my expressions, thoughts, ideas seem to move people — even when I don’t articulate it very clearly or well.
But, that’s when I have them ‘in my reach’.
I worry that poorly written prose will turn folks away.
Maybe not.
I need to sit with this.
Thanks for the provocation.
Lyle
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