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03.28.08
Interesting observations.
I have been thinking a lot about how much bloggers should share with their readers and how to incorporate this into posts etc.
It seems like writing a lot about your personal life will keep people coming back and encourages interactivity. There are a number of high traffic blogs that do this. But then there are other bloggers who really stick to their subject topics and rarely delve into the personal.
I wonder if the bloggers who discuss their personal lives just don’t have it in them to produce the same volume of quality content that the topic-focused bloggers do. Or is it because the “personal life bloggers” are just really open like that in “real life” and blogging about themselves (in addition to other things) is part of what makes them authentic on the Web?
It’s interesting to think about what people are responding to when it comes to “personal life bloggers” — is it their authenticity or the excitement of knowing about someone’s “private” trials and tribulations?
03.28.08
Jaclyn,
I think you're right. Not all bloggers know how to or want to be personal. But even topic-focused bloggers need to be open and honest in order to keep me reading.
I think real "personal life bloggers" are able to take conflict in their real lives and translate it into a greater lesson for their readers. Some people just write about their lives with no real objective. Might as well keep a diary if you're doing that.
03.29.08
I think, no I know that I'm a blogger that blogs about my personal life just about every day. I agree about writing real life lessons. I think I pretty much do this and the people that come back are coming back more for what crazy thing I'll say next rather than useful information. I do try to provide both. Although I'm sure it doesn't always work. I'm Justa saying!
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