If you are, then you should learn from the best. I was looking over a search today and found a blog entry at hackademia.net called “Good writing makes the difference” which pointed me a Computerworld article by John Brandon on “The top 10 best-written blogs“. I’m looking at each blog to learn how to make my own blogging better.

Reading Brandon’s article lead me to his blog about the characteristics of a good blog (”What makes a blog worthwhile?“). The keys are:

• Good writing
• Interesting points

The top-10 blog article added these points:

• Writing with humor and wit
• Thoughtful posts that are literate and worth reading
• Thoughtful and insightful writing
• A high plateau when issues are debated
• Using facts to engage you

All of these SOUND easy to do, but it takes practice to do them well. Humor and wit are more then just cracking jokes. They are finding a smile instead of a belly laugh in a situation by tying it to the human condition as others see it.

Remember too that if you’re looking for a job, your potential employer is looking for you online. They’re going to read what you write and evaluate you on what they see. Would you like to be considered in the company of the Top 10 when that evaluation is made?

Categories: Blogging, Practical Applications, Skills, The Basics