I’ve had this post brewing for a least a year – originally it was titled “Blogging Etiquette” but what do I know about manners?   I mean it can be checked out as passive aggressive to post this now, as I am departing from the world of blogging.  At the very least, I hope this will get you to think about blogging practices, and how it affects other people.

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Let’s get the Don’ts out of the way first.  Warning: I vow in this post.

Don’ts

Continuously post sponsored / complimentary products.  When every review you write is on some complimentary product that’s “amazing” and “must-have”, then those words ring hollow.  As much as everyone claims they form their own opinion even when given complimentary stuff, it’s not genuinely possible with that undetectable string tied back to the brand PR. This is why I consciously limit my engagements with brands – it’s not worth my integrity. If you went into blogging just to get complimentary shit, then I’m very sad for you. Don’t be a shallow shill just for complimentary shit.

Collect followers just to improve your count.  I understand this – in part, the number of followers is a validation and tied to self esteem. It is also the “value proposition” in the playbook for blogging and social media nowadays: your followers count is your leverage to get complimentary shit.  similar to how magazines do not exist to supply content – they sell advertisements – blogs have become another marketing tool. It’s gotten so senseless though. When I see that you’ve got 2,000 followers but only 20 likes and zero comments, it makes me wonder. I’m a person, I’m not a statistic to be collected for you to resell to whatever brand you want to engage with. I’m not following your blog / IG / Twitter just to increase your stats.  Don’t make this a numbers game.

Act ignorant and make no effort to improve.  maybe this applies to do’s and don’ts for life in general, but it irks me to no end when people don’t strive to learn and improve themselves.  If you’re posting about a product, maybe research something about it instead of just posting pretty pictures and selfies?  and year after year, there’s no evidence of growth.  Don’t be stagnant.

Never read or comment on other people’s blogs. Oh so it’s all about you? Why don’t you just run a digital magazine and disable your commenting section. What, you like it when people comment on your post? Det er fint. Why don’t you stop being so selfish. This also applies to people who only post on other people’s blogs when they’ve recently uploaded a blog entry themselves, to lure people onto their own blog. Don’t be a self-centered jerk.

Bump up your post so it is at the top of the reader / Feed. stop with this practice already!  You posted your blog entry at 8am and now I’m seeing it reposted at 8pm again?  Or the next day? You want a lot more exposure: a lot more likes, comments and clicks – I get it!  This is such a needy behaviour.  It clogs up people’s feed with stale material.  On online forums, this kind of behaviour would get you banned.  Why don’t you promote your blog through other channels like IG or Twitter instead? Don’t spam people.

Summary: Don’t be a needy, hollow, and ignorant blogger with no regard for others.

Do’s

Develop an identity. Cultivate your brand. I’m sick of seeing a sea of sameness over and over again. You don’t have to be the WoRLd’s a lot of special person (ouch, it hurt me to type that out!) but the combination of traits that are certain to you are what makes you, YOU. Myself, I know I’m known for being a makeup hoarder. I like creating tables and charts when I write product reviews. I don’t post photos of my face online. My signature colour is the putty taupey shade of my blog background. try to list what makes you and your blog different from others out there. Your identity will set you besides the crowd. Gjør du!

Engage people.  At the heart of it, blogging is a virtual community. It’s great to connect with people online.  A incredibly easy way to do this is ask a question in your blog post to invite a response.  When someone talks to you in real life, do you just neglect them? So it opts for comments – try to respond to every single comment you receive, and make a concerted effort to reach out and comment on others’ blogs without being prompted or armed with an ulterior motive. and post actual comments related to the blog post, not just fluffy crap (“Love this!”, “Awesome post!”, “So pretty!”… and don’t get me started on comment pods ) – this indicates you have to read their blog entries instead of skimming!    genuine engagement is how organic blog growth comes. I often start following people when I read their comments in other people’s blog entries, and I think to myself, now this is someone I’d like to get to know better. You’re not a number to me. Do give your time to others.

Remember that content is Queen.  I know the common phrase is “content is king “Men det er 2018, vet du? Kanskje jeg tar blogging for alvor, men det er mitt arbeid som jeg legger der ute. På en måte ser jeg hver blogginngang som et lite essay, og jeg vil være fornøyd med det jeg lager. Jeg liker å bruke informasjon, bilder og fargeprøver. Å legge inn en rekke emner og formater bidrar også til å opprettholde lesernes interesse, så jeg anbefaler å bytte ting opp en gang i mellom. Hvis innholdet ditt ikke er overbevisende – hvorfor forventer du at folk skal klikke på bloggen din? Har stoff.

Opprett webs av tilkoblinger. Fortsetter med metaforen som blogging er som et fellesskap – forbindelser er limet som binder enkeltpersoner sammen for å danne et fellesskap. Grunnleggende måter å lage tilkoblinger kan inkludere å gjøre gruppesamarbeid, blogg swaps eller gjesteposter. Gi en shout-out på bloggen din til en medblogger, eller koble tilbake til deres innlegg som inspirerte deg (vanligvis for å få ting, Ahem, du tillater!) Gi kredittpoeng til hvor kredittpoengene skyldes. Dette skaper sterke onlineforbindelser og viser kamrader blant bloggere – vi er alle i dette sammen! Ikke glem å koble tilbake i din egen blogg hvis du har lagt ut noe relevant tidligere. Gjør lenke opp.

Finn balanse. Blogging er ikke den virkelige verden. Det kan virke helt forbruk, men det kan være en isolert sfære. En liten andel av den generelle befolkningen har en blogg (anekdotisk, bortsett fra folk jeg møtte gjennom blogging, jeg personlig ikke kjenner en enkelt person som blogger), og teeny liten brøkdel av de som gjør bloggen, gjør det heltid. Det er godt å få perspektivet ved å gå bort fra bloggen (og sosiale medier!) Ofte for å komme seg ut av en singular tankegang. Blogging må være en del av livet ditt, ikke hele livet ditt. Gjør virkeligheten!

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