Comments on: Five Blogging Tips http://www.bloggingtips.com/2010/01/03/five-blogging-tips/ Blog Themes, Blog Design & Daily Blog Tips Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:16:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kris Tremblay http://www.bloggingtips.com/2010/01/03/five-blogging-tips/#comment-340016 Kris Tremblay Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:44:29 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=12156#comment-340016 @Hopeful Spirit: I think your stance on this matter is a little extreme. If I'm not mistaken, all five points in this article are essentially paraphrased from George Orwell's rules for writing, which are considered by many to be a definitive standard (check Google for "Orwell's Rules for Writing"). You will be happy to know however that the sixth rule Orwell proposes the following: "Break any of these rules sooner than saying anything outright barbarous". Perhaps Orwell's sixth rule ought to be added to this article to avoid confusion. Hope this helps. @Hopeful Spirit:

I think your stance on this matter is a little extreme. If I'm not mistaken, all five points in this article are essentially paraphrased from George Orwell's rules for writing, which are considered by many to be a definitive standard (check Google for "Orwell's Rules for Writing").

You will be happy to know however that the sixth rule Orwell proposes the following: "Break any of these rules sooner than saying anything outright barbarous".

Perhaps Orwell's sixth rule ought to be added to this article to avoid confusion. Hope this helps.

]]> By: Lingbo Li http://www.bloggingtips.com/2010/01/03/five-blogging-tips/#comment-339407 Lingbo Li Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:37:48 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=12156#comment-339407 These are excellent tips for writing of ANY kind, not just blogging. :) These are excellent tips for writing of ANY kind, not just blogging. :)

]]> By: Indian art http://www.bloggingtips.com/2010/01/03/five-blogging-tips/#comment-339382 Indian art Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:14:02 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=12156#comment-339382 This is so true. The main purpose of blogging is to make the reader feel at home as the language is personalized...so these tips really for work well This is so true. The main purpose of blogging is to make the reader feel at home as the language is personalized…so these tips really for work well

]]> By: Hopeful Spirit http://www.bloggingtips.com/2010/01/03/five-blogging-tips/#comment-339359 Hopeful Spirit Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:04:51 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=12156#comment-339359 So, to sum up your advice, bloggers should "dumb down" their writing, losing many of the skills they've worked years to acquire. Thank you, but no. If that's what's required, I'm out. I worked too long and hard to achieve a certain level of success as a real writer. I'm not going backwards for the sake of the masses. So, to sum up your advice, bloggers should "dumb down" their writing, losing many of the skills they've worked years to acquire. Thank you, but no. If that's what's required, I'm out. I worked too long and hard to achieve a certain level of success as a real writer. I'm not going backwards for the sake of the masses.

]]> By: Brandon A Cox http://www.bloggingtips.com/2010/01/03/five-blogging-tips/#comment-339358 Brandon A Cox Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:04:16 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=12156#comment-339358 An excellent reminder. I find one of the more difficult to be the active vs. passive. It almost needs to be in your writing nature to pull it off consistently. An excellent reminder. I find one of the more difficult to be the active vs. passive. It almost needs to be in your writing nature to pull it off consistently.

]]> By: Rob Mangiafico http://www.bloggingtips.com/2010/01/03/five-blogging-tips/#comment-339355 Rob Mangiafico Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:09:46 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=12156#comment-339355 Nice list of things to avoid. The "jargon" one is tough, especially for bloggers in a niche or technical field. If you do use technical words and abbreviations, try defining them the first time they are used (or provide context in parentheses) so that the average reader can follow along. If you are writing in-depth articles to be seen as an expert, the use of jargon is usually required. Just make sure the casual observer can understand them so you do not alienate your audience. Rob - LexiConn Nice list of things to avoid. The "jargon" one is tough, especially for bloggers in a niche or technical field. If you do use technical words and abbreviations, try defining them the first time they are used (or provide context in parentheses) so that the average reader can follow along.

If you are writing in-depth articles to be seen as an expert, the use of jargon is usually required. Just make sure the casual observer can understand them so you do not alienate your audience.

Rob – LexiConn

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