I don’t know about you but I’ve read my fair share of Problogger, Copyblogger, DoshDosh, and even a few of the not-so- A List Bloggers. Is anyone else starting to see the trend of recycled content? It’s assumable that they would all write about the same general topics, using the same short-tail keywords to illustrate to googlebots that their sites are, infact, king turd.
I’m find myself wondering if anyone has read some truly innovative and persuasive posts from any of these writers as of late? I can’t really think of anything off the top of my head. I’ll still read their sites, participate in discussions here and there, but I am currently finding myself tired of the same “blogging tips” just reworded to sound new.
Even if you aren’t Internet savvy, you would/should know that advertising yourself comes first before getting advertisers for you, (insert any blog tip here). The sad thing is, at the risk of over generalizing, most people I would hope understand that most of the “blogging tips” being presented are actually common sense.
I’m not saying that I claim to be any better. Infact, I think my niche market of “WordPress SEO” and general “Blogging Tips” is quite overly saturated. At this juncture I believe that I’m blogging because I want to help people, solve problems, and start some new friendships… all of which I believe the aforementioned writers blog for.
I guess, I’m casually entertaining the idea of inviting some A-List Bloggers, and perhaps even a few of us little ones, a chance to develop a dynamic think-tank. There has to be more to blogging tips than what’s currently being regurgitated. So how about it?
I challenge anyone reading this to write about a <strong>NEW</strong> topic geared towards anything in the realm of “blogging tips”. I’ll see what I can come up with myself.
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on Oct 31st, 2007 at 10:40 am
Yep, I see this too. I must say I’m getting bored with reading the same posts every day.
p.s.: I like your blog design, it’s very clean.
on Oct 31st, 2007 at 12:51 pm
@Marko, thanks a lot for stopping by. The design is a slightly modified template until I can polish off my “grand design”. Right now, I’m just worried about quality content, not consistency.
I hope I can stir something in the blogging community.
on Nov 1st, 2007 at 4:09 pm
I definitely agree, things get old. Eventually all of the topics get regurgitated. I think it will take the little guys showing the big guys up to really spark a fire.
on Nov 5th, 2007 at 4:20 pm
Definitely. Which is why I haven’t started a blogging blog of my own.
on Nov 7th, 2007 at 1:47 am
@Jenny, honestly if you have any tips of your own… I’m sure someone could find them useful. The real trick is figuring out what has been done… and avoid it at all costs! (Something terribly hard to do). I’m guilty of it myself.
on Nov 8th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
Hello again!
I’ve been looking for a good place to thank you and tell you how much I like your “Tools” page. In a tangential way the letter to A-List bloggers is related. I think you have an eye for the real gems of usefulness, and some that don’t turn up very easily. The layouts.ironmeyers link on your tools page is a real find for me, awesome. I had scoured the search terms that should have turned up that link, but didn’t. It’s just what I needed for myself (!!!) and I’ve been plannng a directory-style links page just for assets that are core and especially if not well known. Ironmeyers is spot on for that.
This isn’t the first time I’ve had that experience here. I think you are well on your way to becoming an authority site.
Essie
on Nov 9th, 2007 at 1:29 am
Thanks a lot essie! That really means a lot to hear I’ve been helpful as that is my overall goal with this site. Really, thank you so much.
As for the “tools” section, I tend to update that not TOO frequently but will do so in the future. Thanks for the comment and thanks for stopping by!
on Dec 13th, 2007 at 7:11 am
Rand recently mentioned the 90/10 rule that I tend to agree with. 90% of what we do can be found in blogs, forums, or books while the other 10% is fairly hush hush and is generally found from networking.
on Dec 13th, 2007 at 7:54 am
@Paul,
I full agree with that statement… but let me play devil’s advocate here. If you’re an A-list blogger and out of all the other A-listers, you decide to unveil your own REAL secret. How much of an incentive would that be for users to come back time and time again–you were honest, straight-forward, to the point, and more importantly didn’t hide anything.
From my own perspective, if I had my own personal holy grail that worked for me, it doesn’t mean it would work for everyone… but how would it hurt me to show others with an “example”(not detailing my own site) but making one up and following through the motions under the scrutiny of the public eye, showing real results.
on Dec 13th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
I’d say almost everything is recycled. The beauty is that people want to hear from the perspective of someone I respect. Gain respect and you can basically talk about anything!