Five ways to avoid blog banality.
Want your blog not to suck? Here's five steps to avoid initial fuckery.
1. If you have to spend at least three days a week explaining in great detail why you are smart, clever, talented, sexy or in some way more or less fabulous than someone else? You are probably not all that smart, clever, talented or fabulous. You are probably just wildly insecure.
2. If you have to spend at least one day a week aggressively picking apart someone else's post or lighting up their comments with all sort of remarks to keep a fire blazing, you probably need to get some additional hobbies...or get laid. Or both. Simultaneously.
3. I like snark as much as the next blogger...but if you can't seem to make your way through any post without it...perhaps you might want to give yourself a big old hug. Or else, I can give you a big old slap. Just let me know.
4. If you can't express your thoughts, feelings, impressions or opinions without making someone else feel shitty about theirs...your argument loses immediate credibility. And you become an asshole. Assholes make an impression, but rarely a lasting one - so try on a suit that offers more "room to grow."
5. If you use big flashy words or want to convey a lofty thought, be sure you even know what it means before you try to wow the masses with it. Study more, pontificate less.
Comments
I'm worried about number three. I don't think I snark on every post I write, but pretty close. I probably just need more hugs... or slaps.
But at least I know what all my big words mean. :-P
You said it.
I blocked someone last week for the first time ever in my seven years of blogging. Crazy times.
Great points!
I think #4 can be hard because sometimes, no matter how hard you try, someone will take issue with what you say and you just have to realize that you cannot please everyone all the time.
I am adding you based on this point alone. I am also favoriting it, in hopes some more people in my hood will read it. Great points!
I'd also add: "If you don't like what others have to say, don't read thier blog. Last time I checked the First Ammendment was in full force."
With that said, I'm going to go back and delete all of my entries! :)
Yours was very funny and oh, so true - I think it should be taught in Internet 101.
Hmm... I didn't see anything about whining. So I'm good? Awesome!!!
I'm going to use more big flashy words and see what happens. I'll be pulling out the dollar words from now on.
Very good post!
heh heh, i have more problems with those at work these days than i do on my blog. of course, that might have somthing to do with the fact that i haven't written anything in over a month!
(miss you, woman!)
Hey, Dancing Bear, it's ne'er-do-wells.
sorry, I couldn't resist. *noogies*