Day 102 - How do you write a really good blog?

Fat Club this morning. Baggy Body went. Well, there's always next week. Clever bird is blaming Hormonal Hannah and Freda Fretter. They really are taking up too much of Baggy's time at present. Take last night for instance. Yesterday Clever Bird decided to do a little search on t'internet about how to write a good blog. Better late than never eh bloggees? By the time Baggy went to bed, Freda Fretter and Hormonal Hannah were having a full-on bickering session and kept Baggy awake for hours. Here's why, this is what vaguely stuck in Clever Bird's head:

Stage 1: Research your market and identify your niche.
No, Clever Bird did not do this. In fact she wasn't at all sure what a blog even was (hmmmm, quite). But a few friends had read her Facebook stuff and declared "You should write a blog".

Stage 2: Write without stopping - 1500 words.
Easy peasy. Well the first bit is. The flow just comes for Creative Clara. 1500 words. Well no. More. Less. But probably never 1500. Apparently though that is the ideal length to keep bloggees' attention and interest. Ah well.

Stage 3: Always head your blog with a question people will want the answer to.
See above. For the first time ever. Oh and probably the last.

Stage 4: Use sub-headings.
See Stage 3.

Stage 5: Use photos, videos and pictures.
See Freda, one point for Creative Clara.

Stage 7: Promote your business, art, craft, hobby, something important.
Oh.

Stage 8: Don't use "I" a lot.
Well at least Baggy doesn't do that does she? There's too many in the gang. It's more of a "them". Clever Bird is just kidding. She knows full well it means the blog shouldn't be about the individual. Ah well.

Stage 9: Be very clear who your target audience is and write to suit them.
Okay bloggees, so who are you? Baggy knows some of you (her friends and family), but those of you in "foreign" climes? Nope. No idea. Young, old, men, women, rich, poor, happy, sad, professional, unemployed, creative, practical. No idea. And Baggy worked in marketing for over twenty five years, so she knows her "demographics".

Stage 10: Enjoy it.
Yay, yay, yay, yay. Now that is easy. Phew. Creative Clara got a stage right.

So, want to know who won the argument in the end bloggees? Clever Bird did. She listened to Freda and Hannah upsetting Baggy. She watched Baggy's confidence being knocked badly. In fact Hormonal Hannah freaked her out so much that she didn't want to leave the house this morning. No confidence at all. Panicky, worthless feelings. Old and ugly person looking back from the mirror. Nothing to "give". Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong. Two outfits later and a dusting of make-up (a very rare occurrence) Baggy left the house. But Clara digresses. The point is that despite what Freda was saying to her, "You're doing it all wrong". And Hannah was saying to her, "Who do you think you are? You've no right writing a blog. And one all about Baggy at that!" Clever Bird said one thing, "Baggy Body bloggees!!!!!!"

And that my friends is surely the point. Baggy is not trying to promote anything or sell anything, or give advice. Creative Clara likes to write and if her ramblings brighten Baggy's day that's a good thing. If they also brighten the day of a bloggee or two, then that is a brilliant thing. If they brighten the day of lots and lots of bloggees, just wonderful. So, clearly all the "How to" information you can glean on t'internet is great and very accurate if you want to make money out of a blog. But if Baggy's blog was as pointless as Freda and Hannah were trying to argue, there would be no Baggy Body bloggees. So thank you all..............