September 17, 2007
Posted by Ryan Graves
Is a blog worth reading if it doesn’t stick to a very specific topic?
I’ve been writing on ActionsTalk.com for about 2 months now, probably not as frequent as I should but as the site accumulates posts I struggle with which directions would be the most beneficial for myself the writer and you the reader. It originally was going to be strictly writing about taking action towards a start-up. It was meant to be a motivating factor for myself and hopefully for you to get going, stop talking about it, and act on starting my/your own business. It was going to be a place where criticism, reactions, and advice could be given from those who have experienced to those who are experiencing. Now, that is in question.
As I attempt to write on a bi-weekly basis I find that there are a lot more things I want to discuss other than just starting-up and start-ups (i.e. travel, new technologies, and new products). My question to you is this, is a blog worth reading if it doesn’t stick to a very specific topic? I’ll be closely watching the comments with this post to see one if anyone is reading now and also your thoughts on the most effective ways to write/manage a blog. Thanks for any feedback/thoughts you have!
I'd say "yes, as long as the reader doesn't expect it to be only about one thing". You might throw someone through a loop if they want to read the blog purely for start-up advice, and you start talking about traveling the world.
One great feature of most modern blogs is Categorization. For example, if someone was just interested in your start up posts, they could go here: http://actionstalk.com/?cat=6, instead of here: http://actionstalk.com (which would show all posts).
Whether or not a lot of people read your blog, I think there's a lot to be said for the personal value of writing a blog. Check out this post I read recently: http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/5-ways-to-use-your-blog-to-organize-and-motivate-yourself/
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