Get Off the Blogging Bandwagon & Set Yourself Apart

Another great post. Your content is refreshing. A lot of A-list bloggers haven’t really been that fun to read lately. You’re the first blog I visit these days.

Hello Park

I admit I am guilty of being a reporter instead of creating unique content with authority. That I got to work on it.

I like the last point about John Chow’s lunch, very funny!

Thanks for the wake up call.

Mostly good pointers, but I would keep up with feeds so that I can see what others are doing and then do something different.

Ouch.. I got hit by number 2 =( But then again, it’s hard to switch on the blogging-creative button when I’m still cramming for my school reports to get graded.

Park, this is a really good point you’ve made here. But I’ll have to disagree with you with one thing regarding reading less blogs. Actually, reading more blogs than necessary is a good thing in many ways. To be part of the blogging community, you have to make sure to not only check out and comment on the “big boys”, but also on other blogs that are “on their way there” or even just any type of blog.

Spending time on other blogs is a big part of blogging. You have to be able to balance out blogging, marketing, and relationship building. Spending too much time on your blog can actually harm you and your blog. This is just my opinion, but hopefully you understand.

Sly from Slyvisions.com

True some good points and a wakeup call.. But Winning the Web is guilty on quite a few points too I feel

said the guy with the car in the header good pointers, I think it’s better to have a great blog about your dog than to have a mediocre copycat blog about whatever big blog is out there.

@Sly & Colin

I’m with you here. I think that knowing what the other guys are doing is important, and that way you can concentrate on emulating, but not copying.

A for instance: It’s obvious that WTW has so far implemented a great buzz on the ’sphere the last few days/weeks. And if you look and study how it was done, and you apply this with your own creativity you create a similar “ramp”/buzz to launch your own blog without an all out copycat.

Also it’s important to comment blogs on a regular basis for several reasons:
1) You can build relationships with that blog’s owner for future networking opportunities.
2) If you provide relevant insightful comments to a big time OR small time blogger, you will begin to gain your own faithful following on your own blog.

I have experianced both of these first hand. And hope to continue to grow my online presence, not by following others, but by networking and emulating the already successful. There is no reason to re-invent the wheel. I just want to innovate it.

- Tevin

P.S. Sorry for the blog-post worthy comment.
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JOhn Chow ate spaghetti hoops today with a smoothy…

Thanks for the pointers

Mr. Park, when was this website made?

Oh. Well, it looks like you’ve done well for yourself :). Keep up the good work.

Great post you’ve made there Gyutae.
I’m hit with # 1 and # 2. hehe. But I’m doing what I can do to lessen those blogging habits.

Guilty as charged. I definitely spend more time reading than updating my blog. Time to get to work!

Gyutae,

I noticed that. Looking back into your archives, it seems you really just now started blowing up. Guess I need to follow some of your marketing techniques.

I seriously see a lot of blogs doing number 1 (including me) . It’s like when a topic or news hits the blogosphere, everybody’s blogging about it. I’m starting to stay away from it though, even though sometimes I am still tempted to post on a hot topic. Hehe.

Stop following and start leading. I very much like that idea Gyutae! People better get off the shadows of A-List bloggers and start making their own light.

I must admit that this post is making me think! I found myself answering yes to most of the 6 signs