Blogging Heroes p.3

Brad Hill - Weblogs, Inc.

A blog can support and extend the life of a book.

Steve Rubel - Micro Persuasion

If you want people to come to your blog, you must offer them something of value.

Rebbecca Lieb - clickZ

Before starting a blog, be sure you have more than one thing to say; create a list of a half-dozen or more ideas.

Deidre Woollard - Luxist

The regular commenters among a blog's readership can keep writers in touch with the overall audience.

Gary Lee - An Internet Marketing Website

A quality article to me is something that plants a seed in the mind of the reader.

Richard MacManus - Read/Write Web

Connect with other bloggers in the community who share your areas of interest.

Eric T. - Internet Duct Tape

The best way to learn about a subject is to share what you learn as you learn.

Victor Agreda, Jr. - DIY Life

The major challenge for bloggers today is to find fresh original material that is not simply an echo of what other blogs are doing.

Steve Garfield - Steve Garfield Video Blog

Because sharing videos tends to start strong relationships, as a vblogger, you can expect in-person contact.

Grant Robertson - Download Squad

Constantly engage the conversation in your field or subject area, on other blogs and in forums.

Blogging Heroes p.2

Peter Rojas - Engadget

Don't try to jump to number one in your field immediately. a slow start allows you to make the inevitable mistakes when few people are looking.

John Neff - Autoblog

To bring new readers, work up new subjects to write about.

Ken Fisher - Ars Technica

Write what you feel rather than trying to appeal to a certain group.

Deborah Petersen - Life in the fast lane

Blog from your heart

Joel Comm - Joelcomm.com

Blogging effects are not limited to the web or technology - it can also affect local or regional events.

Brian Lam - Gizmodo

Check your facts before you publish.

Kristin Darguzas - Parent Dish

Soliciting readers feedback can generate new ideas for posts.

Chris Grant - Joystiq

Delivering timely information will keep readers coming back.

Scott Mcnulty - The unofficial Apple weblog

Don't write anything in a blog that you wouldn't say to someone face-to-face.

Philipp Lenssen - Google blogoscoped

Clear sensible titles make it easier for readers to scan your content and more likely to return to scan and read again.

Blogging Heroes

Blogging Heroes: Interviews with 30 of the World's Top Bloggers


This is the title of one of the most useful books I've ever read about blogging, in this 300 pages book Michael A. Banks interviews 30 of the best bloggers between years 2007-2008 by telephone.
In this post i will quote only one tip from the first 10 interviewees, however, there are a lot more precious tips and information in this book that worth a look.

Dave Taylor - The intuitive life business blog

Think before you post, respect others opinions and consider the future implications of your words.

Chris Anderson - The long tail

Every blog and every blogger can be improved. to maximize your blog audience, focus with laser precision on your subject.

Gina Trapani - Life hacker

When you get stuck writing a post, step away from it for a while and work on something else.

Ina Steiner - AuctionBytes

Although it's impossible to read everything, keeping up with competitors' blogs is a necessary part of business blogging.

Mary Jo Foley - All about microsoft

It is important to take time away from blogging, otherwise, you'll limit your perspective.

David Rothman - Teleread

Give readers something extra in the way of information as a reward of visiting your blog.

Frank Warren - Postsecret

Comments to blog posts can be used to spot trends.

Mike Masnick - Tichdirt

Blogging can make pay closer attention to a subject, think about it, and remember more.

Mark Frauen Felder - Boingboing.net

Always link to sources of information in your posts. this encourages others to link back.

Robert Scoble - Scobleizer

In the long term, most blog readers are referred by google or other search engines.

Those were some of the tips i share with you from this great book, I'll continue in the next post with the other 20 interviews.