On your blog analyze a blog you think demonstrated "best practices". Make sure you include a link to that blog on your blog.
What exactly are "Best Practices"?
I think that the best practices when blogging are the following:
Consistent to theme
Commitment to readers
Conscious of audience
Providing thoughtful work
No plagarism
The one blog that I consistently read (beyond my own) is paleOMG (paleomg.com). The Blogger is Julie Bauer, and she is a Paleo-diet food blogger. I feel that she follows all of the practice above, staying true to the food blog theme while also blogging about her life and the impact Paleo has on her lifestyle. The first part is the consistency to the theme, while the tidbits about her life make her approach reader friendly. She is also very conscious of her audience-- she knows that children will probably not visit her blog, which means she swears etc (I never found swearing offensive in the first place, but I know some do.) She picks her recipes and stories carefully to pair together, and will be thorough with her recipes and outcomes of dishes. Lastly, when she put a spin on a recipe, she will give full credit to those the original recipe came from. Bauer is a stand-up blogger with a fascinating life and a good following.
Hi Abbey,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link, but as a (mostly) vegan I won't be adding this one to my list! Although I have heard of vegan paleos but that seems way too hard. I think being conscious on the audience in another key to a good blog. You nailed that. Thanks.
Hahaha, yeah I went paleo a little while ago-- was strict for 30 days straight-- and it was tough! I imagine it was the same for you when you went vegan-- that learning curve-- so blogs like this are super helpful throughout that phase!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the feedback!