Comments on: Coherence. Do you have it?

By: medyum

medyum — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:30:30 +0000

Very good points. I am pretty good about all of them except the last one and that one I fail on with just one of my three blogs. Something I must work on!

By: dirt

dirt — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:46:48 +0000

I don’t like to be too nit-picky, but I have to point out that “coherant” is not the word for what you’re saying. Consistency is. If a person is coherant, basically, you’re saying he/she makes sense. For example, drunk people often ramble incoherantly. But what you’re talking about is consistency, though I do agree with you that the quality you’re describing (whatever noun you use for it) is a good one, and one my blog should work on having.

By: Cristina Favreau

Cristina Favreau — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:18:31 +0000

I’m good on all points except the last. A fixed frequency is ideal, but it just doesn’t happen…

As for Lars-Christian’s comment: “Too often when we don’t see the results in the form of additional visitors and subscribers, we just give in.” In my experience, the secret lies in being unattached to the outcome, and write “as if” (kind of the opposite of “dance as if no one is looking” — “blog as if everyone is reading”).

I know it’s tough at the beginning, but remember, you’re just starting off. Write from your deep passion of your subject and for your (eventual) audience. If you let your passion and personality shine through, readers will find you fast enough, then you’ll get comments, emails of thanks and subscribers.

By: lomig

lomig — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 06:14:41 +0000

HI,
thanks for this intersting post. I agree with all the points you mention…to my mind, the last one is the most important : and hard to follow.
Coherence is also difficult when you blog on everything (personnal thoughts must include a wide variety of domains), because you cannot focus on one point, or becoming specialized…so the problem is about the same as 60in3 (just ahead)…but on the other side !
regards

By: 60 in 3

60 in 3 — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:39:20 +0000

I would add one more point and that is coherence in topics. If you have a theme or a niche then stick with it. Don’t just blog about anything that comes to mind.

My own blog is about fitness and health. I’ve often been tempted to toss in something extra, a review of a good sci fi book I read or a comment about politics. However, these have nothing to do with my blog’s theme. If I really want to tell people about them, I’ll do so on my personal blog, not my fitness one.

Gal