Mike Licht/NotionsCapital.com
I’m in Colorado at the Savvy Blogging Summit and met one of the biggest personal finance bloggers tonight, J.D. Roth of Get Rich Slowly. He is younger and funnier than I imagined. Also, he likes to read books in the bathtub and is a cat fanatic. J.D. has been a blogger for 13 years and shared six blogging secrets.
- be yourself
- tell stories
- assume nobody is reading your blog (write freely) and that everyone is reading your blog (even “anonymous” blogs can hurt people)
- have fun
- do what works for you
- become a good writer and continue honing your skills (J.D. recommended If you want to write, by Brenda Ueland)
The conference is two days, Friday and Saturday. Sessions will cover writing, media, monetization, SEO, and a lot of other interesting topics (at least to bloggers). I already got one great idea for a new type of post that I hope to make a regular feature.
July 9th, 2010 at 10:39 am
If this means more blogs by YOU, I’ll be delighted.
July 9th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
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July 10th, 2010 at 8:58 am
So fun to have met you this weekend. That was an amazing session, wasn’t it?:)
July 10th, 2010 at 10:18 am
He has been such and encouragement and inspiration. I want to read On Writing Well that he recommended.
I enjoyed your summary, and excited for your NEW post idea:)
July 10th, 2010 at 11:07 am
These are great tips!
August 3rd, 2010 at 6:04 am
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