Comments on: First Person Blogging about ‘You’

By: How to Make Your Blog More Personal

How to Make Your Blog More Personal — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:02:27 +0000

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By: Adding a Personal Touch to Your Blog

Adding a Personal Touch to Your Blog — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 01:38:30 +0000

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By: Venkata Krishna Nalamothu

Venkata Krishna Nalamothu — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 13:41:00 +0000

It is good as long we use it sensibly. If we do over emphasis on “I” in general news stories, users may think otherwise. But, in opinion based stories, we should definitely stress on our opinion.

By: Bob King Neverland III

Bob King Neverland III — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 18:29:31 +0000

Nice tips, Darren. I tried third person with one of my “experimental” blogs and didn’t like it. It felt detached.

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CurrentBlogNews Niche Marketing for the Masses. — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:22:46 +0000

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By: Shobber

Shobber — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:20:46 +0000

Nice tips. I think I tend to go for first person in most of my blogging.

By: Blue Warrior

Blue Warrior — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:01:58 +0000

First Person Blogging is a great way to get your message across to the reader. This should go without saying, but while you get personal on a blog be careful not to expose too much of your personal identity. I have seen a number of Bloggers on the internet who have personal information all over their site and links to other information about themself.

If you want to get personal on your blog, make sure that unwanted visitors cannot get personal with you. Make sure that your online name cannot be tied to your personal information via another website or registration information. Also, make sure not to post your email address. It is easy to trace most email addresses back to real user information. Using a masked username in your email address does not mean that information cannot be traced about that account.

Wishing you safe blogging

By: jhay

jhay — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 12:16:32 +0000

Great writing tips for blogging. Will definitely incorporate this in my next posts.

By: Molly's Brother

Molly's Brother — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 09:19:43 +0000

Excellent. I never thought about the word “you” as a positive. In my opinion, it is rather off-putting. I try to use “some of us” and “we” instead of you to try and deflect the negative impact of you statements.

I never realized though, that the word “you” can be inviting and help the reader related to any given issue.

Wonderful food for thought. Thanks.

By: Ian Robertson

Ian Robertson — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 08:49:45 +0000

I would rather post in first person, I feel that it allows the blogger to connect with me on a more personal level. He feels more like we’re talking one on one.

By: Article in 27 Blogs

Article in 27 Blogs — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 05:12:49 +0000

I have been thinking about posting in the third person but from my perspective. Like, if my name was Fred I would write “Fred believes this and Fred did this today”. Maybe it is from years of watching Seinfeld episodes that makes me think that’s funny.

Remember the “Jimmy” episode? Can’t remember what it’s called but it has “Jimmy” in it. :)

By: Don’t Make Fun - Rugjeff’s Blog

Don’t Make Fun - Rugjeff’s Blog — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 04:40:25 +0000

[...] Making your blog personal is important to help gain trust with your readers. Darren at ProBlogger just posted about becoming a more personal blogger. His posts always make me think… how can I become better. not just as blogging, but at building relationships and partnerships that will last a lifetime. [...]

By: Kris Karkoski

Kris Karkoski — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 04:38:13 +0000

I think making your business blog sound personal is one of the best ways to build community and make readers feel welcome at your blog. I will be watching these posts close so I can use the tips in my own writing.