Comments on: Why Stories are an Effective Communication Tool for Your Blog

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:30:13 +0000

Analytics and story blogs, what a great method of blogging! I must say story blogging is a far more attractive way of retaining readership over a straight factual or descriptive blog. Good to see Darren is making good use of this method to retain readership and surprise readers for creative and effective blogging techniques. Good Work mate!

By: Web Hosting

Web Hosting — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:40:01 +0000

A different story definitely works for you. I’ve found that looking at recent past events, finding a common thread in those events, and then spinning them into the theme of our blog has worked well to grab the readers’ attention. People really love to know how one successful person did it and how he overcomes his mistakes. That’s a great work you have done here.

By: Online Magazines

Online Magazines — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:10:25 +0000

I’ve always thought a latte and a newspaper or magazine was the perfect way to start a day.
Progress forward, 10 years later, the latte still stands and nowadays I have a laptop with me. I still like to read the stories from people’s lives, so I now provide in my own blog, lots of stories, some amusing, some tragic, some interesting.
Everyone loves a good story.

By: seslialmanya

seslialmanya — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:30:49 +0000

Telling a story is the the only way to make a goog blog post. It allows the reader to make a personal connection with you. It also makes them feel they know you and forms a trust

By: nicole frye

nicole frye — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:22:10 +0000

I HAVE FOUND ALL THE INFO I NEEDED ON YOUR POSTS, YOU HAVE HELPED ME A GREAT DEAL! ALTHOUGH IM STILL LEARNING, YOU ARE THE MOST HELP FOR ME TO FIND MY WAY AROUND TWITTER. IM JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO TALK BACK AND FOURTH WITH PEOPLE STILL AND HOW TO ADVERTISE SUCCESSFULLY THE MOST APPEALING AND EYE CATCHING WAYS. AND ALSO SOCIALIZE, HOPE TO BECOME A TWITTER EXPERT SOON! THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP. NIKI FRYE

By: Izdelava Strani

Izdelava Strani — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:02:09 +0000

Ok, stories, but what if you’re writing about something, i don’t know, like web design or computers. But thanks for the tip about the book, will definetly read it.

By: Arijit

Arijit — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:36:12 +0000

Nicely written… And i absolutely agree with you that writing on the Popular trend is highly effective for the bloggers…

By: George Estremera

George Estremera — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:26:01 +0000

There are some good points here. I bet most people wouldn’t even have considered this.

By: Miltski

Miltski — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:33:50 +0000

Affiliate writers normally writes as if there’s no one will read their article. They write like a maniac, making them even more productive. I have read this book, in fact, one of my favorite book. It’s some kind of dull and boring content. But what makes it more interesting is that, as you read the book, the authors speaks as if he is behind you. I guest it’s one thing that we should take into consideration.

By: article marketing

article marketing — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:53:59 +0000

Without the story, your would be nothing but like a trash. The story is the essence of every blog and it’s important to gain more vistors on your blog.

By: Free PS3

Free PS3 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:55:23 +0000

There is nothing more enjoyable than hearing somebody with a good voice telling an interesting story!

By: david corbin

david corbin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:54:51 +0000

darren, couldnt agree more. stories have been the backbone of history – and, by the way, the root of a lot of religious wars but that’s the yin and yang of everything, i guess.
my life’s work, as a therapist, then business advisor then mentor to mentors has been to Illuminate the Negative, not just Accentuate the Positive- to serve as an effective consultant i learned to be a trusted and loving ‘insultant’. So, after many years, I wrote a story! Actually, it’s a business and personal development parable.
if you would like, i’d love to have one sent to you for your review because im so dang committed to get the message out there in a BIG way. wiley published the book and, happily, it’s doing pretty well. i think you’d enjoy the story and message. yes?

By: Kathleen Gage

Kathleen Gage — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:11:46 +0000

Excellent post. It’s so true how stories do engage the readers. They create a connection between the writer and the reader.

It is not hard to find stories to use. All one need do is pay attention to what goes on in their day, connect it with a point and write about it. Nice lead ins to blog posts.

Cheers
Kathleen

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:22:03 +0000

Telling a story is the the only way to make a goog blog post. It allows the reader to make a personal connection with you. It also makes them feel they know you and forms a trust bond which will keep them coming back for more. Great Post

By: sord87

sord87 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:39:27 +0000

even tough some of the points about blogging right tips is true but it seems not relevant to my blog.Posting some stories would be definitely for a personal blog like problogger.

By: Clara James

Clara James — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:12:25 +0000

Hi Darren,

I am agree with you. If we tell interesting stories to other it will attracts people towards us, so similar case in link in link building as number of visitors reads our story it will be beneficial for gaining some traffic. The interesting blog like keywords used property and real estate blog.

http://allrealestateproperty.blogspot.com

By: Mike A

Mike A — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:32:28 +0000

I recently posted a story that tied to another blog article and an event this weekend It will be interesting to see how each of these help to drive traffic to the other as well as creating some background for the event

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:21:34 +0000

Agreed- I’m a big fan of finding the happy medium between being personal enough to let your readers enter your world without boring them with too many details. It’s a fine balance that most people cannot get.

On a side note, I did an experiment of clicking on many of the names of people who have commented on your blog (older posts) to see how many are still online, and it’s stunning how many of the sites no longer exist or are inactive. Opens one’s eyes to how hard it is to be a success in this arena for sure.

By: SEO Denver

SEO Denver — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:22:34 +0000

Stories are everything!

Some of the best advice I ever received regarding interviewing for new staff members involved making the candidate tall you a story. Without a story, all you get is philosophy. If you are looking for someone with accomplishments to her/his credit, they will have a story for you.

Thanks! Wish I’d come across this post sooner!
MAS

By: Ron

Ron — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:41:50 +0000

Good advice. Another thing is that blog readers usually relates more easily if they are reading a story-like post, rather than a teacher like approach.