Must you be a Good Writer to be a Successful Blogger?


Must you be a Good Writer to be a Successful Blogger?
Guest Post Bailey Digger.

It wasn’t until very recently that a good friend asked me this question – Do you have to be a good writer to be a successful blogger? He knows I’m a writer by profession and he wondered why I did not have my own personal blog. The general assumption was that if you’re able to write well, you must have an online showcase through which you can reach out to let more people know of your ability. However, I don’t subscribe to this theory – I believe that a blog is something personal and that you don’t really have to have one unless you really want to make parts of your life public knowledge.
Coming back to the initial question, is the reverse true? If you do own a blog, how good a writer do you have to be to make a success of it? From what I’ve seen so far, it’s not really great writing that makes a blog a success. Rather, going by Internet standards, if you own a blog and want it to succeed, you need to:
  • Provide quality information
  • Update it regularly
  • Respond to reader comments
  • Incorporate feedback to make your site better
  • Adopt SEO techniques
  • Ensure that your blog is visible all over the web

So you see, good writing does not even feature on the list. You must know how to market your blog more than focusing on excellent writing if you want to achieve a large number of hits and make your site popular. However, there are times when the ability to write does come in handy when you’re a blog owner, and they are:

  • When your site is focused mostly on providing information – you don’t want to own a blog with typos and spelling and grammatical errors.
  • When your blog is basically an advertisement to market your writing skills.
  • When you want to project a more formal look for your site; it pays to get someone to check what you’ve written before you put it up in such cases.
  • When your site has become popular and you need to sustain reader interest – good writing becomes the differentiating factor that helps you stay ahead of the competition.

In general, once you decide to start a blog, it’s best to brush up on your writing skills. It’s not just enough to provide information and be entertaining; when you know how best to serve the information through good writing, that’s when you add that extra edge to your success quotient.



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Article by Bailey Digger.
About the Author: Bailey Digger writes on the topic of web design degrees. She welcomes your comments at her email id - baileydigger189@gmail.com
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6 Responsesto “Must you be a Good Writer to be a Successful Blogger?”

  1. Brian H. says:
    October 13, 2010 at 9:44 am

    I’ve seen blogs with atrocious writing and their ranking was quite good. You’re correct, writing is definitely not the #1 need for a successful blog.

  2. Richard Carter says:
    October 15, 2010 at 5:33 pm

    I agree with you even a person is average or below average writer and have the capabilities
    you had listed , he/she can be a successful blogger. It more depend on how you present the
    information and how you market it.

  3. Jon says:
    November 2, 2010 at 4:19 pm

    Very true. It will attract a lot more readers

  4. jj says:
    January 22, 2011 at 3:55 am

    Great post with information that is helpful to all of us blogger’s. I don’t protest to be a professional writer, however I can definitely see the advantages of a well written post. I agree with you that marketing is usually top job, on ones list when first starting a blog. Once you have made your blog into something that is doing well with the search engines, then you should start getting quality posts. I also think the more a person can practice with their writing and read others words, you will see an improvement in your own writing ability. Great post and great writing, thank you for teaching us some of your writing skills. jj

  5. arthor says:
    July 8, 2011 at 1:54 pm

    Useful,thx very much

  6. Grayson Gill says:
    October 7, 2011 at 11:34 pm

    adding to fav’s

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