I love this post by Pearls Before Swine about how to personalize your posts without telling your business. It is so helpful to all bloggers.
If you’re like me, you’ve wondered how to be as genuine as possible in writing online but without being too personal. I understand some people are extremely open but I’m not. Telling my personal business is not something I do in real life, let alone online. However, to relate to people does require some level of openness. How does one balance this? Here’re some things I’ve tried doing on this blog to help you to relate to me personally without being too detailed:
- Talk to Us, Not at Us
You are not my fans and this is not a stage. We hear it over and over again the importance of writing in a conversational manner. This means to approach your blog as if the people reading (that’s us) are actually sitting right across from your breakfast table sipping coffee or maybe sitting on the couch laughing and you’re…
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Fantastic post !!! Hope you have a beautiful day. x
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Same to you ❤
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Thanks for sharing this, Lindsay. There are some good ideas in there.
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Absolutely! I hope you are well. 🙂
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I am well, thank you! Climbing my way back to the top of all the work that’s waited for me to give it the attention it requires. I hope you and your lovely family are well, too. 🙂
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You are right! Thanks for sharing! 😉
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You are so welcome! ❤
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Great post! I think it’s important to keep the writing sincere and remember to have fun with it 🙂
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Absolutely and you definitely achieve that with your blog posts 🙂
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These are great post. You are so right some of my high traffic posts was when I should my emotions and vulnerability. Great tips.
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I totally agree, but I find I take longer to write such posts because of all the emotions involved. Is it the same for you?
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