Comments on: 4 Reasons Legal Blogs Die And 5 Ways To Succeed

By: Jameika Williams Man

Jameika Williams Man — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 04:17:35 +0000

Thanks for the great tips.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:58:27 +0000

Blogging is not so easy and flowery as it seems. Besides a knack for great writing, a blogger also needs other virtues like dedication, patience and the will to experiment. Results are in the running but not immediate. The more you read up the better you can write. A good blogger can gain more from his site only with an insatiable thirst for blogging.

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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:35:47 +0000

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By: JayFleischman

JayFleischman — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:50:40 +0000

Thanks for stopping by and commenting, Lorelle – I'm honored!

I tell my coaching clients to walk around with a stack of 3×5 cards and to jot down ideas on one side, leaving the reverse side free for finer points. I haven't heard of the phrase, “Sunday Gentleman,” but will now use it (with full attribution, of course).

As for quoting me … anytime!

By: JayFleischman

JayFleischman — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:50:40 +0000

Thanks for stopping by and commenting, Lorelle – I'm honored!I tell my coaching clients to walk around with a stack of 3×5 cards and to jot down ideas on one side, leaving the reverse side free for finer points. I haven't heard of the phrase, "Sunday Gentleman," but will now use it (with full attribution, of course).As for quoting me … anytime!

By: Lorelle

Lorelle — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:09:15 +0000

LOL! This is great. And can I quote you? Some excellent tips. However, I've found that the "set aside time to blog" doesn't work. It becomes an obligation rather than an appointment with inspiration. What I've found works is to teach people how to become the "Sunday Gentlemen" of blogging. Ask them to not blog, but think about all the bloggy stories they run across through the week, just jot them down as they go as notes and ideas, then on the weekend, when they get those few moments of downtime, to sit at the computer and do something with those notes.It's amazing how people start looking at the world differently, looking for bloggy stories and ideas, which ferment through the week, so at the weekend, that's all they want to do! WRITE! The story they want to tell bursts out. That's the passion that makes all the difference in the world when it comes to interesting writing AND reading. If they come up with more than one blog post, that's what the future posts option is for, making their blog work for them while they are out working for the rest of the world. Great points! Thanks!

By: JayFleischman

JayFleischman — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:13:53 +0000

No doubt about it – keeping up a practice blog is no easy task. Updating once a week with solid, unique and interesting information is better than a bunch of trash ones. It isn't so much a question of SEO as it is one of content generation. Bad content yields poor user experience, which is a signal component of Google's search algorithm. Better to use only the "good stuff" on your blog.

By: carolynelefant

carolynelefant — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:53:19 +0000

Some blogs write easier than others. Blogs like MyShingle or practice blogs are easy to throw up a tip. My Renewables Offshore blog is much harder to write. I've kept it going for nearly 6 years, but the topics require good analysis so that the blog does not wind up as a referrer blog. When I am very busy, it is difficult to keep up. Personally, I would rather read a blog that's updated weekly with a good solid post than have to plow through several garbage posts to get to an interesting piece. I don't know what this approach would do for SEO but that is my own personal opinion.