Guiding Dogmas
- I need to blog about things I already do/have an expertise in (thought leadership)
- I need to blog about something that can churn out content indefinitely
- I need to be able to see other people looking forward to my weekly posts
- I need to be able to describe my blog in one clear line
- I need to write about something I like
- I need to write something that I’d be known for it (builds on my aspirations)
The Articles Test
- Has it been written about, and how extensively?
- Who cares about it, and are they my core audience?
- Is it a story? Is it a personal story?
- Does it do one of these things: Surprise/shock/has ridiculous factor — Makes people laugh — Makes people feel emotional — Incite controversy?
Bloggers I interviewed
- Aniekeme, of http://thisfashionloveaffair.com/
- Lydia, of http://lydiascapes.com/
- Jill, of https://jilljaracz.com/
Top 3 personal websites/blog areas by content
- http://www.andyrutledge.com/ — for dichotomous different topics
- http://www.lauramarchbanks.com/home — full service purposed blog
- http://briangardner.com/journal/ — product focused (different pages for different products)
- Consolation point: http://www.elliotjaystocks.com/ — mostly thoughts and blog focused
Top 3 personal websites/blog areas by design
- http://marieguillaumet.com/ — very creative and adhoc design
- http://www.ednacional.com/ — simple, based on visuals and lists
- http://colly.com/about/ — totally random thematic use that is very list-effective
- Consolation point: http://www.lauramarchbanks.com/home- very interactive and visual
Top 3 Strikingly Style personal websites
- http://www.danmakoski.com/ — for the cool effects
- http://www.garysheng.com/ — for the simplistic design, storytelling and style
- http://www.coraliemarabelle.com/ — for the very unique whitespace style
Pretty great original concepts
- https://cardboardboxoffice.com/ — an awesome project that is probably very time-consuming
- http://tinytimes.com/ — blogging from a great perspective (a kid’s)
- http://silesoleil.com/ — unclear, but has a fantastic design
- http://drakedis.co/ -
- http://www.textingwithcancer.com/ — a concept that’s emotional, unique and very understandable
