Not quite exactly. I kid, I kid. However, recently I read two articles one called 10 Elements of Highly Effective Articles and the other was Losing the Me in Multimedia. I agree with these articles. If you’re like me you tend to skip over blog entries with long-winded articles and articles with ads in them or extremely poor grammar. So finding a balance is key. Understanding your audience and keeping your content short and plain I feel it’s the best way to deliver information to people.
Yesterday I was trying to register people to vote. Registering people to vote is like hearing about Kanye West without the phrase douche bag following…its hard. Some people will pay you know mind. Others won’t see the point and blatantly tell you no and keep it moving. But you have to be resilient (this is a perfect example of how you lose your audience by going off on a tangent) and in the blogging world it’s similar. As a blogger speaking to your audience in their language is important and if that doesn’t work for you then steal. But seriously, grabbing people attention is not always easy. Due to Japanese technology, Hollywood and light up sneakers the average consumer and reader has been desensitized. For a majority of people things have to be fast, exciting, fun and informative. If you can’t deliver on at least 3 out of the 4 you may not make it. But don’t fret there are worst things in life like debt, calling the president a liar and interrupting a Taylor Swift acceptance speech.
