One Simple Way to Improve Your Blog

One Simple Way to Improve Your Blog
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If you’ve spent much time around Learn[ED]Leadership this past year, then you’re likely aware of the Learn[ED]Leadership Monthly (or so) Newsletter I publish.  Between the newsletter popup, and the habitual “signup for my newsletter” closing sentence, you might start to get the feeling that I want you to sign up for our newsletter.

However, what you might not be aware of is that in addition to the Learn[ED]Leadership Monthly (or so) Newsletter, I also send out a Weekly (or so) Blogging Tips email.  As you might have guessed it, this email list is for bloggers who want to be a part of community of bloggers to share ideas, get advice, and get more details on Learn[ED]Leadership.  By it’s nature this is a smaller group, sense most of you don’t blog, and I don’t publicize this group very much.

As authors and poets know, writing can be a lonesome endeavor.  Add the technical complexity of a blog and it can feel a little overwhelming.  So this week I thought I’d post my latest Weekly (or so) blogging email to Learn[ED]Leadership, so if there are any of you who are interested in being a part of this group you can get a chance to check it out:

 

Hi,

This week I thought I’d take a minute to share some thoughts on a question I’ve been pondering for a while:  What happens to my blog after it’s been published?

Now I’m sure that sounds like a silly question, because the answer is pretty simple: It gets posted to my blog for others to read.  Of course, that’s not what I mean by that question, instead I’m referring to further off in the future.  Better stated my question is what happens to my blog 2 weeks, 2 months, and even 2 years after it’s been published?

If you do any kind of writing, you know that it’s not uncommon to spend hours or even days on a single paragraph.  Meticulously, combing over every word, with the hope that when it’s posted people will read it, be moved by it, and hopefully comment on it.  Yet, I’ve found that shortly after a quick surge of views the blog fades into the dark, like a leaf drifting down deep into the darkness of the ocean.

So with this question in mind I took a closer look at my site, and particularly my homepage to see if there were somethings I could do to help readers access these “old” blogs.  Here’s what I’ve found:

Author: Andy Aldrich

Andy is a founder of Learn[ed]Leadership as well as a school administrator at Punahou School in Honolulu, HI. In addition to pontificating on ideas in education, Andy stays busy chasing after his daughter and impressing his wife with his big muscles.

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