Sunday, September 20, 2009

Hello New Blogger! This one is for you! ( for the Old Bloggers too!)

Blogging has been around the corner for quite some time already and people have been engaging in using this technology to express oneself to the World!

Whether they just like to try it out or maybe some people “forced” them to make one because it’s a school activity or something…hehehehe! But nevertheless we should all learn how to do it right! Blogging can be synonymous to “News writing” .Even when they say its “Personal” News writing, it does not give us the freedom to just make it the “unprofessional way” Let us all “try” our best and give a little effort to at least make it pleasing, proper and fun to readers and potential followers! “This is what social media is all about!? Isn’t it?
These are several reminders that would make us better writers at school at of course in blogging!

Very Basic Checklist (Sana Kayanin mo)
1. Check your Grammar! (duh! kailangan pa bang I memorize yan?)
2. Active instead of Passive Writing! (research something on these Please!)
3. Unnecessary adjectives and adverbs (Avoid “OA” terms but its ok when needed)
4. Subject-verb agreement “English Subject Yaan!”
5. Proper use of Prepositions
6. Avoid “legalese” (“unless you’re a lawyer”)
7. NO “redundancies” “Paulit-ulit na words”
8. Review of misused words/phrases

Here are some Guide Questions that you should consider before hitting that “Publish Button” or this could be a guide for your Writing “Blogging” Style…

1.What kind of information must be relayed to the mark audience? What is your real message?
2. Is your article meant to give a full discussion of the issues concerned, or is it simply meant to give a puzzler or essential information?
3. Are all arguments necessary to be included in your article? , or would it be better to just focus on particular angles?
4.Who are the target audience? Do they belong to the upper, middle or lower social class? What other demographic information must be also kept in mind?

Basic Questions about your Blogging Style
Does the target audience have a favored form of piece of writing based on past understanding? Would they be open to a new form of style, if ever? If the answer is yes, would they be able to comprehend the intended message through this new form?

Blogging Style Format Cheklist
Writers Design – “look and feel” (depend on what type of writer you are)
The Layout of Your Post (Introduction, Body, Conclusion)
Presence of necessary elements (
Arrangement of elements
Length of article
Your Grammar
Your Diction
Here are some things to remember about making the “content” of your post.
It should be sensitive to target audience! (it should be fun for them)
It should give the overall message
Relevant to other information provided
Valuable for the target readers or “followers”

Hope This Helps! Happy Blogging !

1 comment:

  1. Sir, vivien beduya here! Still remember me? I was wondering if you could comment on my latest post, the "spoiler". I'm thinking of writing a novel kasi??

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