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I recently explained that not everyone is technical. Almost every blog I've read so far assumed that people understand the jargon. Most bloggers seem to be tech-savvy.Anyone can blog?
Blogging software is not that difficult to use once it's set up, but the process of downloading and installing software can be a daunting task for a lot of people. When the majority of bloggers throw jargon into their posts, it doesn't entice the non-technical people to give blogging a try.
Perhaps a lot of bloggers don't want or expect to have non-technical people in their audience. That's their choice, but I think there could be a lot more bloggers if this barrier was overcome.
Technical people can help non-technical people
I'm a technical person and I often find myself explaining things to non-technical people. I've been told that I explain things in a clear and simple way without being condescending. That's what I'm aiming for, so it's reassuring to hear that I'm on the right track.
Posting frequency
Over the last six weeks I've shown that I can write a blog entry every single day. This has taken me on an interesting journey where I've blogged about a fairly broad range of subjects.
I haven't really thought about my audience. Who do I expect to read my blog?
Who is this blog aimed at?
You may have noticed a new tag line in the titlebar of your browser: "Blogging and website tips without the jargon". From now on, I'd like this to be the focus of my blog.
Let's dissect that tag line to explain it properly.
"Blogging and website tips"
In Blogs and forums - is there much of a difference?, I talked about blogs being part of a website (amongst other things). However, I understand that a lot of people treat blogs and websites as totally different things, so I used blogging and website tips rather than only focusing on blogs or websites.
"Without the jargon"
Basically this means I will try not to throw in technical jargon without explaining it. Some bloggers seem to think that the terminology on blogs is universal, but this is not true of people who don't already blog and understand all of the jargon.
What happens to the existing blog?
I will be separating the current blog into subareas so you can find older content more easily. Some of it will remain relevant, some of it will not be so relevant anymore. I'll continue to post new music on a Monday but I won't write as much about it in the blog - I'll write on the track pages instead.
Let's help potential bloggers to overcome technical barriers.
I want people to spend more time thinking about the content of their blog and not have to worry about the technical side of things. If I can get more people to blog, that means more blog entries to read, more people to comment on your blog, and more people to exchange links. It can only be a good thing as far as I'm concerned.
I hope you'll find my future posts useful!
Tags: blogging tips, website tips
Posted by Ben on November 24, 2007 18:20 / Edited: February 08, 2008 14:10
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Hi vicbe - thanks for the comment. I hope I can help you and many others to understand all of this. Feedback is important - it's fine to tell me if I don't explain something very well!
The blogging forum will allow you to post ideas for future blog entries, so if you have any specific topics you'd like me to write about (either now or once you've started to blog) then I'll do that too.
Hope you find the blog useful!
OKY-DOKY
I like to learn about blogging and I have no knowledge of computer linguistic know-how.
I find the explanations and the tips- very simple to my mind, and also learned now something about the difference between blogs and forums.
and I'll get to be ore active in bloggers' forums - for there I will find more experiened bloggers and computer experts - who will be more explaining to me.
I hope to learn how to blog and get to post in it with a resolution to do it daily -like a diary. I used to write with pen and pocketbook , and have pocketbooks - containing about 8,350 pages. I would like- not to be afraid of the computer...