Category Archives: What Makes a Good Blog?

What makes an excellent blog? Throughout the past two weeks, we have talked a lot about digital writing and how a lot of blogs have their own flare and taste. Prior to the knowledge that I have gained over the … Continue reading →

Question: What Makes an Excellent Blog? In my opinion, there is no such thing as an excellent blog. In fact, it is my contention that labelling any single blog as excellent (or at the opposite end, terrible) is disingenuous at … Continue reading →

These days, everybody is doing it. No, this is not about sex (for once), it’s about blogging. With hundreds of free, easy-to-use blogging platforms found in every corner of the internet it has never been easier for any person to … Continue reading →

The Internet gives us an opportunity to portray ourselves in many different ways. Public blog posts can be spread to all lengths of the world and how people interpret what you say can differ. In Digital Writing Uprising by Sean … Continue reading →

To me, a good blog needs to have entertaining yet worthwhile content.  It should be easy to read while still containing substance that has a clear point and that is well made.  The intent of the post can be uplifting, … Continue reading →

Blogs have begun to grow in popularity as more and more people visit online writing platforms. It can be easy to obtain information on various topics by searching online for a link on a quick blog post. So what makes … Continue reading →

What makes for an excellent blog? First and foremost is the layout. As Hosey points out in Why We Love Beautiful Things, “instinctively, we reach out for beautiful things. Beauty literally moves us.” Shapes, backgrounds, and layouts that feel right, … Continue reading →

The first, and most essential thing to a good blog in my opinion is aesthetics. What does the first page look like? Is it messy with adds, does it have a lot of blank space? Of course, the look of … Continue reading →

The internet is powerful, influential, and dynamic. One blog can be seen by millions of people across the world moments after it’s posted. Even though there are major benefits to such a rapid form of communication, much of what is written on the … Continue reading →

Blogs do not exist for solely for the author. In fact, it is impossible for a blog to exist in isolation from its audience. About digital writing, Sean Michael Morris states in his article “Digital Writing Uprising: Third Order Thinking … Continue reading →