Comments on: Whatever You Create – Make it YOUnique

By: Barbara Swafford

Barbara Swafford — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:10:52 +0000

Hi Glen – I’ve always loved blogs were the author shares a little about themselves in each post. When I started blogging, I knew I wanted to do the same. I think it shows our readers we’re human and also gives a blog that personal touch.

By: Tom Volkar / Delightful Work

Tom Volkar / Delightful Work — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:42:58 +0000

“Spark your creative visions and put a little bit of yourself into everything you do. That way you’ll either create something extraordinary that changes the world, or you’ll simply make your time on earth a lot more enjoyable.”

Glen, I love these lines. We are so much in sync these days. My very last post was titled Do It Your Way!

Go man, all the best to your big plans!

By: Mike King

Mike King — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:28:06 +0000

Nice post Glen,

You are definitely right about the time and effort this takes. I think the bloggers who are most successful (as in happy with their work and site) are the ones who make it the most YOUnique.

@Maya – definitely a limited niche is already unique, but there are still often hundreds of blogs in that niche alone so you need to take it further than that. As to your posting freq, I’d suggest to write when you want, but slow down your post frequency a bit to have posts lined up in the future, that way you never HAVE to write, you can let them schedule out. I sometimes have posts lined up for 3-4 weeks and take time away from writing until something new or creative comes to mind to start again. Often, I shift my posts around as well if I write something that is more timely and want it published now.

By: Glen

Glen — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:37:32 +0000

I’ll take that as a compliment

Thanks for the comment Daniel

By: Glen

Glen — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:36:58 +0000

I think we both sound a little bit like perfectionists

By: Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome

Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:05:33 +0000

Since coming back from a three week vacation, I’ve decided to cut back on my blog reading and one of the main criteria for reading is including personal stories in the blog posts. Nothing turns me off a blogger faster than impersonal posts. If I wanted plain information, I could google it or find it on Wikipedia.

That being said, people can go too far and head into an egoblog situation where it’s all about them and that’s just as boring. I think you strike a nice balance here, Glen.

Cheers,
Alex

By: Maya

Maya — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:02:57 +0000

Glen,

Niche blogging already puts us in a box. I think it is so critical to show ourselves and reveal our uniqueness to engage (like really engage) readers.

There are so many things successful bloggers recommend but I cannot wrap my head around the posting schedule one – I think I might lose the ability to write from my heart if I have a set schedule or deadline. I am really working on that one

By: Aravind Jose T.

Aravind Jose T. — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:00:42 +0000

Inspired and mind-filled.

Once I thought of writing for PlugInID, but, now, I feel that it’s a great something that you build up and nourish, exactly the way you want, at the same time, making it useful for others around.

By: Denise

Denise — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:58:11 +0000

This is but another enjoyable read. I try to often check in to see what you’ve written, like your writing style and how you’re able to pull everything together. When I’m done reading your site, I leave with some inspiration and energy. No one can be “You” better than “You.” Keep up the good work Glen!

By: Shamelle -EnhanceLife

Shamelle -EnhanceLife — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:31:15 +0000

You make a good point. Indeed, how each person distinguishes him/herself is plays a big role in success.

Blogging in the personal development “niche” can be very competitive and exhaustive as well. A few things that have worked for me is
* Creativity : for images, posts. I try to steer clear of the most likely topics people write about… goals, motivation etc. I am not implying that these topics are not important. Unless I have some “YOUniqueness” to offer, I don’t write about it!

* The “human touch”. Some articles imply that the author is “perfect” and the advice is bound to work. I on the other hand like to share what I call my incidental gleanings. Sometimes, showing ones vulnerabilities and relating it to the post, goes a long way.

Shamelle