Overcoming Bloggers Block, Four tips to act on.

Just got off the phone this morning on my commute with Mario, he’s has bloggers block and is having difficulty publishing. Being a big fan of Guy Kawasaki, his writing style is very close to him, and quite difficult to emulate. Here’s my advice to him:

• It’s a coffee shop not a podium: Blogging is more like casual conversation between friends over drinks.
• Shish-Kabob not Steak: Keep it small, simple and easy to digest. Leave the essay’s for work or college, it’s about making it easy to scan.
• Synthesize: Whenever you’re surfing the web, keep track of those URLs, you can easily create a web post by using the links into a pattern and adding your observations on top.
• Add value: Whatever you do, always add some value, don’t just repeat what others are doing to gain traffic or SEO benefits. I keep track of those that are ‘cheating’ the blogosphere and I make it a point NOT to visit their site.

Hope that helps buddy!

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