Annabel Candy has an interesting article about eight habits that highly effective bloggers need to develop.
- Prolific. Personally, I prefer quantity over quality. But if it is hits you’re after, writing a bunch of posts makes sense.
- Concise. Well, if you’re going to be prolific, you have to be concise.
- Analytical. I find it hard to be concise and analytical. One or the other, but not both.
- Lifelong learners. Absolutely. But not just about blogging, but about the subjects you cover. There is always new information out there.
- Focused and consistent. Yes, bloggers have to have some self-discipline; otherwise, your readers don’t know what to expect.
- Plan ahead. Um, yeah, OK, sure.
- Persistent. I guess this depends on your definition of success.
- Self-starter. Kinda a repeat of #5, in my book.
Thousands of blogs are started every day. A whole lot of them disappear within the first 90 days. Obviously, one could adopt these habits and still not be considered successful, if the definition of success is measured by income earned.
Obviously, I’m not a “highly effective blogger,” at least not by the habits above. I write about what interests me. And so far, it’s working out A-OK 
Keep on doin’ what you’re doin’ Vivian. Most of us love it!
Posted by MollyVB | Tuesday, July 6, 2010, 8:56 amThanks!
Posted by vjp | Tuesday, July 6, 2010, 9:48 amI’d add one more: collaborate.
It’s a lot easier to have an effective blog with more than one contributor than to “go it alone.”
It is, in many ways, why I admire you and this blog.
Posted by J.R. Hoeft | Thursday, July 8, 2010, 9:42 am