
10 Characteristics of a Great Blogger
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I know a lot of us are striving to be the best in everything we do and especially the things we are passionate about, which makes sense because it’s how we should think, right? Regardless of whether you get paid for doing it or not.
If you love to write about comedy, poems, novels, or if you like to bake, play basketball, or even cook delicious meals, in time, you will find a way to be good at it if you want to. And as bloggers, we hope to do the same; to express ourselves more and give our readers what they expect from us.
So if you aspire to become great at blogging, here are 10 characteristics that you can develop over time, and of course, at your own pace, to make all your efforts worth it. Read on!
Likes Reading
A great blogger should also be a good reader! You will surely know a lot more at everything if you make a habit out of reading. For instance, people who often like reading at an early age develop well-expanded vocabulary. This is known by most researches as the Matthew Effect in reading. (Stanovich, 1986) as cited by the link.
Reading a lot about the stuff you want to write about is an important characteristic that will help you produce good content on your blog. You can use this hobby as an advantage by applying what you learn with what you read. Reading other people’s blogs can also help you find your way through blogging. In doing so, you will learn a lot from what other bloggers impart in this field.
Active
Bloggers who are active in the blogging community learn from their interaction with other readers too. In a way, they also gain the support that they need when they post something. Maintaining this skill will help you get acquainted with people with a similar passion.
Additionally, when you feel pressured to write, being active can also be an alternative to take a rest from writing. Practice interacting with others and see how they’re doing. Make friends out of it if you like!
Foresight
Ahhh, the ability to anticipate the future. Sounds good, right? This word doesn’t have to be as heavy as it sounds. It only means that you still have to take the time to plan and think ahead. Make sure your blog ideas never run out. List them down and keep them updated so that you won’t forget it even if it just passed by your mind.
And then, when you have time, check them out and see what you feel like writing about. Foresight also prevents you from having frequent writer’s block. Practice this idea out, and let’s see if this goes well with your blogging routine.
Passionate
This will drive your motivation! If you are passionate about writing, and the things that you like to write, you will surely become the best blogger of the year. This list is pointless if you don’t care much about writing at all. Being passionate develops consistency.
If sometimes this doesn’t work, try a few things to do that can boost up your eagerness. Some examples are freestyle writing, writing exercises which could challenge you to pick up that pen and start pouring your mind, and a good rest is always helpful.
Your passion serves as your fire so never forget to always keep it burning!
Organized
This goes well with foresight because when you aim to get better, you have to start bringing your best foot forward, and gradually putting it all in the right place. A great blogger is someone who likes to keep things updated on his blog site.
Getting organized can also help in bringing a bigger picture of your life as a blogger. Having a monthly schedule is an example of being organized. In that way, you will know which days you will be writing about like lifestyle, film, etc. and you can also plan which posts are best at this time of the month. (Get my monthly blogging calendars for the whole year dropped in your emails by easily subscribing to my email list!)
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Willing To Learn
When you want to write good content, your willingness to learn is also an important part of it. As a blogger, you must understand that getting better at what you do also means discovering those things you still haven’t figured out. Inform your mind with new things and find a way to impart what you learned. Bloggers are like teachers who still study what they teach in class–you can’t come empty-handed.
Patient
You will need this, especially when you plan your blog to go up the charts. As a supporting detail to the previous one, you have to be patient with your learning process. With this, you will eventually find out that there is more outside the box–to the blogging community.
More importantly, be patient with yourself. You will come to a point where you may doubt if this is all worth it, but I’m telling you now: it will be if you want it to be!
Authenticity
Your blogs reflect your personality in this social medium. Make sure to establish an identity for your blog so that people will remember you. The blogosphere has many amazing bloggers, so it’s good to develop your character when you present your blogs. Great bloggers stand out, so let yourself shine in your own way.
Writing Ability
Although not all of us start great, what’s good about this quality is that it can be developed. There are many ways to improve your writing ability so don’t be discouraged! A lot of bloggers can help you write a good story or topic too! Make sure that you participate in one of those and you’ll surely find your way.
Aims to Impart
Last but definitely not the least, a great blogger aims to impart. Whatever you put on your content, make sure that the people who read it will learn from it. We write to share what we know to others.
May it be as simple as an idea or a situation you’d like to share, having people to learn from it is the best way to give back their support.
What are other things that would make a good blogger out of you? What characteristics above do you struggle with? Leave it under the comments section and let’s talk about it!
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52 Comments
Rishika Jain
This are great qualities, Elle! Thank you for sharingππ€π
Elle
Awwwe, thank you, Rishika! <3 I appreciate it :>
Rishika Jain
It’s my pleasure. Elleπ€
Ritish sharma
It’s been almost 4 months since I started blogging. Before, I never even thought or know anything about blogging..
But within these 4 months I’ve learned a lot( especially with these types of blog posts). And the support & love I got till now is just extraordinary.
In future I can proudly say that there’s something good happened with me in 2020.
Elle
I feel the same! It’s really a good thing that our community here on WordPress help each other grow. <3 Thank you for sharing, Ritish. π
Ritish sharma
It’s been almost 4 months since I started blogging. Before, I never even thought or know anything about blogging..
But within these 4 months I’ve learned a lot( especially with these types of blog posts). And the support & love I got till now is just extraordinary.
In future I can proudly say that there’s something good happened with me in 2020.
Janis
What you said about reading is spot on. Bloggers should truly enjoy reading as they become part of a community that imparts ideas and information, I mean, it can be that one blogs for oneself but most of the time, we build an audience and itβs a shame if they are treated like mere audience and not co-bloggers.
I stopped reading books for some time due to damaged sight and I realized how my vocabulary had suffered.
This is an excellent eye-opener to bloggers… old and new…
Elle
I agree with you! Before I typed this I thought about those who blog as a hobby and yes, even if they do, they should treat others as co-bloggers too. I definitely try hard to learn new words too and blogging actually helps me practice my vocabulary. Thanks for sharing, Janis! π <3
Janis
Thank you for writing this wonderful post π
Tarushi Parashar
Thanks for sharing Elle! It’s very helpfulβ€οΈ
Elle
Thank you, Tarushi! I look forward to your next posts, btw. hihi! xx
Tarushi Parashar
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Evinπ
Thanks so much for sharing these! I’ve learnt a lot from blogging and there’s so much more.β€οΈ
-Evin
Elle
Yes, there is! Thanks so much! <3
Evinπ
Anytime π
bhattraps,beauty of fusions
Point noted,but we should live on blending diversity and variations..
Elle
That’s a good point too! I agree with you. π Cheers!
bhattraps,beauty of fusions
Thanks for agrreing friend..
A teeenage girl
Great post I totally agree with these traits
Elle
Thank you so much! π <3
PoojaG
I so agree with you about these qualities- especially about being authentic. A reader can definitely tell if you are passionate about blogging/your posts and being authentic with your readers makes a huge difference.
Elle
Thanks, Pooja! I’m glad you enjoyed reading. βΊοΈπ€
PoojaG
My pleasure!
judeitakali
This is really great advice
Elle
Thanks, Jude! I’ve read your collaboration with Poona and I visited your blog too. I’m pleased to meet you, and I appreciate your comment. Hihi ππ
judeitakali
Pleased to meet you too. The comment is my pleasure π
Elle
*Pooja
Vishal Veer lohan
you are nominated for sunshine blogger award . visit my site to know my question .
Elle
Wow, thank you, Vishal! Will check on it. π
Vishal Veer lohan
Welcome ! ππππ
Renard Moreau
π I am in full agreement with your blog post.
All of the great bloggers are deeply passionate about blogging.
Elle
Thank you so much, I appreciate it, Renard. βΊοΈ
Renard Moreau
π You are welcome, Elle.
Juliette
Very good points, I completely agree! π
Elle
Thanks, Juliette! I appreciate it! :>
Masum
I think I have 3/4 qualities of the above mentioned ones. Am I a bad blogger?
Elle
Nope!! Definitely not. βΊοΈπ€£ Just someone doesnt notice me π hahahaha kidding
Masum
Okay sorry for being discrete. Will try to be regular from now on haha
Prettysam
Really good article π Thanks for sharing ππΊ
Elle
Thank you, pretty sam!! π₯°ππ
Stuti Agarwal
Very well written! I think I do I have some of those qualities! Not sure thoπ
Elle
I’m sure you do! ππ€
Lisa M. Alioto
Completely agree with all of the above β some of it took a bit for me to realize when i first started blogging. For example, I had to put more of me into my blog articles.
Elle
Sometimes our blog articles could sound very serious because we forget that we should write it the way how we want to communicate with our readers and yes, sometimes I forget about that too π glad you liked this post, Lisa! Thanks for stopping by. π have a great day!
hariandbooks
these are seriously amazing qualities of a great blogger.
yes, they will teach and they will be willing to learn from others as well.
thank you so much for sharing!
Elle
Oh, thank you so much for your amazing message. I’m glad you liked reading this. π Have a good day ahead! ππ
Anish Thapaliya
Awesome article π I wonder if I have these qualities π
Elle
I’m sure you do!! You write very well and it’s obvious you do research before you post a blog. I’ve read your work regarding SEO and it’s very well written and informative π Cheers! π
jupiterhadley
Organisation has been key for me – I’ve found it sort of hard to be apart of the community myself.
Elle
That’s good I’m glad you related to this post. Organization may be hard for me at times but I know it really helps so I don’t give up! βΊοΈπ
Shyla Elza
These are fantastic qualities to have indeed. So many people could stand to learn from this post! Shaping your own self is one of the best pieces of advice I could personally give to anyone and the qualities you’ve listed are perfect. We should all strive for this!
Elle
Oh, thank you so much for this amazing message. I totally agree with you, we should strive to be better! βΊοΈπ