What makes a Blog good?

Yesterday I had the opportunity to submit some sample Blog articles to a company with the hopes that they would like my work well enough to consider giving me a Daily Blog on their website. Sounds simple enough, but I didn't have any samples pertaining to the subject matter that they wanted and...most of my Blog posts aren't really worthy of being considered as sample material for a query.

For me, the problem has been that I have always lacked a direction for my Blog and because of this I think my "voice" has suffered. This led me to the question - "What makes a Blog good?".

We already know that there are three "E"s that a Blog needs for it to succeed.

It must:

• Educate
• Entertain
• Engage

There is more to that though. Good Blogs make us feel like we know the person. We want to know what happens to them next. Some people prefer to keep it "all business-all the time", but how many of those Blogs do YOU personally read on a daily basis? That is one thing that I like about this Blog that you are reading now. It has a mix of information, as well as a mix of writers. You may learn something one day (Educate), and be amused (Entertain) by something you read on here the next. If you like what you see and come back to read what's new (Engage), then it would appear that we have accomplished the objective of what makes a Blog good.

And...for today...at least....I hope...I have achieved this task!

Our Friend Shell and Our Group

We have a wonderful group here at OBS and each member is special but I want to take a moment and thank Shell for all she does. Shell is one special person and despite life and family issues that she has to deal with she is always ready to help any member. She certainly encourages all of us and I wanted to say thank you.

We have a very special group here on the net that has turned into an online family. We share many things and encourage each other by listing goals (that would be me) and encouraging every member to be the best they can be.

We celebrate each other's successes and help each other through trying customers (yes we all get them at times) and we are never alone.

When a member posts a question there is always someone there to help. This is truly an online family and I am proud to be a member.