The Right Stuff
Posted by valcristo on May 12, 2009Blogs are taking over the internet. People are following their favorite blogs on their desktops, laptops, cell-phones, and other means. With thousands of possibilities for blog ideas, its possible for almost anyone to start one. However, there are right and wrong ways to do anything, and it is possible to make a blog incorrectly. There are blogs that can be viewed to give ideas to establish new ones, so that these new blogs will be effective and efficient. Wowgrrl.com is a blog that I feel does many things right that all blogs should do so it can be as successful as possible, such as, being helpful, having a community focus, using expert knowledge, easy navigation, and a stylish design.
An eye-catching design and navigation should be the first qualities seen when looking at a blog. A catchy design and background will be more appealing to the eye. Wowgrrl.com uses some borders and graphics making the page more attractive. In addition, to make it more personal to the writer, Wowgrrl has added a picture of her online character. The writer of this blog also has easy to follow links to various sites. There are links to her previous posts, certain categories, ways to access her site through other sites, and links to additional world of warcraft blogs. With similar qualities, another blog can attract viewers to follow with any new posts.
The next qualities a blog should have go beyond the website and into every word posted. A helpful blog allows visitors to feel welcomed when they have a question to pose. From add-on’s, in-game modifications, to strategies for those ever-stronger raid bosses, Wowgrrl supplies blogs with this information and allows comments so that helpful hints, or other questions for visitors to post. Another important quality a Blog should have is a community focus, a generalized site may prove to be difficult to follow up and keep the attention of readers, so a more focused demographic will be make the blog more successful. With over 11 million active accounts for the massively-multi-online-role-playing game, World of Warcraft, the community is sufficient enough to respond to a blog such as this one or any similar one. Finally, expert knowledge, from either first-hand experience or research, is what can help make an effective blog. Wowgrrl states that she has been playing the game since December 2005, and with these years of experience, she can provide knowledge to those who are just beginning as well as those curious on certain subjects.
Wowgrrl provides what I think a good blog should have helpful insight, a community focus, expert knowledge, easy navigation, and a stylish design. She provides videos for both raiding and comedy reasons. Those who wish to play, or are one of the millions currently playing, World of Warcraft can appreciate the design of the website. Even if there isn’t something there for a visitor, the provided links to other WoW blogs can lead to what a visitor is specifically looking for. Wowgrrl.com is a prime example of an effective and efficient blog, for those who wish to begin one, to model after.