Blogging for football can be very fun but also very hard. The biggest thing that you need is to stick to a theme. Now I found that I didn't really stick with a theme as well I as should have. If you do start a football one and want readers to keep coming back make things routine for them. The big part that I tried to get going was at least three post and have them spread out so that the reader should always get something new when the reader comes back. This is one of the hard parts about blogging. You need to keep the reader coming back. Think of your blog as a morning paper. The ideal blog would have something new everyday such as a paper has new articles each day. The blog should also stick to a pattern such as a paper does. If you can successfully do this you will have readers coming to your blog almost every day.
Drawing a Blank?
When you can't think of anything to write about when you’re doing a football blog start watching TV. Now you can just go to any ole channel you should go to either a channel that is showing a game or hit up ESPN. Another great resource for information would have to be either SI.com or ESPN.com. You wouldn't believe how much stuff they have on there that no one knows about or stories that are so random that they never make the mainstream media. Another great source for ideas is very basic. YOUR FRIENDS! Now this is given you have friends, but most of your friends will have some sort of interest in a football team or have an idea for a post, I have personally used this method quite a few times.
Putting the Pieces Together.
Now when you do finally get the idea of what to write about you need to start writing. Now many people have different approaches on how to write and all of them are probably right. That is the fun thing about blogging; you don't need to have a certain writing process. You can be like me and just throw out all your ideas onto the web page and sort though and find what you want to be on there or you can make a detailed outline of everything that you wanna write about before you write it. Like a said before there isn't a wrong way to put together your blog post. The biggest thing is just do it. Have your blogging schedule and stick to it.
GOT YA!
Catching people’s attention is huge. Usually you will have a blog and there will be many other posts on it. So to make sure that readers check yours out you should do some of these steps. People like pictures. Now I know this sounds stupid but the majority of people would much rather look at a picture then read three lines of a story. I know its an old saying but a picture does say a thousand words. Another great way to get readers attention is interesting titles. If the title is boring the reader will most likely not even give the post a chance because they will think that they post are just as boring as the title. Also CAPS is also a good way to get attention but try not to use it too often because readers will just think that you are yelling a bunch.
Can You Hear Me Now?
Your voice is another really fun thing that a blog gives you. There are thousands and thousands of football blogs out there. What makes your so different? The biggest thing will be your voice. To be honest most football blogs that I have read are all the same. They will give you a rap up of the game and then will give you some stats then maybe throw in there two cents. The biggest part of the whole blog is the two cents. Make it known what you think about the game. Let be known who you think made a horrible call and who is over rated. Controversy is good, but make sure that you can back it up. People love to argue, so give them some thing to debate. Throw out some bold statements, if you do this you really will start to see your true voice and the readers will really enjoy your writing.
Do's and Don'ts
Again the big thing about blogging is that there is no real set of rules that you have to stick to. No one is really telling you what to write about and how to write it, but do keep in consideration these things that I have learned. When writing a football blog you will have bad weeks. What I mean by this is that you will have weekends will you pick four games and none of those games will turn out the way that you said they would. This really is one of the harder things about writing any sports blog. You have to make sure that you are creditable, but we all are human so you will make a mistake. I found the best way to cover it is come out and say that u messed up. By doing this you must also say why, this at least gives the reader some insight on why you thought the way you did. Don't be so opinionated that you digress from what the blog is about. I know this might sound like I’m contradicting myself but don't start to ramble about some view that you have that has nothing to do with your post. Readers don't wanna hear it. Try to keep up on your post, like a said before if you want a good blog, treat it like a town paper and keep it up to date. In going along with the keeping it up to date, don't bring up a game that happened more then two weeks ago. Nobody wants to hear about old news. The biggest DO would have to have fun blogging. If you don't enjoy blogging stop, blogging is a great resource so that millions can voice what they have to say and people can read it. So just have fun with it.
Drawing a Blank?
When you can't think of anything to write about when you’re doing a football blog start watching TV. Now you can just go to any ole channel you should go to either a channel that is showing a game or hit up ESPN. Another great resource for information would have to be either SI.com or ESPN.com. You wouldn't believe how much stuff they have on there that no one knows about or stories that are so random that they never make the mainstream media. Another great source for ideas is very basic. YOUR FRIENDS! Now this is given you have friends, but most of your friends will have some sort of interest in a football team or have an idea for a post, I have personally used this method quite a few times.
Putting the Pieces Together.
Now when you do finally get the idea of what to write about you need to start writing. Now many people have different approaches on how to write and all of them are probably right. That is the fun thing about blogging; you don't need to have a certain writing process. You can be like me and just throw out all your ideas onto the web page and sort though and find what you want to be on there or you can make a detailed outline of everything that you wanna write about before you write it. Like a said before there isn't a wrong way to put together your blog post. The biggest thing is just do it. Have your blogging schedule and stick to it.
GOT YA!
Catching people’s attention is huge. Usually you will have a blog and there will be many other posts on it. So to make sure that readers check yours out you should do some of these steps. People like pictures. Now I know this sounds stupid but the majority of people would much rather look at a picture then read three lines of a story. I know its an old saying but a picture does say a thousand words. Another great way to get readers attention is interesting titles. If the title is boring the reader will most likely not even give the post a chance because they will think that they post are just as boring as the title. Also CAPS is also a good way to get attention but try not to use it too often because readers will just think that you are yelling a bunch.
Can You Hear Me Now?
Your voice is another really fun thing that a blog gives you. There are thousands and thousands of football blogs out there. What makes your so different? The biggest thing will be your voice. To be honest most football blogs that I have read are all the same. They will give you a rap up of the game and then will give you some stats then maybe throw in there two cents. The biggest part of the whole blog is the two cents. Make it known what you think about the game. Let be known who you think made a horrible call and who is over rated. Controversy is good, but make sure that you can back it up. People love to argue, so give them some thing to debate. Throw out some bold statements, if you do this you really will start to see your true voice and the readers will really enjoy your writing.
Do's and Don'ts
Again the big thing about blogging is that there is no real set of rules that you have to stick to. No one is really telling you what to write about and how to write it, but do keep in consideration these things that I have learned. When writing a football blog you will have bad weeks. What I mean by this is that you will have weekends will you pick four games and none of those games will turn out the way that you said they would. This really is one of the harder things about writing any sports blog. You have to make sure that you are creditable, but we all are human so you will make a mistake. I found the best way to cover it is come out and say that u messed up. By doing this you must also say why, this at least gives the reader some insight on why you thought the way you did. Don't be so opinionated that you digress from what the blog is about. I know this might sound like I’m contradicting myself but don't start to ramble about some view that you have that has nothing to do with your post. Readers don't wanna hear it. Try to keep up on your post, like a said before if you want a good blog, treat it like a town paper and keep it up to date. In going along with the keeping it up to date, don't bring up a game that happened more then two weeks ago. Nobody wants to hear about old news. The biggest DO would have to have fun blogging. If you don't enjoy blogging stop, blogging is a great resource so that millions can voice what they have to say and people can read it. So just have fun with it.
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