To continue my primer on the best practices in blogging I would like to give another nod to Debbie Weil and her helpful book Corporate Blogging. She emphasizes that writing for a blog is neither technical nor formal in nature. Here are some of her suggestions that I felt were most helpful.

A blog should:

• Be written in a conversational tone – as if you were talking to a friend
• Be written about something you care about
• Be written in short, easy to read paragraphs
• Be interactive – solicit feedback about your subject matter
• Be frequently updated – to make the most of search engines
• Include photos, vlogs (video logs), links and podcasts

I think a blog should also be fun to read and write. I’d like to challenge my readers to send me your ideas for best blogging practices and links to some of the sites you like to visit that really exemplify the best in blog writing.