Comments on: Create a Style Guide for Your Blog https://www.blogherald.com/guides/create-a-style-guide-for-your-blog/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Wed, 31 Jan 2024 21:17:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.9 By: Sir. Polaris https://www.blogherald.com/guides/create-a-style-guide-for-your-blog/#comment-1103173 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:07:37 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2008/03/10/create-a-style-guide-for-your-blog/#comment-1103173 I must say this is a very good read. I knew the importance of a style guide before reading and as such have created small ones for the scopes of online communities I have ran in the past. I came here looking for insight for starting a guide and I must say the bullet points and general post has been more then helpful in giving me a starting thought.

Thanks for the Post.

]]> By: Erin https://www.blogherald.com/guides/create-a-style-guide-for-your-blog/#comment-365196 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:55:05 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2008/03/10/create-a-style-guide-for-your-blog/#comment-365196 I’m in awe of how few books have given serious thought to their electronic style guides.

One idea I’ve considered for my own magazine is to create a web style guide using a blogging platform (in private/invite-only mode) which would include labels and RSS feeds. Users can be alerted to changes via RSS feed and can easily access categories from the labels provided.

]]> By: Ayo Ijidakinro https://www.blogherald.com/guides/create-a-style-guide-for-your-blog/#comment-365032 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:25:45 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2008/03/10/create-a-style-guide-for-your-blog/#comment-365032 Thanks, Jonathan, for this article. I have been struggling with drift on my blog. This is very helpful to understanding how I can improve the quality of my blog over the long term.

What I’m struggling with now, is how broad of an audience to target. I’m trying to help struggling website owners to learn why their websites are failing and what they can do to improve. However, the variety of companies with websites is so broad, I’m wondering if I should focus on a specific industry instead. My fear about becoming too focused is that my potential audience is then too small.

I’d love to see an article discussing how a blog author should go about identifying a target market and how the author can determine how narrow of a focus to make.

You may have written articles about this already. If so, I’d love to hear about any articles I can read.

Best,
Ayo

]]> By: Jonathan Bailey https://www.blogherald.com/guides/create-a-style-guide-for-your-blog/#comment-364545 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:12:12 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2008/03/10/create-a-style-guide-for-your-blog/#comment-364545 Jeremy: It isn’t easy. I come from a journalism background so the AP style guide was drilled into my head. But I agree it isn’t simple. The main thing though is to be consistent with yourself.

Andrew: I agree completely about the AP Style. It coveres about 90% of what any blogger would need. I actually keep my copy from college (probably need to update) along with, wait for it, Elements of Style, near my keyboard at all times.

Still, there are some things those two books don’t cover, as great as they are, and that’s where one’s own style comes in…

]]> By: Andrew G.R. https://www.blogherald.com/guides/create-a-style-guide-for-your-blog/#comment-364226 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:41:43 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2008/03/10/create-a-style-guide-for-your-blog/#comment-364226 I stick with AP style. There are plenty of media organizations that have put together great guides, so I wouldn’t sweat coming up with your own.

I also highly recommend “The Elements of Style.” You could probably get a copy on eBay for a few cents. For anyone who struggles with WHO vs. WHOM or THEN vs. THAN, etc. – the tiny book is a huge help.

]]> By: Jeremy Steele https://www.blogherald.com/guides/create-a-style-guide-for-your-blog/#comment-364217 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:28:18 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2008/03/10/create-a-style-guide-for-your-blog/#comment-364217 I’ve always had a problem with sticking to some sort of guide… but recently I created a posting schedule along with a basic guide and I’ll try it out once more. Hopefully I can stick to it this time.

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