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How To Find Your Voice As A Blogger
By Mark | April 25, 2008
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Image via WikipediaToo young to remember the 60s? Maybe but I’m sure you will have heard My Generation and Substitute by The Who.
The “leader” of the band was Pete Townsend. I was amazed to hear him say that Roger Daltrey’s singing on the early songs, including My Generation, was lacking. To this day, having heard those early songs hundreds of times, I still get a buzz from them. But, Roger Daltrey was not fully tuned in according to Townsend!
And then came “Tommy”.
A few years later Pete Townsend finished writing his first masterpiece rock opera and upon first hearing it Roger Daltrey asked if he could be “Tommy”, the deaf, dumb and blind kid.
He breathed life into that character. He became that person and lived the child through his voice. The passion and emotion is evident right from the start and no one could question Daltrey’s commitment and embodiment through to the conclusion as they listen to “See Me, Feel Me” from the final track - “We’re Not Gonna Take It”
The WHO We’re not gonna take it
The true “voice” of The Who had been awakened and the band made that massive breakthrough from the ranks of good bands to mega stars - Townsend was happy at last! (it didn’t stop the fall outs, but that’s a different story!)
So what has that to do with blogging?
Everything!
How many blogs are there on the internet? More than any one of us could ever read in 10 lifetimes!
So how do you stand out from the crowd?
You have to find a voice. You have to be yourself. You have to inject your personality in your words and live your subject.
There is simply no point in churning out boring, article re-hashed stuff. Who cares? Private Label articles are all very well if you want to attract traffic but if you want a following…
We want originality, we want controversy, we want emotion.
Something happened with Tommy, and Roger Daltrey changed from being a good singer into one of the all time great rock vocalists. That something was passion. A true belief in what he was doing that he carries through with his singing to this day.
Take a good look at what you are writing. Does it reflect you? Does it invoke any emotion in your readers? Are you doing it to make some money or because you truly love what you’re writing about?
If it is not really you, will your visitors be back for more? There are a few other blogs they could visit!
Life is about choices. Life today is about lack of time and information overload. If you’re not heard immediately and say something others truly want to hear they’ll find someone else.
“See Me, Feel Me, Touch Me”
Touch your readers emotion, let then see the real you and get a feel for who you really are.
You won’t appeal to everyone but those that like your style will be back for more.
The Anti Hype
P.S. In case you care - my favourite all time Who song is “Won’t Get Fooled Again“. It’s perfect for this blog and the poor old Guru Fodder and I just love the line:
“…meet the new boss, same as the old boss…”
Time to start your own business, methinks!
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April 25th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
It is so true that a blogger must have and show their own voice, personality and true self and it comes out in more ways that words.
This is why articles are so personal - they should come from the heart and solve a problem or issue of the reader.
Great post and loved the Who?
Teri
Teri’s last blog post..Poop Converters and Earth Day
Thanks for your continued support Teri. I think you can really tell when a blogger is writing about a subject they love - there’s a vibrancy and the truth shines through in the message - so much more engaging than automated posts created just for search engines! Mark
April 28th, 2008 at 2:51 am
That old saying follow you passion definitely comes through in blogging.
thanks for sharing and the music
I’ve given up on a few other blogs I’ve started where my heart wasn’t really in it. The quality wasn’t good (in my opinion) and I struggled to come up with good topics. I’d created a chore - in fact it was like a job I didn’t want!. What is the point in that? Mark
April 28th, 2008 at 6:00 am
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May 4th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Excellent post and writing from the heart about a sunject that you love or has meaning to you makes all the difference. Denise
Denise’s last blog post..Drought Resistant Plant list - Make your Yard easier to care for
Thanks Denise - have you ever tried talking to someone about a subject you find boring?? It amazes me how many bloggers try to do just that with their blogs! The result = lost visitors! Mark