A Blogging Trick

June 14, 2007 – 8:27 am

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Here’s a trick that you can see done by many bloggers: write authoritatively, no matter how little you know about a subject. Nobody actually checks your credentials, so it’s quite easy to pretend to be an expert, especially if you adopt the proper tone.

Blogging is at a point where credibility is beginning to matter, but it’s still not of paramount importance. You don’t have to get a degree from “Blogging University” to get started. All it takes is Wordpress and some free hosting. Or, if you want to spend nothing, you can do Blogger and get your blog on.

Will acting important do the trick in the long run? No. Real experts will eventually figure out what’s going on, but you might be able to get away with it for awhile