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Almost no blog "adds value" just 4 posts in. Maybe 100 posts in a well written blog provides credibility, organic search traffic, possibly starts to build an a
by bigiain 5y ago
Almost no blog "adds value" just 4 posts in.
Maybe 100 posts in a well written blog provides credibility, organic search traffic, possibly starts to build an audience amongst your potential customers, and if you're lucky a viral post or two that'll help you ratchet those things up by an order of magnitude each time.
My question after skimming the first para of your 4 posts is "Who are you, what's your area of expertise, and what are your credentials there?"
The internet is awash with hot takes on what it takes to become a startup billionaire, why should I read yours instead of just waiting for pg's next post?
My next question is "Who are you hoping to 'add value' to here?"
Followed by "Why are you writing this? Who do you hope reads it? What do you hope they'll do if they read it?"
It's pretty easy to answer those questions (with a range of overlapping and simultaneous answers) for pg's blog. Or patio11's blog. Or Jacques Mattheij's blog. Or Cloudflare's blog. Or the Uber Engineering blog. Or most of the other blogs in my rss reader.
What are your answers?
- druk 5y agoAwesome questions! Honestly I started this just for fun and as a way to clarify my thinking about startup related topics. I think that after 10-20 posts I'll be in a good position to define this. I agree with your point tho, until I answer these questions myself I can't expect to be adding value by sheer luck.