So You Want To Be A Blog Superstar

Edge Induced Cohesion

What makes a blog interesting and worthy of discussion?  I have done a lot of blogging in my life, and seen and known a lot of bloggers.  Some of the people I know who have blogged have had tens of thousands of people read their blogs.  Others have had maybe a few dozen?  What separates the wheat from the chaff when it comes to popularity?  There appears to be a few aspects that make a blog popular from what I have seen, though it ought to be admitted at the outset that there are vastly more important things than popularity that are important.  Popular blogs and blog entries can get one in a lot of trouble, after all.

Topicality

At least for me, the most popular blog entries I have seen on my own blog are ones that are timely.  Now, I really love writing blogs that are sort of…

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About jamesbradfordpate

My name is James Pate. This blog is about my journey. I read books. I watch movies and TV shows. I go to church. I try to find meaning. And, when I can’t do that, I just talk about stuff that I find interesting. I have degrees in fields of religious studies. I have an M.Phil. in the History of Biblical Interpretation from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio. I also have an M.A. in Hebrew Bible from Jewish Theological Seminary, an M.Div. from Harvard Divinity School, and a B.A. from DePauw University.
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