Blogging Abroad

There is no greater treat than reading a well focused blog. A well focused blog entry is when you pick one or two topics and writes about them in depth. Talk about your bbq squid lunch at a stall in the middle of downtown Bangkok and the sights and sounds around that meal that made it a special even worth writing about.

Or talk about your day on the waves learning to surf and everything leading up to the one time you were really riding the wave.

Blogs that are scattered and unfocused aren’t interesting to the reader because it takes a lot of effort to read and understand. Smooth one or two topic posts are fun to read and let your readers feel like they are living the same experiences. Readers check blogs to connect to the material, so let them! There is no way you could pack even one full day in to a blog post, it would be information overload for the reader and would take a very long time on your part to write. So pick your favorite parts of the day and make your readers feel like they are there!

Appeal to your reader’s senses; smells, sights, sounds, feels and tastes. This really gets the reader into your writing and into your blog, pictures really work well in backing up your sight descriptions. Focused detail in blogs keeps me reading and it can keep your readers hooked too, give it a shot and let me know how it works!

Casey

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