Bloggers Who Know Everything
ByI was asked one time, “What was the most important thing you learned in college”? I thought about it for a second and my answer, “Out of the eight and a half years I spent in college, the most important thing I learned was realizing how much I don’t know”.
As a professional, I’m considered an “expert” in three different fields. My advice is sought after daily, but as a blogger “I’m still learning”. The second most important thing I learned in college is “Never quit learning”. We continue to learn the rest of our lives and even at the end we still do not even come close to knowing everything.
As a blogger and a blog reader I have found myself always shying away from blogs where the writer tries to be such an expert that they know everything on the topic. No one ever knows “everything”, even as an expert in three fields I still don’t know everything and I’m not ashamed to admit it.
Let your readers know you are human, let them know you are still learning yourself. To put it simple, “Don’t talk down to your reader, talk TO your reader”. As a writer and blogger, I have always made it a point to talk to my reader. While I do have a blunt style and tend to point out things that do not make sense I never act like I know everything.
It doesn’t matter if you are writing a personal blog or a blog on some technical subject. Tell the reader what you do know, ask your reader questions you do not know, and never be afraid to admit you just learned something new. Your reader will enjoy your blog more and will come back much more often.