Hello dearest readers, great to see you again! I am so in the mood to talk about blogging things, so let's talk about a book blog. Yes, the kind we mostly read regularly and even you might have one too! I enjoy reading book blogs and I have tons of them on my subscribing list. It's fun to see what other bloggers read and find out whether they like their recently read books. I also love the discussions they create, because that's why we set up or blog, to have a conversation. Anyway, there are a few things I find to be not that great that spread around book blogs. Here there are:
Too many memes
This is my biggest pet peeve! Sure, I get it some blogger participate in memes because they want to socialize and have some fun. There's nothing wrong with it, actually and it's fun to do. Still, I notice many blogs are infested with it and it's not cool anymore. I even stopped by on blogs that are the meme host and have no other content other than the memes they created. I mean, what's the point? If I want memes, I'd go straight to Pinterest and look for them. Your readers want to read your content and since you have started a blog, you might as well serve them with something to read.
Too many reviews
Let me make my self clear, I like reading reviews but please don't post 100% reviews on your blog. I even did this in the past and it makes my blog so boring. If one wants to read reviews, he/she could go straight to Goodreads or Amazon. Of course you don't want to be Goodreads or Amazon copycats. You are a blogger, you have a unique voice, use them. Write other things you find interesting, share them with your readers. They wouldn't mind reading your personal story from time to time and it's actually good to add some personal touch on your blog.
Too many cover reveals
Yawn ... yawn ... It's quite an irony, actually. I love pretty covers, but I don't care about cover reveal posts. Perhaps it's because I don't wait for books to be published (except for ASOIAF book 6). Other than the "released" news, I don't pay attention to them. Too much cover reveal makes your blog look more like a community board. It has many "contents" but people would just pass it by.
Too many giveaways
Can a blog have too many giveaways? I think it can. While giving your readers incentive can be good in the long run, doing too much of them will draw their attention away from your own contents. It's sad, I know and sure you don't want your readers to stop by on your blog just because they look for prize they could win. Instead, do it in intervals, monthly perhaps, so you will have enough contents of other topics for your readers to read.
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Those are the things I find boring. Notice the keyword "too many". These stuffs actually are nice to have, but when they're are being overdone, they will make your blog look infested will "fillers" and that actually you don't really care about writing a meaningful blog post. There, I said it! Your turn, what's the most boring thing you find around the blogosphere?
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