Do You Have To Be A Writer To Have A Successful Fan Club Blog?

The short answer to that question is — no.

But if you are going to build a successful fan club or information hub in a particular market or niche, you will need a measure of passion and the desire to talk about your area of interest with passion.

Notice I said talk, not write. Here’s why…

Let me use myself as an example. I’m a 2 finger typer — have been for years. I may hit 40 words per minute on the good minutes. It takes me longer than most people to produce a single blog post.

I don’t have any “special” writing skills or ability. But here’s my secret weapon…

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I don’t depend on any kind of great writing skill when it comes to posting on my own blogs.  I simply talk about what I want to talk about. Because of that…

I rarely am without something to talk about on my blogs.

Noticed I said talk, not write. And when I blog, I do it to attract people who are interested in the same things as me.

Imagine going to a party and meeting someone that shares a similar passion or interest as you do. Can’t you literally talk to that person for hours?

That’s what it’s like for me. The difference between this blog and a fan club blog is that I provide more “training” types of information, as opposed to more personal, day by day information.

Hey, it’s what I like to do

And that’s what I would encourage you to do — be yourself and “talk” to your audience as opposed to trying to “write” to them everyday.

I will tell you this — you probably need a spell checker. I do most of my posts offline in Microsoft Word which has a spell checker function.

I’m not such a hot speller either.

You can get a clone of the Microsoft Office suite for free at OpenOffice.org.

It kills me that folks spend hours and hours on MySpace and Facebook, not making a dime, when they could have their own blog, their own community and profit from it — just like MySpace and Facebook do when you use them.

By the way, MySpace and Facebook activities can be a great trafiic resource for your blog.

Here’s the bottom line:

You don’t have to be a great writer. You don’t have to be an expert. But when it comes to blogging, or any other online income adventure, you need to have some interest and passion.

Your questions and comments are appreciated!

Cheers,
Steve Roye
Online Business Consultant

About the Author/Founder of the IMS Blog

This former Navy Senior Chief (ret.) and professional entertainer didn't stop when he retired from the military...

Steve Roye is also an author who has also been an online business owner and consultant for almost a decade.

Now Steve focuses on helping others start or expand their online businesses.

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