When Bloggers Fail to Adapt
The Blogosphere. The most dynamic community I’ve ever seen in my life. Constantly evolving, constantly growing and constantly changing. Ever day we find so many blogs that we did not know about.
I can bet that you could go a whole week, without sleeping, clicking from blogroll link to link, without being forced to see the same blog twice and you still wouldn’t cover 1% of all of them. But I won’t, as I know it won’t be a healthy thing to do.
With this enormous competition and dynamics, why would you want to be the same guy that started the blog, months or years ago? You don’t! You need to be responsive to change. Be aware of the latest trends and try to shape them according to your needs. Remember, shape them, not copy them!
Even better, as your skills grow stronger, try to set new ones. You want a change in the Blogosphere? Then be the first to change it! Don’t be afraid to try, be afraid of passing unnoticed.
The Secret of a Successful Blogger
Have you ever wondered why the most successful bloggers are always on top, no matter what? Because they are the change. Because they are visionaries. Yeah, sure, most of them have been here from the start, but they did not fail to adapt, and that kept them high in rankings, constantly growing their community over the years.
“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.”
Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
When bloggers fail to adapt, there’s nothing more to be done. For many, change can be the Grim Reaper. Try your best not to be one of them!
PS: Have you watched Darren Rowse’s video “5 Emergin Trends in Blogging“?
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In order to adapt, a blogger should have some skills like creativity and even intelligence.
About the top bloggers, they are good, I can’t deny that, but they are always on top because they kinda became a brand name … like problogger or john chow, everyone talks about them.
It’s hard to get on top of the blogosphere, but once you are there everything is easy.
Alex D, I have to disagree with you on this one:
“It’s hard to get on top of the blogosphere, but once you are there everything is easy.”
I’d put it like this:
“It’s hard to get on top, and even harder to maintain!”
No one argues they’ve become brands. Living up to the standards you’ve set, in an constantly changing and challenging environment it’s the toughest job, I’d say.
I think a great deal of it comes down to content. I look at a blog like, “skelliewag.org.” Her content is amazing. And, I’m not so sure she adapted to the, “status quo.” One of the things you’ll notice about her, is unlike problogger.net – she publishes less frequently. But, her content is of such staggering quality, that her fan base continues to grow and flourish regardless.