Note: if you’ve discovered this post at Blogtreprenoeur, you should know that they’ve scraped this post from my blog. Please click here to read the original post at its original source. Blogtreprenoeur is a thief and steals from several sources. They do not deserve your support. Thanks.
When you encounter a new blog, you might want to get some idea of what’s been written there before. That way, you have some idea of what to expect when you read the blog.
I have a popular posts page, a listing of the posts with the largest numbers of page views, but I’ve come to the conclusion that sometimes a popular post is different from the normal content in one’s blog. Sometimes posts are written specifically to get social media attention…
:: whistles and looks away, hoping no one notices him ::
Other posts, although they might not be as popular, may give a new reader a different, more representative sense of what your blog is really about.
Therefore, I’m going to include links to some of my favorite Broadcasting Brain posts which might not have been so popular. Maybe you’ll like them, too.
Can you trust the news? My thoughts on how to deal with media lies and disinformation.
You can actually hear me speak at the link in this post
I wrote this post after exchanging E-Mails with an A-list blogger, it was a pleasant surprise
The Power of Context, or EVERYBODY Knows John! – just some thoughts about name dropping and the use of a person’s first name or nickname
The appropriate platform is in the eye of the beholder – not the best-named post, but still, it’s a topic that I believe in quite strongly
Size does not matter (in the blogosphere) – this post is on my popular posts page, but I think it’s worth repeating
There you go, a Broadcasting Brain B-Sides post!
Hmmm- I did not know that- I have actually been to that blog before. It seems to have quite a following- that’s sad.
Check out What is a “low down Hoochie Coocher?” from Michelle Gartner
@Michelle – yeah, they scrape ProBlogger, too.
I maintain a manual ‘Top Posts’ page for my blog for the same reason. The social media hits tend to be the quirky/humourous posts for me. But I’d like to show new readers I also have a serious and analytical side. It’s a bit of a pain in the butt to maintain (as opposed to a WordPress plugin), but I’d prefer to have a some personal control over what is categorised as a ‘Top Post’.
Check out The diary of a (semi-obsessed) blogger from James Duthie
@James – My “Popular Posts” pages is manual as well, but I had constructed it based on number of views. I like your idea, too.