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I have been writing about things like “how bloggers should not blog about topics they don’t know much” and that is still true. But there is also part that I want to share with you on how to become expert in any blog topic.
Books are the answer! Many bloggers have RSS feeds and read other blogs topics and then just kind of rewrite them. With books it’s different, you gain better knowledge and understanding of topic you want to learn and later on write about.
For example: I want to open blog and write about Cisco Routers or Switches but I don’t know anything about them. Blogs usually will give you topics which you might not understand (to technical), in order to understand you have to start from scratch and that is reading CCNA book or Cisco for Dummies etc.
If you have passion to learn something and then later on give your expert advices to your audience, read few books that you are interested in and gain the knowledge.
Many bloggers read books, they will not tell you because “expert” might loose that “coolness” on how good they are at given topic they write about.
Horaayy..there are 8 comment(s) for me so far ;)
thats really true… i see succesful people oftentimes twit that they are reading some books…
maybe they won’t really want to lose the “coolness” LOL
Fantastic advice! It’s like trying to write a book report without reading the entire book and trying to get by on the Cliffs Notes.
The internet has so much information on it that you can become an expert on any topic with no real effort.
The other benefit of reading books, is that it is not duplicate content, that you will already have found on the net. Books are still a very valuable source, that alot of people often forget about.
When I look for info, first thing I do is google it. The problem with websites and blogs is usually they contain bits and pieces. Books usually are great for topics where you need complete info on.
I agree with Xel. Books will give you the “full picture” or depth, while googling the topic will give you breadth.
I always like to use books as a starting point when researching new topics.
Nice topic. And I agree with Xel…
Thanks @ those who agreed with me. I really like the concept of Amazon’s kindle as I’m all for digitized reading. Hope it saves a few tree from being cut to produce papers.