There are some unspoken rules in the world of blogging. I am not sure if we all the bloggers are aware about them or not, but yes we do try to follow them. Read on this blog to know more about blogging etiquette.

To be very frank, I am not writing this blog post to let others know about some of the rules, which I think you should apply to me or my blog, but these sets of rules or you can say them as common courtesies are very much required especially if you are a blogger.

Honestly we bloggers are too polite and normally we never feel about abusing anyone. I guess you all remember about one of my old blog post on how to do comments on blogs, I wrote it too without having any thought of abusing any one. Similarly this blog post of mine on some common blogging etiquette is also on some common rules which we bloggers should respect.

I am not sure how much successful I am to express these things, but I guess you all will leave a comment about this so that I can be able to understand if I did a fair job or not?

Blogging Etiquette! 

When we term something as blogging etiquette, it is actually a set of rules which mostly good bloggers do follow in their real life. I guess if you are new into blogging you will be able to learn so many things related to blogging etiquette:

Appreciation 

Blogging is not all about appraising what we know. Blogging is actually a way to appreciate others, so that they can influence others as well.

What I feel is that be it blogging, or social media it is not all about what we know and what things we can do, or what we have done so far, actually a good blogger will always try to appreciate others on these mediums.

You might say that I am telling my readers to appreciate my efforts, but it is not true. What I want to say over here is if you are a blogger, you should check the blogs of others as well. If you do like something, then it is your duty to appreciate the same, either in the form of comment on that particular blog, or as a social media share. This way we will actually appreciate the efforts which that particular blogger has given on that blog.

It actually will encourage the other person.

Give and Take 

Blogging is like a process of giving and taking. You should give your knowledge and love to others and then only think about getting it back.

Honestly, not many people or bloggers are those who should be loved by everyone. Those types of bloggers are very rare to found. If you are a blogger and you write awesome post, which I am sure you are, but still you need to share your love towards other bloggers to get the love of the bloggers in return.

When you are a part of a blogging or social media community, where you can share your blog posts, don’t ever think about getting more likes without and unless you like other bloggers posts. And honestly it is quite genuine too.

No matter how good you do write, but still you should have time to appreciate others too.

So give and then only take is one of the most essential unsaid rules of the blogging world.

Don’t be Selfish 

To be very frank, we bloggers are not at all selfish. We usually do help others and ask very less for ourselves. But sometimes I have seen this tendency that people or bloggers use to submit their links on some blogging communities and social media platforms and run away. They don’t bother to like other’s post as well, and then expect that lots of people will appreciate their posts.

I think this is not good. If you don’t let others know that you are the one who is active there, no one else from there is going to like you.

Ask Genuine Things Only 

Being a blogger and an active social media guy, I have noticed that people do expect that you should share all the things of that particular person. What I want to say with this point is that first you should never ask anyone to share your post, and second if you are asking too consider if this is a sharable content or not.

You should always try to develop content which are so useful to others that they themselves will feel good to share your content on social media or any other medium, even sometimes on their blog too. I am sure you must have noticed that I usually share links to other bloggers post on my blog.

And then still if you want to promote a particular blog post of yours and ask someone to like and share it, then first consider the fact if it is sharable piece of content or not. As you might be an expert in a particular field, and you are asking someone else to like and share one casual blog of yourself, then I guess this is not a good thing to do.

Just for an example, you all know that I usually write on Blogging tips, SEO tips, Self Improvement tips, Relationships advice, etc. and I usually write some casual post about myself or something related with my personal life. I usually share a weekly post too, but did you ever saw me sharing my weekly post somewhere? Except a few instances, like I shared my post on our wedding anniversary on IndiBlogger, that too because I know my blogger friends will love that piece, and hence I shared, else I normally don’t share my offbeat posts on anywhere.

What I want to say is that being a blogger you should know about which links of your own blog should be shareable or not and if they are shareable then at which place.

Blog Comments 

Although I have written much about it in this blog post of mine, but then I still believe that you should understand that how can you make sense in leaving a blog comment at anywhere.

First, you should understand that there are absolutely no pressures on you to share a comment on all the things. Do share your comment only where you feel comfortable and you know that you have a valid point to share. Did you noticed my blogger buddy Vinay Nagaraju and his comments on my and others blog as well? Every comment which Vinay will post on any of the blog will be quite authentic and up to the point and will be the part of the blog topic only. I am actually learning this technique from him.

Similarly if you are a blogger, then I am sure you must be getting some comments on your blog too. You should respond to all those comments. Being the owner of a blog, it is your duty to respond to ever comments on your site. I do agree that sometimes we don’t have the time to respond to comments, in that case too try to respond to them once you are free.

If your blogs are getting so many comments, but you are not responding to any of them, your readers will not get the motivation to share their comments on your blog as they will consider you as a disengage blogger.

Also while sharing comment, do always remember the fact that if you don’t have something unique or meaningful to comment, then it is better to say nothing. Share your love in the form of sharing the blog on your social media.

Social Media Shares 

Now this is something which I usually do and think others will also do. When someone share some links of mine, I always try to thanks that person. Not even that I try to visit their profile and see if there are something which I can share on my profile or not. I usually do share their things as well.

Returning the favor is the key behind your success on these sites. No matter if it is related to your social media profiles or your blog only. You should understand how you can return the favor to that particular person.

So these were some of the unsaid rules which I wanted to share with my readers. I am sure if you do like them you must share it with your social media profile and also share your comment on this post.

Please do let me know what you think about this blog post of mine. Please do share your opinion about it in the form of comments.