The Bloggers Of Tomorrow

There’s a major change happening in the blogosphere.  I’ve been talking about this for a few weeks now, on this blog as well as in the comments of other blogs.  Regarding the change, I’d say I could feel it in the air, but it’s not in the air, it’s in cyberspace, and like most things that are related to technology, unless you’re in tune with what’s happening, you’re going to be left behind… fast.

Let me put it this way, the internet continues to evolve. How many of you remember what the internet was like in 1995?  There was no YouTube, There was no Facebook.  Hell, there wasn’t even a MySpace.  In those days, the idea of being able to share music online was cutting edge.  The internet was a much different place back then.  Just read this newspaper article, published in 1995 regarding the future of the internet!

My point is that the internet has changed drastically in the past 15 years, and it’s still continuing to change.  15 years from now, it’s going to be completely different from what it is now.  Where will it be in 15 years?  I don’t have any idea whatsoever.  I don’t know what direction the internet is going to move in that long from now.  I couldn’t even tell you where it’s going to go in the next five years, considering blogging was in it’s infancy five years ago.

However, I do have a pretty good idea of where it’s going in the short term.  I can tell you the specific things that I’m starting to notice change about the blogosphere in the year or so that I’ve been blogging.  I can tell you that the bloggers of yesterday are quickly becoming obsolete, and that a new breed of bloggers are emerging and I predict that these “Bloggers of Tomorrow” are going to be main event on the internet within a few years.

These “Bloggers of Tomorrow” have the following characteristics:

They Are In Tune With The Blogosphere

Some bloggers, including most of those who “claim” that they earn six figures from blogging, are really only concerned with one thing: themselves.  They don’t care what other bloggers are doing, unless they can “monetize” it in some way, and socially, they are completely unapproachable… unless they can “monetize” their relationship with you.

The Bloggers of Tomorrow don’t play that game.  They don’t see the world as dollar signs.  They blog for the fun of it.  They use social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook to actually INTERACT with people instead of using it as a medium to broadcast their opinions and as a way of spamming people with paid links like some other bloggers do.

They Share HONEST feedback

A lot of people have the wrong idea about blogging.  They spend a lot of time on big name blogs and leave sugar coated comments, such as “This was such a wonderful post!  This was exactly what I needed to hear!  Blah blah blah” and continue to kiss ass in a hope that the big name blogger will reciprocate and come visit their blog.  In other words, so many bloggers think that they can kiss ass and build traffic to their sites by handing out empty compliments.

The Bloggers of Tomorrow know that the greatness of blogging relies on the COMMUNICATION of bloggers.  People of different backgrounds, all over the world coming together to exchange ideas and peacefully debate various topics.  It truly is a beautiful thing, and that’s why the Bloggers of Tomorrow will give a blogger honest feedback.  If he doesn’t like what was written, he’ll explain why… but he’ll do it in a peaceful, diplomatic way, and in a way that remains respectful of the person who took the time to write the article.

They Are REAL

What do I mean when I say that a blogger is real?  Well, for one thing, you can get to know the blogger simply by reading their articles.  Their personalities, their lifestyles and their philosophies will shine through their writing.  Their character will leap up off of the webpage in the form of their words and sentences, and you will get to know the writer, simply by reading what they write!

You might think that all writing is this way, and to a certain extent, it is.  However, when it comes to the real bloggers, there is one major difference.  They are AT EASE when they write.  They are themselves, and aren’t trying to project any kind of image, except for the truth of their personality.  And the personality that shines through their writing is their true self, completely at ease with what they are doing.

Simply put, The Bloggers of Tomorrow aren’t afraid to be themselves when they sit down and write.  They aren’t afraid to open up and share with the world what they are feeling, thinking, and doing with their lives.  They are unapologetic about who they are and what they do.  People who visit their sites can either take them or leave them for who they are.

Not to say that these bloggers are stuck up.  Far from it, in fact.  These bloggers will interact with the people who visit their sites, and will eventually peacefully debate any differences that their visitors have with them.  They will calmly and intelligently explain why they feel the way that they do about whatever the issue is, and in turn will often garner the respect of the people who visit their blog.

But The Bloggers Of Tomorrow Live In The Present

The question I want to ask you is whether or not you are a Blogger of Tomorrow, or if you are firmly stuck in the past.  What are your motivations for sitting down and writing your articles, day after day, week after week, month after month, and year after year?

Do you want to get rich and quit your job?  Consider the fact that there are billions of blogs in existance and very few of them (probably in the hundreds) have been successful enough for the bloggers to quit their day jobs from.  Consider that for most of the bloggers who become successful required months and sometimes years of hard work.  Also consider that most of the people who make good money blogging do so because of their love for blogging itself.

Do you want to be famous?  If you have delusions of grandeur that blogging will bring you, then you are firmly stuck in the past.  You’re stuck in the 00’s.  You’re becoming obselete, and it’s time for you to join the new decade, the enlightenment if you will.

It’s time for you to start being REAL with your blogging.  It’s time for you to become a Blogger Of Tomorrow.

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Do you agree? Disagree? Would you like to take your day to day frustrations out on a total stranger who writes on a blog? If the answer to any of these questions is “yes” then by all means, leave a reply!

Also, read up on my blogging related articles, such as “Your Comment Is Awaiting Moderation“, or “Treat Your Blog Like A Living Thing“!

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