Dec 26 2007
Starting a Political Blog I: Blogging is like Traditional Campaigning
Introduction
Between today and New Year I am publishing a series of short articles on Poliblog Perspective about starting a political blog. If you have been thinking about starting a blog, the New Year is a good time to do it; these articles are designed to help you think through what you want to do, and to get the important things right at the outset.
These articles first appeared as two chapters of “Ian Dale’s Guide to Political Blogging 2007″.
Poliblog Perspective will be covering more aspects of Political Blogging during 2008.
Political Blogging is like Political Campaigning
We have all done it - slogging round a no hope street in a no hope constituency in the rain in November on a Saturday or Sunday morning, when we should be at home in bed with our breakfast.
Then, at the last house in the last street, our finger is bitten without warning by a small, homicidal, dog that can just reach the letterbox when it stands on its hind legs.
Fortunately, we may have seen the good side as well: winning when we do not expect to do so.
Writing a blog contains many of these experiences - both the enjoyable and the frustrating. In this article I have focused on the early days of writing a blog, and on the things you need to know at that stage - through the lens of political campaigning.
The lessons apply to both blogs aimed at a national audience, and also to those focused on a particular area.
Over the next few days I’ll be publishing a series of short articles about starting a political blog.
Why Start a Political Blog
As a starter for 10, here are a few good reasons you may want to consider starting one:
- You are an elected politician who wants to communicate with your constituents.
- You have a local or national issue you wish to campaign on.
- You want to become involved in grass-roots politics.
Or .. to modify a statement originally by Mr Eugenides:
You are a loudmouth with a well-stocked drinks cabinet and a broadband connection, who wants another audience now that your mates at the pub ignore you.
Wrapping-Up
In my next article I will be looking at some of the basics of political blogging.
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