Blog Best Practices

Are you ready for some football? That just happens to be my favorite sport to watch. I don' care if it is college or professional. I love football. That's not to say that I don't enjoy other sports, because I do. I also enjoy basketball and baseball. Football just happens to be my favorite. I would like to think that I have a vast knowledge of the history of football, as well as the rules and regulations. It's funny because when I talk about sports with guys, I tend to knock their socks off. Most guys are very impressed with my knowledge of football or sports in general. I find it funny. If you are passionate about a subject, why shouldn't you learn as much as you can. I love football enough to go out and buy books about the sport. I watch every Saturday and Sunday,  I play Madden and I also play Fantasy Football. For me, it is absolutely important that I stay up to date with the latest information about teams that I follow and the sport itself. I usually rely on news from my local paper or television station. Oddly enough, I find out about other sports related news trending on Facebook.

Recently, I was introduced to the art of blogging. I had considered starting my own blog page to talk about football, but didn't know how. I also didn't feel comfortable talking about football, fearing negative backlash, especially being that it is a male dominated sport. Plus, I really never visited blogs until recently. I never really understood the function of a blog but had always been encouraged to create and write one.

What I have learned is that as a blogger, in order to keep followers, you must be accurate. For me, I don't think that it really matters what kind of blog you have. Whether you are writing about raising kids or writing movie reviews, you owe to your followers to be accurate as well as responsible.

The blog that I chose to talk about is from the ESPN website. This blog covers all sports ranging from football to hockey. If you are a football fan like I am, the blog is broken down from different college conferences to  the different NFL divisions. I can go in and click on the blog that I am interested in.  I really like what I have seen so far with this blog. ESPN doesn't disappoint. I find that their blog writers are very knowledgeable and they are accurate in their reporting.  The great thing about ESPN is that it offers selection.  You can choose from any sport and read a blog about that sport or a particular player. I find that this blog has something for everyone. If you are a sports fan, then this is the blog site for you. Lastly, because the blog site is maintained by ESPN, I wouldn't expect anything less. ESPN has been delivering sports news for over 30 years through various outlets and I find them to very reputable. For me, its a no brainer that ESPN would have such a well written blog and that the information would be accurate and insightful.  I would recommend this blog to any sports fan. To check the EPSN blog out, visit  http://espn.go.com/espn/blogs.