I’d like to talk about other aspects of blogging now as well as the smaller things that make or break a blogger, every little thing a blogger does, matters. In my case, I actually look for mistakes in my blogs or flaws that could be corrected, things that bother my readers bother me too, I can only do so much without any feedback from my readers at this blog.
Dealing with criticism is really hard for bloggers, every blogger/webmaster works really hard to research (well most do) and make the content (some pay for it but still) either way the content takes alot of work from the blogger’s end and listening or reading bad reviews about their work isn’t exactly pleasant for them.
Wait and Revise
First of all don’t over react or react instantly for that matter, responding on impulse on bad reviews can get you into a lot of trouble and leave you with the reputation of an unprofessional and immature blogger and therefore hurt your reader base and traffic. The best thing to do when you get a bad review is to analyze the situation and think clearly.
What is it and Who is the critique coming from?
Before even acknowledge the statement as a proper critique you need to see what it is being said and whom its coming from, if a person with absolutely no experience in blogging is critiquing your content structure and articles or the way you optimize your site for search engines then that review can and should be ignored completely because it has no real value and the person stating that has no grounds to say that in the first place.
Is it my fault?
Thats what you should be asking yourself before coming to a conclusion in some cases the reviewers and critique are in fact wrong but sometimes other people see your blog better then you can, so its better to review the situation from a 3rd person’s view. Most of the time other people see flaws in your blog that you may have not seen or don’t wish to address.
Accepting your fault
If you have come to the conclusion that it is in fact your fault then leave a kind reply to the critic and make sure you as a blogger make it perfectly clear that the matter that was addressed and the flaw that was seen in your blog will be worked on to make a better blog for your readers. That way you keep your dignity and get a few readers from the critic’s site too!
Addressing the matter
If you have come to the conclusion that its not your fault then be as polite as you can be and don’t make it their fault, basically all that is needed are a few facts from your side, you can post about how you see the situation, how it should be and how you want it to be in the first place. In no way you should insult the critic for finding a flaw in your blog.
I’m gonna go ahead and post more about better blogging in the next few days, subscribe for instant updates



