5 Pop Culture Quotes for a Memorable Blog
Geeks and nerds. When they’re not fixing our computers, they’re reeling off reams of quotable material. Whether it’s something they saw last night, or a movie they saw as a child, they’re quoting it to the letter.
Imagine if your blog could be that memorable. If, ten years down the line, people still remembered that post you’ve written yesterday.
If you heed the advice contained in those pop culture quotes, you won’t need to imagine. Because there’s some great nuggets of insight that can be the difference between a memorable blog and a total flop.
Hang on, lads; I’ve got a great idea – Charlie Croker, The Italian Job
It doesn’t matter whether you’re starting a new blog, or hanging over a cliff in a coach full of stolen gold. You’re going to need an idea. And if you want to succeed, it’d better be great.
Don’t just dive in blindly. Take the time to sit down and ask yourself the difficult questions: Who is my blog aimed at?
Who is my competition?
What makes me stand out?
What’s my long-term objective?
How can I achieve that?
If you can’t answer those questions convincingly, it’s a safe bet that your plan isn’t a great one. And as you’ll see in our next quote
Stay on target! Stay on target! – Gold Five, Star Wars
The un-named Y Wing pilot “Gold Five” might not have known how to use the force, but he sure knew how to succeed in blogging. Exactly the same way as you succeed in destroying a planet-killing battle station.
Remember those questions you asked yourself about your long term objective? If you want to produce a truly memorable blog, you’ll need to keep those answers in mind. Because the whole point of a good plan is that you stick to it, and it helps you through good times and bad.
Change, and not a moment too soon – The Sixth Doctor, Doctor Who
That’s not to say that you need to cover every single eventuality with your plan. How could anyone blogging about the internet in the early 2000’s have forseen Facebook or Twitter?
There will always be something that you haven’t planned for, and that’s where advice from our eponymous Time Lord comes in. The reason that the BBC show has thrilled audience since the ‘60s is that it embraces change.
And if you want your blog to be memorable, then you’ll need to be prepared to regenerate once or twice.
Don’t think you are, know you are. Stop trying to hit me and hit me! – Morpheus, The Matrix
If you’ve got a plan, you’re sticking to it where appropriate and being flexible where needed, there’s just the small matter of being great at what you do.
“Faking it until you make it” doesn’t work with Blogging, especially when you’re trying to be noticed. Any falsehoods and posturing is going to make you look like a fool. Plus, who remembers the fakers?
So stop pretending to be great. Just go out there, create great content and become a leader in your niche. You’ve got the potential to do it, and without a homicidal race of machines to contend with, the only thing holding you back is you.
Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here! This is the War Room! – President Merkin Muffley, Dr Strangelove
Well it’s probably a safe bet to suggest that your blog won’t have a War Room, it’s almost certain that it will have some form of discussion area. And if you don’t want to come across as borderline insane, you will need to allow discussion in the discussion forum.
The discussion areas of your blog, be it a comments section or dedicated forum, are key to making your offering memorable. You’ll want to encourage robust debate from interesting characters. And that means that sometimes you’ll have to take criticism.
And yes, you will have to tolerate the odd fight in the war room.
So there you have it. Five memorable quotes for a memorable blog. I can’t promise that geeks will be attending YourBlogCon 2020 or quoting your work verbatim, but if you follow this advice, you’ll be sure to stick in the memory.
Andrew Nattan is the lead blogger for The FirstFound Blog and a contributor to FirstFound’s Optimise Magazine. He also looks after his own blog, Unmemorable Title.
