And the most popular blog post in 2021 was…
Since this site started in 2009, I’ve been tracking each year which was the most popular blog post. Let’s take a trip down memory lane. … Read the full post »
Blogging
Read my posts about blogging and especially how to use blogging successfully in political campaigning. For more general advice about online campaigning, see my Online Politics posts.
Online politics: get your content by following the ‘little and often’ rule
Go for little and often, adding details and summaries as you move from the brief to the more substantive communications. … Read the full post »
Writing an effective political blog post is as easy as 1, 2, 3
The secret to making a success of a political blog post is the same as for making a success of a Focus leaflet or a piece of direct mail. … Read the full post »
Lib Dem blogging: growing or shrinking?
A consolidation from a large number of creators to a smaller number is a common feature of what happens when technology matures. … Read the full post »
What does it take to be a political blogger?
Very often, the most successful use of for example, social media channels, is to promote the written word, is to share, is to engage, is to respond but is all centered around having some good in-depth written words as the piece of content. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Blog of the Year: shortlists and winners
Here is the full set of shortlists and winners for the Liberal Democrat Blog of the Year since the first awards in 2006. … Read the full post »
Which political blogs do MPs read? New MORI data
New data from pollsters MORI on the readership habits of our Members of Parliament. … Read the full post »
Ten WordPress plugins to make your blog shine
Here’s my selection of the best WordPress plugins to make your site effective, versatile and reliable. … Read the full post »
The Blogfather: The best of Iain Dale’s Diary
A selection of Iain Dale’s blog posts from 2004-2012, The Blogfather is a potted history of one of the pioneering political blogs in the UK which helped take political blogging from idiosyncratic niche into a mainstream format for covering politics. … Read the full post »
Whither Lib Dem blogging? The internal/external dilemma
There’s been an interesting debate over the last few days about the state of Liberal Democrat blogging, triggered by a thought-provoking piece from Jonathan Calder. … Read the full post »