Glittering attribution in the blogging world
When you become engrossed in the blogging world, searching for content is a weekly, sometimes daily, struggle.
Inspiration can be found anywhere; a tweet, a meme, another blogger, a brand, current events, news articles, etc.
The amount of inspiration available online is endless and ever-evolving. Any event, photo or online content could trigger the light bulb in your brain and spark the idea for your next blog post.
As bloggers, the issue of proper attribution is vital to the success of maintaining one's brand. Readers need to believe the blog is authentic and that the author of a blog is a vehicle (a glittery vehicle in my case) connecting readers to additional communities.
One way to remain authentic and build trust and community around your blog is by giving proper attribution to the source of your inspiration.
The easiest way to give proper attribution, aka credit the original source of the content, is through the use of hyperlinks.
An electronic link providing direct access from one distinctively marked place in a hypertext or hypermedia document to another in the same or a different document
Hyperlinks are a quick and easy way to credit the source of your blogging inspiration because they connect your readers to additional communities and to the direct source of original content.
Hpyerlinks can be implemented into a blog post in one of two ways; either directly embedded within a sentence or indicated within syntax.
Can I get an example? You bet.
Embedded within a sentence:
Think you forgot a weekly engagement assignment? Check out the Listly that was created for #EME6414 which details all the weekly online engagement required for the class!
Indicated within syntax:
Think you forgot a weekly engagement assignment? Check out the Listly that was created for #EME6414 which details all the weekly online engagement required for the class by clicking here.
I've found that the embedding technique works best when giving attribution to the source of inspiration, while indicating sources within the syntax helps to conclude or provide additional support for a point.
Do you agree that hyperlinks help solve the proper attribution within the blogging world? Or is there another way to credit sources you think works better? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
XO,
Michelle
