Are you a Professor, a Prophet.or a Star?
Hi folks...
I recently watched an extremely interesting webinar from a young writer named Jeff Goins.
Jeff built his blog to 100,000 readers/followers and now makes his living as a full time writer in various ways.
One part of the webinar that I found especially interesting was Jeff's contention that there are basically only 5 types of blogging personality (he calls them Platform Personalities)
He named them as:-
- Journalist
- Prophet
- Artist
- Professor
- Star
The thought being that all bloggers fall into one of these categories....mainly into one particular category but sometimes also with shades of the others thrown into the mix as well.
The Journalist is basically the sort of blogger/writer who likes to ask questions. He/She may interview people for their blog and ask the questions that will satisfy their own curiosity as well as their readers. The main requirement for being the Journalist is curiosity.
The Prophet is a writer who tells the "dirty" and "ugly" truth about their subject. Basically railing against injustice where they see it. This type requires a basic dissatisfaction with what they see around them and within their sphere of interest.
The Artist requires an "eye for beauty" They try to make their platform/blog a work of beauty in order to open their readers eyes to things that they perhaps haven't noticed before.
The Professor has a "thirst for knowledge" and builds his/her plaform on facts and figures. Always wanting to know how everything works and to let their readers know all they need to know before making their choices.
The Star.....this writer is a charismatic "celebrity" type who attracts readers mostly based on their own likeability and their love of other people.
I found this really interesting because these personality types do seem to cover a lot of the writers I see on-line and a number of the folks I have met on WA as well.
Perhaps you can spot your own blog personality here?
Jeff Goins also stated that, as part of the moudling of your writing style you should decide which of these writers you are going to be. And then you should direct your writing in that direction. He also said that the worst thing you could do would be to go full steam ahead without picking your main "personality" And if you felt it necessary you may need to "major" in one type and "minor" in another.
I would be very interested to hear all your views on this....
Cheers
Kevin
P.S. If you want to check Jeff Goins out for yourself....he's at the link below...
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Maybe artist. I don't really know, but your blog is very interesting. It causes us to stop and think and that is a very good thing.
Marilyn
Thanks Marilyn....but you can be a combination of more than one of the above types which Jeff thinks will cover most writing styles.....as you say, interesting ideas. Warm regards - Kevin
I haven't done much on my website so far but from what you share here and from my experience in some local community, I would say I'm kinda Professor personality and a bit Star. Why a bit Star? There's a community where I have high likeability and people always wait for my writings. They trust whatever I write and my Professor personality comes in handy to help me feed their hunger.
This is very interesting. I am far from being a Professor but the personality of Professor resides within me all this time.
Thanks Kevin. How thoughtful you are to share this with us.
Hi Lina - I'm glad that you liked the blog and you're very welcome. I would say that being a "Star" personality is definitely an asset when you are building a following on-line. And as you say, combined with the "Professor" will make your writing both useful and highly anticipated....Kevin
Interesting James....probably a good choice as a perspective to write from as you will never really find yourself short of things to write about...especially in the internet marketing world. In the video Jeff Goins pointed to Seth Godin as a "Prophet" led writer and it has worked well for him. Thanks for your comments...Kevin
I like Jeff and am on his email list. He has some interesting things to say about writing. My major type is Professor.
Hi Christine - thanks for your feedback and I agree about Jeff. I also think Professor would be my "major" - Kevin
If anything I'd say I was the Professor type Kevin....I'd like to be an ABC (All Bits Combined) but I can see there are traits there that definitely don't recognise me...............lolsssss!!!
Mark
Hi Mark - great to see you...yes I think the Professor type sums up a lot of the affiliate bootcamp traits...as writers are providing reviews of products.....but also the Prophet personality comes into play with the scam reviews.....interesting idea all round....Cheers - Kevin
Hi Kevin,
I'm definitely the Professor type. Checked out the goinswriter.com site and signed up for the book. Looks like great stuff, thanks!
Michael
Hi Michael....glad you liked it and I do think Jeff Goins is worth following...Cheers - Kevin
HI Kevin. Was on that webinar, too. Good stuff - especially the how-to on building a tribe. I'm a journalist with prophet leanings.
Hi Jim - I agree, and I am not at all surprised that this is something you would find of interest given your background. Did you also catch the Ray Edwards videos about copywriting that I wrote about in an earlier blog?
I think that I may be tending towards the "Professor" personality as I am (ever so slightly) obsessed with how things work.
Many thanks for your comments Jim...
You bet, Kevin. You're presenting great stuff. I' will check out the CW videos when I get a chance.
Hi,
Reading the above, I guess I would fall in the Prophet/ Professor categories. Will be checking out goinswriter.com link
Thank you.
Thanks for your comment Victoria. If you can get an invite to one of his free webinars I would recommend making use of it. Cheers - Kevin
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Thanks for reminding us Kevin. I'm not sure which type I am since I recognise myself in a couple of them.
Thanks for reading Mudre....we can share characteristics from a few of them for sure.....
We sure can. Have a good one Kevin.