Kudos to Nefesh B’Nefesh for pulling off a successful first international Jewish bloggers conference. The conference room was packed, and I heard that more than 1,000 people who couldn’t attend followed it online.
It’s now the morning after, and although names and faces are already blurring, more importantly, I have a clearer sense of the niches filled by blogs as diverse as Oleh Girl, What War Zone, Treppenwitz, My Shrapnel, and Jewlicious, to name but a few.
I was reminded that there are no shortcuts to good blogging. Quality blogging means researching your subject well, writing (and rewriting), networking with other bloggers, constantly thinking of how you would blog a particular issue, and keeping up to date on constantly changing online trends, tools and technology.
That’s a tall enough order if blogging is part of your work, which is my situation. I have a greater appreciation for the fact that most J-Bloggers blog as a hobby, juggling writing along with work and family.
Nefesh B’Nefesh invited bloggers to submit topics for discussion at next year’s conference. I invite readers and fellow bloggers to start raising questions and topics in the comments section.
