Comments on: Attention Bloggers: Authority. What is it? Why Do We Need it? Tell me…

By: Nicolas

Nicolas — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:40:04 +0000

Greatings, I have already seen it somethere…
Thank you
Nicolas

By: Joseph Dowdy

Joseph Dowdy — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:11:06 +0000

I wrote about this and thought you’d be interested…

http://meshmarketer.com/internet-marketing/social-media/commentary/blogging-authority/

By: Lianne

Lianne — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:52:24 +0000

OK – re-skimming Women’s Ways of Knowing today for some course planning I’m doing and came across some really juicy bits about authority, but I thought you might like this one (summarized in my own words):

Authority requires others to be in a state of humility. Not humbleness, but humility. This is a closed state.

Experience allows others to be in a place of learning. This is an open space.

By: Positive Mitch

Positive Mitch — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:06:04 +0000

Authority combines the respect you get (the kind not induced by fear) with the value of your experience on the subject. As much as somebody can immerse themself in something for a few months, there is no replacement for years of experience and thelong trail of long-term connections and experiences that develop with it.

This leads me to something key: folks with positive authority have patience. Patience is critical. You won’t become an expert overnight. You have to stay with it, which will be a lot easier if you are working with material you already know and love and have a history with.

By: Prahlad

Prahlad — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:33:53 +0000

I think “authority” has two main meanings:
- the one about trust, knowledge, greatness, leadership;
- the one about power, rules and rulers, or – even – authoritarism.
We love and admire the first, we mistrust (or despise) the second.

They are different, but they are interconnected. Perhaps they are two face of the same coin.
Perhaps you can’t understand one, without acknowleding the other side.

By: Anne

Anne — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:14:57 +0000

Perception seems to be the key, yet that does not mean you are an authority on whatever you say. If you think you are chances are you are not; if enough believe it, then you are – authority. But are you really?

Authority is trust. Authority is knowing and giving and sharing information and then backing up that information with more information showing you do know what you speak of.

Authority is trust. Authority takes time. Authority takes others to notice it exists. Otherwise, it is like the proverbial tree in the forest that falls and no one hears, therefore no one knows if it made a sound.

Then again, I’m not an authority on this subject.

By: sas

sas — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:24:45 +0000

something to be challenged, fought and rallied against; to question it is to survive (in my world). it is the stopper of dreams and the creator of beuracracy. it requires the constant proving of who we are and what right we have to speak. it is dressed up as wisdom and rules for your own good and this is patently bullshit.

we need it but not in its current form. we need the framework, the platform, the basis: at its core should be compassion and love.

By: Alex Blackwell

Alex Blackwell — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:16:39 +0000

I think the following three metrics create a blogger’s authority:

1. How “social” the blog is in terms of number of comments, ReTweets, shares, etc…
2. The number of other blogs linking into the blog.
3. Google Page Rank and organic search visitors (lots = more authority)

Now with all that said, true authority is best measured by one, simple measurement: Do people care about the blog?

Good luck with the piece Kelly!

Alex

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By: Brandi Grays

Brandi Grays — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:03:40 +0000

Debbie hit the nail on the head.

But I wanted to add a bit more. I think that when you blog with authority, you have to not only know what you are talking about, but you have to also be confident in what you are saying. Confidence is a key component in authority.