Following Christ and sharing the Good News with others is much more than a psychological mind-game.

In fact, it isn’t anything even related to psychological mechanics, since the Gospel, intrinsically, is outside of us. It is from God and not us.

But we interpret, understand, and utilize our brains to comprehend it, so there’s a bit of wisdom in engaging the thought mechanisms behind it all.

So, here are some things I have found myself contemplating when blogging, a few “tips” perhaps and things for you to consider.

This is a virtual “hat tip” to some of my undergrad professors who schooled me on design psychology and web design.

See if any of this applies to you and how you can better (or expand) your blogging strategy:

1. Emotion Is Everything

Not really “everything,” but we, as humans, simply make a lot of decisions based on our emotion. This is easy to understand and isn’t too mysterious of an idea. Perhaps you should engage the emotional aspect more in your blogging?

2. Selfishness Rules

We’re all a bit egocentric. This is natural. See, we all, at some point or another, ask ourselves the question of whether or not the blog we’re reading is valuable to us, not other people. What’s in it for me? Are you creating “valuable” content to engage the egocentricity of the human condition?

3. Value Wins

This has much to do with number 2 above. We all desire value. We all desired to be valued. Does your blog create “value” in whatever form or fashion necessary? Are you “adding” useful content to the blogosphere or bogging it down with “uselessness?” (Being a bit sarcastic here…)

4. I’m a Person so Treat Me That Way

As much as I love the internet and technology I have to always remember the fact that I’m human. Weird, right? People simple think in terms that are relative to who they are. They are people. We are people. We are “relational.”

5. Crowd-Factory

People are prone to “follow the crowd.” We are all imitators of something. It’s rare to find true originality. Do you embrace this fact or fight against it? Is your blog speaking in one or another sphere? Providing content that speaks to the masses can be effective and sometimes less so.

6. Digital Wanderlust

We’re always looking for something or to go somewhere. Never satisfied. Are you a “destination” blog? Marinate on that for a second.

7. You’re Not God. Duh.

Apparently, we can’t really force anyone to do anything. We can solicit, urge, excite, shame… but we can’t really force someone to consume your blog content. Meet their needs and you win. Are you providing worthy content so they can “do” something with it?

8. Facts

You can’t force anyone to do anything. That’s a fact. What helps, though, in converting someone from being an “observer” to a “player” in your blog space is providing “facts.” Facts help us justify decisions. If there is somehow a rational conversion of knowledge in their head into something logical, action occurs. Basic.

9. The “I Don’t Trust You” Thing.

People are suspicious of you. Naturally. Skepticism is every where, and with good reason. People aren’t as much of a risk taker as you might think they are. So reading your blog is with apprehension and suspicion. Break the pattern. Destroy their assumptions. Help them to trust you.

10. Give Them Something To Eat

Not literally, but almost. As humans, we love to use our 5 senses. God gave them to us for a reason. Unfortunately, most blog authors only employ or engage the “visual” skill. Be creative and see if you can engage the others. It’s not as tricky as you might think.

What do you think? Valuable things to think about?