Jodie Marsh

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Right.. this is an interesting one. Firstly - I'm not a fan of Jodie Marsh. I don't really have much of an opinion on her. That said she's done a lot to promote blogging simply by using it to put out various stories. It sometimes seems like newspapers log onto it when they need something to fill up their showbiz section.

It's particularly amusing that an MP has read it recently. Then gone on to criticise her involvement in "Beat Bullying". Apparently she sets a bad example.

To the blog...

Firstly the writing style adopted in the blog provides a good easy read. There's a real voice here bursting to get out and it's nice to feel as though you're hearing an unfiltered version of someone who you're vaguely aware of from "off the telly". Secondly it's a winner for me in that it's regularly updated. For me a blog needs to be active at least twice a week to make it worth checking.

The writing style gives it a "no-holds-barred" feel which I'd guess is an illusion. It's unlikely that someone who makes their money by being a 'celebrity' is going to let their guard down without thinking about it first.

The main criticism of this blog for me is that the updates are just too long. I don't like the fact that they can take longer than a lunch break to read. It's not unusual for them to ramble on and give the impression that you're never going to reach a conclusion.

I'd guess this would be a bonus for the 'fans' but it's a switch off for the casual reader like me and it puts me off regular visits. Also there's no backlinks used in the blog. I think they often help to welcome in new readers and suggest that they would work as a huge improvement to the site.

The fact you have to sign up to read it suggests to me that it's aimed at 'fans' more than anyone else. Overall - not a great blog but nowhere near as bad as you might think.

NM