How to Write Great Blog Content
Successful bloggers have to keep their heads around many different
aspects of the medium – but at it’s core is being able to write
compelling and engaging content on a consistent basis over time.
How you do this will vary from blogger to blogger to some extent as each blogger has their own style – however there are some basic principles of writing great blog content that might be worth keeping in mind.
Here are a few of the lessons I’ve learned on the topic over the years:
How you do this will vary from blogger to blogger to some extent as each blogger has their own style – however there are some basic principles of writing great blog content that might be worth keeping in mind.
Here are a few of the lessons I’ve learned on the topic over the years:
Where to Start
How to Craft a Blog Post - This is a series of posts that walk bloggers through a variety of points on blog writing that can make a good post great.Techniques
- Make Your Writing Scannable – one of the most important tips for online writing
- How Long Should a Blog Post Be? – another common question about writing posts
- Using Titles Effectively on Blogs – one of the most important elements of a blog post is it’s title – here’s why they are important and how to write them
Workflow
- Marinating Ideas into Blog Posts – My Posting Workflow – how I work up an idea into a post
- How Often Should a Blogger Post - considerations when thinking about posting frequency
- How to Write a Successful Series on Your Blog – 10 steps that I use for writing a series of posts on my blogs
- Why Guest Posts are Great for a Blog - the start of a series of post son guest blogging
Motivation
- Declaring War on Blog Apathy – once you’ve been blogging for a while it’s easy to lose motivation and let it slip. This article is all about how to keep your blog moving forward.
- 7 Days to Rediscovering Your Blogging Groove – a simple way to find things to write about on your blog over 7 days
- 20 Types of Blog Posts – part of my Battling Bloggers Block series
Principles of Successful Content Creation
- How to Eliminate the Echo Chamber and Add to the Conversation – make your blog stand out from the crowd, say something original and grow your blog
- The 4 Pillars of Writing Exceptional Blogs – how to write great content for your blog
- Writing Good Content – the two basic elements of good blog content – usefulness and uniqueness
- How to Write Excellent Blog Content - a post looking back on what we wish we knew about writing great blog content
RSS
- How to Make Your RSS Feeds POP! – a series on how to develop a compelling RSS feed, how to grow your RSS readership and how to get RSS readers visiting your actual blog
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Ten Tips for writing a blog post
The following post on tips for writing a blog was submitted by Lyndon from Flockblog who in his email to me with it described it as a simple ‘back to basics’ kind of post. Thanks Lyndon.
Get more Blog tips from our Blog Tips for Beginners series.
Here are ten tips that help me with my blog writing.
People like blogs, they like blogs because they are written by people and not corporations. People want to know what people think, crazy as it sounds they want to know what you think. Tell them exactly what you think using the least amount of words possible.
2. Link like crazy.
Support your post with links to other web pages that are contextual to your post.
3. Write Less
Give the maximum amount of information with the least amount of words. Time is finite and people are infinitely busy. Blast your knowledge into the reader at the speed of sound.
4. 250 is enough
A long post is easier to forget and harder to get into. A short post is the opposite.
5. Make Headlines snappy
Contain your whole argument in your headline. Check out National newspapers to see how they do it.
6. Include bullet point lists
We all love lists, it structures the info in an easily digestible format.
7. Make your posts easy to scan
Every few paragraphs insert a sub heading. Make sentences and headlines short and to the point.
8. Be consistent with your style
People like to know what to expect, once you have settled on a style for your audience stick to it.
9. Litter the post with Keywords.
Think about what keywords people would use to search for your post and include them in the body text and headers. make sure the keyword placement is natural and does not seem out of place.
10. Edit your post
Good writing is in the editing. Before you hit the submit button, re-read your post and cut out the stuff that you don’t need.
I hope you enjoyed my tips for writing a blog post – feel free to share your own blog writing tips below.
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Get more Blog tips from our Blog Tips for Beginners series.
Here are ten tips that help me with my blog writing.
- Make your opinion known
- Link like crazy
- Write less
- 250 Words is enough
- Make Headlines snappy
- Write with passion
- Include Bullet point lists
- Edit your post
- Make your posts easy to scan
- Be consistent with your style
- Litter the post with keywords
People like blogs, they like blogs because they are written by people and not corporations. People want to know what people think, crazy as it sounds they want to know what you think. Tell them exactly what you think using the least amount of words possible.
2. Link like crazy.
Support your post with links to other web pages that are contextual to your post.
3. Write Less
Give the maximum amount of information with the least amount of words. Time is finite and people are infinitely busy. Blast your knowledge into the reader at the speed of sound.
4. 250 is enough
A long post is easier to forget and harder to get into. A short post is the opposite.
5. Make Headlines snappy
Contain your whole argument in your headline. Check out National newspapers to see how they do it.
6. Include bullet point lists
We all love lists, it structures the info in an easily digestible format.
7. Make your posts easy to scan
Every few paragraphs insert a sub heading. Make sentences and headlines short and to the point.
8. Be consistent with your style
People like to know what to expect, once you have settled on a style for your audience stick to it.
9. Litter the post with Keywords.
Think about what keywords people would use to search for your post and include them in the body text and headers. make sure the keyword placement is natural and does not seem out of place.
10. Edit your post
Good writing is in the editing. Before you hit the submit button, re-read your post and cut out the stuff that you don’t need.
I hope you enjoyed my tips for writing a blog post – feel free to share your own blog writing tips below.
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