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.
- 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
1. Make your opinion known
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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Why do we need to link like crazy? Also, how do you get a blog listed by google?
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Blogging like any other type of printed media is only as good as the reader-blogger interaction.
I can write four words that will set off someone on a post. Or I can write a thousand words and only the first four will get read.
Controversy is probably the best thing available to any writer. Controversy breeds discussion, apathy breeds nothingness as far as the relativity of the subject.
These are excellent tips for blog writing. Thanks for sharing this!
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HI!
I was actually looking for good bloging tips on google , came accross your post .All pints are really helping and valid.I think Depending on the nature of blogh entry one can also add some other points to your 10 pints.In my case i am starting to write blog entries for our comapanie’s official wesite http://blog.tcm.com.pk/.
Since we are starting to discuess some high end topics related to software development for start we are planing to write about design patterns so we have decided to have
1) Code snipets in our blog,to help others to understand our point.
2) Diagrames (UML) for the prrof of concept.
3) external refrences.
I know it will amke our blog entries reletivlely big but that once again is the demand of those topics.
This is great information for writers. Thanks.
You articles are great! these tips can help to improve the writing skills.
I just got back into blogging after a year off. I never was that good to begin with. Good tips to keep in mind.
Now, time to drink a few beers and slip into a coma.
Being a first time blogger… I found your blog through a quick Google search and have referenced to it in my first ever blog post… I like the fact it is simple… to the point… frank… and useful for a ‘noob’ as such to start blogging… even though I am a late starter in that regard… peace!
This will come in handy
I am just starting up a blog
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http://www.workingwriterscoach.com
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Thanks, now all became clear!
These are very good reminders for newer and for more experienced bloggers. Your points about keyword optimization are a good reminder to us all.
Anyone can create a blog but it takes a measure of skill to craft good quality offerings that will motivate readers to return.
Helpful and interesting posts. Just one think though, the link like crazy is good for relevant items, but thoughtless linking can be annoying to readers and can lower your pagerank (or so I’ve heard)
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Thanks,
and keep bloggin!
I notice that this post was written almost 2 years ago, but its’ relevance remains.
I too have printed out a copy for my workplace as a helpful reminder to myself.
A most sincere thank you to Lyndon :)
nice post! i’ll try tips
Nice information that is very helpful for a new blogger like me. Looks like your never to old to learn new tricks…
Sounds interesting i will keep in mind these point’s for my new posts.
Excellent advice for all newbies to blogging on how to write posts that are interesting and at the same time offers god information for the readers.
Great idea of blogging. I will try to follow your step.
Great tips! I had posted a blog about 2 years ago that pretty much violated all ten of your tips. The posts were like novels and no one returned :(
My new blog is a lot different and I hope to have more than 3 people visit :)
http://werehavingababies.blogspot.com
How to add anchor links in the post. I am using wordpress and it doesn’t seem to be supporting html codes.
Nilesh, putting link in WordPress post is smooth, open post editor, there you will see two tabs above editor, “Visual” and “Code”, if link insertion button is grayed in visual tab, switch to “Code” tab, there you will find bright blue “link” button to create a link in post. Hope this helps.
I have heard a lot of good things about bullets or top ten lists. I think this is a good thing to include in your blog and plan on doing it myself. Thanks for the advice.
Good advice,
On one of my blog, most posts are less than 250 Words long, I think this is ok because they are quite informative and containing rich keywords in them.
I hope this post along with some others I am going to make using this information will bring me some traffic.
Hello,
Good Tips,
Based on this tips I will write the blog and this time I hope my blog gets some result and comment.
Fine tips.. I have started a blog (www.novelthinking.net) and I will surely follow all these tips and look for good results.
I’ve returned to read this again because the information is so timely. Most Internet readers are pressed for time. A blog post that gets to the point quickly is appreciated.
Great list! Blog writing is so very important and is the first step to launching a great blog…
Very nice guidance. surely I will using this information bring me some traffic
Thanks for the great advice. You included some items I hadn’t seen before. Very clear concise instruction. Thanks.
Excellent tips to become a good blogger. I also found that the blog becomes popular when you restrict the number of words to 250.
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the content should be simple and crispy. It should be understandable and no use of tough words for which a reader will have to first consult a thesaurus as there is no such extra time to waste
I enjoyed your article. It’s straight to the point like the things I write about.
yup… noor was right. using simple and familiar vocabs are much more appreciated than fantastic words. thanks for such a great article.
I like how you set up this post, with a summary, followed by a detailed list. Great for those looking for info on the run.
Nice!
This is a nice list, thanks for going in-depth to each topic. I recently started a blog dealing with mobile devices, so i decided to browse around to see what others had come up with. I came across a blogger who had reportedly started making 5 grand a month with his cell phone review blog!!! Anyway, when i checked out his site… I noticed almost all of his posts were very short… some just a couple sentences. Short and too the point. That is great motivation to know that you don’t need to write 500 word essays on every post!
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