Archive for Writing Content
Written on June 17th, 2009 at 12:06 am by Darren Rowse
Pre-Written and Scheduled Posts vs Timely Posts
“How do you balance having pre-written posts with timely content - what’s a good balance to strike?” question submitted to me using #pbquestions by @crystalsquest
Using pre-written and scheduled posts is a strategy that many bloggers use to help them keep fresh content appearing on their blogs while maintaining a life that is not dominated 24/7 [...]
Written on June 11th, 2009 at 12:06 am by Darren Rowse
How To Land Big Interviews When Your Blog Is Still Small
A Guest post by Josh Hanagarne – World’s Strongest Librarian
In this article I outline:
Why I was scared to ask for big interviews
How I got over the fear
The results of my efforts, which I couldn’t be happier with
Seven weeks ago, my blog was one day old and I was staring at the keyboard thinking “Oh man…what [...]
Written on May 23rd, 2009 at 12:05 am by Darren Rowse
15 Ways to Rework Your Next Blog Post Title
This post is task #32 (a bonus one) in the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog challenge.
Your task today is to rework the title of the next post that you write
OK - so you need to have a post written before you can do this one but assuming you have a post ready [...]
Written on May 15th, 2009 at 12:05 am by Darren Rowse
Be Consistent and Useful - Thoughts on How Often to Publish on Your Blog
In the last task of our 31 Days to Build a Better Blog challenge I encouraged bloggers to set up a plan for the next steps in their blog. As an example I set up a hypothetical Blogging Calendar with an activity for each day of the next month. Here it is again (click to [...]
Written on May 3rd, 2009 at 07:05 pm by Darren Rowse
Write a ‘Review’ Post [Day 28: 31DBBB]
Today’s task in the 31 Days to Build a Better blog is another writing challenge - I’d like you to write a ‘review post’.
I know that many bloggers already write ‘reviews’ on their blogs but you can never have enough practice on this type of post.
The web is increasingly being used by people to research [...]
Written on April 30th, 2009 at 09:04 pm by Darren Rowse
Ask a Question: 10 Reasons Why Questions Work & 12 Tips on How to Ask Them [Day 25: 31DBBB]
Today’s task in the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Challengeis to ask your readers a question.
10 Reasons to ask Your Readers Questions
Asking readers questions is a fantastic way to grow you blog for a number of reasons - here are 10.
It gives readers a sense of community and participation - there’s nothing like [...]
Written on April 28th, 2009 at 08:04 pm by Darren Rowse
Call Your Readers to ACTION [Day 23: 31DBBB]
Today’s task in the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog challenge is another writing oriented one - it’s to write a post that contains some kind of a ‘Call to Action’.
While this type of post might not be one that you’ll use all of the time it is a handy style of post to [...]
Written on April 26th, 2009 at 07:04 pm by Darren Rowse
Breathe Life Into an Old Post [Day 21 - 31DBBB]
This post is an excerpt from the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Workbook
Let me be a little presumptuous and blunt - not every post in the archives of your blog is up to scratch.
I know this because the statement is true of my own blogs.
No matter how hard we work on our blogging [...]
Written on April 24th, 2009 at 11:04 pm by Darren Rowse
Write an Opinion Post on Your Blog [Day 19 31DBBB]
This post is an excerpt from the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Workbook
Your task today is another writing oriented challenge and is all about expressing an opinion.
There are many factors that set great bloggers apart from the rest but one that I’ve seen continually cropping up over the last few years of interacting [...]
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