Archive for Writing Content
Written on November 22nd, 2009 at 12:11 am by Darren Rowse
Why Nobody Cares About Your Blog
A Guest Post by David Risley
Except yours, of course. ;) However, there are a lot of bloggers who feel this way.
You write. You write some more. You don’t feel as if you’re getting the traction that you want. What’s going on?
There is plenty to be said about issues like proper market selection, search engine optimization [...]
Written on November 18th, 2009 at 12:11 am by Darren Rowse
13 Ways I Get Back into Blogging after a Vacation
Yesterday was my first day back at blogging after a 10 day vacation with my family and on Twitter I commented that I was finding it a little hard to get my brain back into blogging mode. @Mikeachim responded by suggesting I write a post on the daily rituals that I use to get my [...]
Written on November 11th, 2009 at 01:11 am by Darren Rowse
An Important Question to Ask Before Hitting Publish on Your Next Post
Here’s a question I’ve learned to ask on a daily basis at the completion of every post I write:
“Would this post work better if I split it into two (or more) posts?”
While the answer is usually ‘no’ for me I do semi-regularly get to the end of a blog post and realise that what I’ve [...]
Written on November 9th, 2009 at 01:11 am by Darren Rowse
Do you Write Outlines for Your Blog Posts?
Do you plan your posts or do you just write them free flow as they come?
This is a question that one of our members at ProBlogger.com (Mark Dykeman) started off a conversation with in the last week.
Mark talked in the thread about how he does both (sometimes he uses bullet points for his main points [...]
Written on November 5th, 2009 at 01:11 am by Darren Rowse
14 Types of Stories You Can Tell On Your Blog
Yesterday we explored WHY stories can be such a powerful communication tool on your blog.
Today we’ll look at 14 types of stories that you might like to try on your blog.
14 Types of stories can you tell on your blog
Personal Discovery Stories – tell how you discovered a lesson. These stories show your readers how [...]
Written on November 4th, 2009 at 01:11 am by Darren Rowse
Why Stories are an Effective Communication Tool for Your Blog
As I write this it is the first Tuesday morning of a new month and I’m sitting in a local coffee shop going through my ‘start of the month routine‘.
It involves a large lattè (everything else hinges on this) and some delving into my blogs metrics to see how they’ve been performing.
While I do [...]
Written on November 1st, 2009 at 01:11 am by Darren Rowse
How to Write a Blog Post That’s Stickier than Velcro
A Guest Post by Marelisa Fábrega. Image by drmama.
Do you have a really good idea which you want to go viral? Is there a behavior you’re trying to modify in your blog readers, such as encouraging them to save, eat healthy, or start an exercise program? Are you looking for ways to persuade readers to [...]
Written on October 26th, 2009 at 01:10 am by Darren Rowse
How To Get Past The Blank Page By Creating Urgency
In this post Roman from How this Website Makes Money shares some suggestions on how to create urgency to get past bloggers block.
Sunday morning. You have everything ready. Hot coffee on your right side, a crisp bagel on your left, computer on and ready.
You have the whole day to write. All week the post has [...]
Written on October 18th, 2009 at 01:10 am by Darren Rowse
The Holy Grail to Writing Great Content – Rhetoric
A Guest Post by Patrick Riddel from Must Know Investing.
Darren has debunked the myth that great content markets itself. There are countless blogs that produce quality content that don’t get read. Why is that? Because no one knows about them.
He followed up with a post on 9 things you can do so that your next [...]
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