Archive for Writing Content
Written on July 29th, 2009 at 12:07 am by Darren Rowse
How to Create Compelling Content Through Reader Interaction
This week at ProBlogger I’m writing about principles of creating Compelling Content on a blog. Read principle #1, Being in Tune with Your Readers Needs here.
Sometimes what makes a blog post compelling is not so much what the blogger writes but how the post is interacted with by readers.
The real action on many successful blogs [...]
Written on July 28th, 2009 at 12:07 am by Darren Rowse
How to Get In Tune with Your Readers Needs [and Produce Compelling Content]
Compelling – “having a powerful and irresistible effect; requiring acute admiration, attention, or respect”
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Compelling content is a cornerstone of all great blogs. But what is it? How do you write it? Why do some blogs have it and others don’t?
Over the next week at ProBlogger I’ll be exploring a number of important principles [...]
Written on July 14th, 2009 at 12:07 am by Darren Rowse
Why Did Your Last Blog Post Fail? 13 Questions to Ask
Have you ever had a blog post that you put a lot of time, energy and thought into – that completely flopped?
Nobody comments on it, nobody bookmarks it on Digg, nobody tweets a link to it…. it’s almost like it was never written.
If so – here’s a few questions to ask yourself about the post [...]
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 [...]
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