Top 10 Blog Writing Tips

Most "rules" about writing ezines newsletters apply writing posts your blog, but there are some important differences. Keep these 10 tips mind you'll be publishing great blog content attracts prospects clients your niche market.

1. Write with reader mind. Remember WIIFM? It's marketing jargon What's In It For Me? That's what you should be keeping mind. Your reader will read your post looking what's them.

2. Make valuable worthwhile. Don't waste people's time. If you don't have anything say, no problem, plenty other people do. So share their articles, do an interview, review a book.

3. Proof-read typos glaring grammatical errors. You wouldn't go out house with dirty hair or missing a sock, so why would you publish spelling mistakes? Respect your readers by polishing up your stuff.

4. Keep short simple, sweetie. (KISS). Most people are scanners. You may have a lot say think interesting, may be. But people are reading online out time. Get point quickly. Publishing short posts more frequently a better format than publishing lengthy articles every few weeks.

5. Keep lively, make snappy snazzy. Even if you aren't a natural born writer, you can write your blog. Just write like you're speaking your friend?or yourself! Remember though, get point quickly. Keep mind journalist's rule 5 W's first paragraph: who, what, why, when where.

6. Link often. This builds credibility positions you an expert your field. People don't have time know what others are doing, you should tell them. Linking other blogs websites also helps you build a network associates who will turn link your blog.

7. Use keywords often. This will help you stay purpose, search engines will love your blog. Your rankings will go up. This one reasons we have you write out your purpose statements before beginning your blog. The clearer you are about your purpose, more consistently you will deliver messages are target. And more often your keywords show up, better your search engine results.

8. Write clearly (short sentences, only one concept per sentence). No double speak or jargon; no more than one idea one sentence- don't make your readers have think about your meaning. Spoon feed them. Use commas dashes liberally.

9. Write like you talk. It's okay use common expressions from speech.

Examples:

Go figure.

Don't even go there?

Now, I ask you?

Gotta love it?

(And, remember age group your readers?)

10. Use a clear headline, don't be afraid make bold statements (but don't mislead people either). Make snazzy use key words. Example: Ex-Techno-Weenie Masters HTML Code

BONUS: After you write a post BEFORE you hit save button

Use this checklist ask yourself a few questions you are reading through typos grammar:

__ Is topic clear someone who only reads headline?

__Does lead paragraph tell who what story about why reader should care about it?

__ Is angle you've used likely seem newsworthy?

__Would someone who knows absolutely nothing about this topic understand this post?

__ Is post free jargon?

__ Is written journalistic style does make an effort be objective?

__ Have you peppered headline post with keywords phrases will be attractive search engines?

__ Did you remember ask your readers a question at end, or something stimulate readers comment?

__ Did you remember write with reader mind, always keeping mind WIIFT? (What's It Them?)

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