A Successful Blog Post in 5 Steps

Do you want to know how to write a perfect blog post? This post will help you generate the readership that you’re all working for!

Give Your Blog Title Zing!

The title of your blog post is extremely important, it is the first thing that your reader will see and it will set the tone in what they will, if we’re do our part, continue to read. You want it to be something that will bring your reader in. Make it really interesting! Aim for titles that are brief, direct, and promise to deliver.

Be Thought-Provoking

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That first paragraph after your reader gets past the title is crucial! One easy strategy is to pose a question to your reader. Get them thinking about what you could be going through later in the article. Motivate them to keep reading.

Stay Brief and On-Topic

Keep your post brief enough to where it’s worth reading but won’t require a long period of time to get through. Most people are busy and our goal is to have them spend their time wisely when reading what you’ve written. Also, your reader stayed for a reason, to learn more about what you had to say…stay on topic, make it worth their while.

The Closing is Important, Too

Use this moment to present the big picture. You can also approach another point that is also worth considering along with everything that you have already covered. Just make sure that it’s relevant. Also, short and sweet.

Be Graphic

Readers like illustration, something to draw their attention. Be thoughtful in your selection of images, however. I always say that way too many images can make a blog post look extremely cheesy. Also, readers appreciate high quality photos. Remember, always give credit where credit is due regarding where the image came from or who took it.

It is really just that simple to create an interesting, savvy blog post! I always find that it’s easy to write what is on my mind and just keep going. I like for my own voice to be extremely prevalent in my postings. You should, also. Let us know how this helps you out, apply these key steps to your post. Happy Blogging!

Blogging – The Beginning

Blogging is something that everyone talks about these days. Some people even consider it their job to blog. In fact, I have a friend of mine that hosts a running blog, she gets free entries to 5ks and marathons on a regular basis just by blogging about the event before and afterwards. Kind of cool, right?

Before we dive into all the great things blogging can do for you, we need to understand what blogging really is, first!

What is a Blog?

According to Wikipedia, “A blog is a discussion or informational site published on the World Wide Web and consisting of discrete entries (“posts”) typically displayed in reverse chronological order (the most recent post appears first).” Essentaially, it’s an easy way to get/give information and have that information stay up to date by the newly added content being the most available.

Where do you Blog?

The most popular platform for blogging currently is WordPress, hands down! The community for development within WordPress is extremely vast. You receive regular updates to security, interface design, and stability. Meaning…WordPress is usually on top of any kind of issue that someone can come up with or find within their interface. Other Blogging platforms that people use are: Blogger, Tumblr, Active Rain, and Joomla, but that’s just to name a few.

How do you Blog?

Regularly! Forming a routine and having a common theme that your blog will cover is important! Want to get followers or regular readers? You need to be dependable! In order to blog, you literally just need to have a topic to write about and a fluid enough writing style that will enable someone to stick with you throughout the entire article and actually read it. If they leave a comment/response…You’re doing GREAT!

Why should you Blog?

Blogging will help keep your website from being what we like to call “static”. Static means that your website is never-changing. If your site never has new content, why would I want to come back to it once I have gotten what I originally wanted from it? You have to consistently keep providing a reason for your reader to keep coming back. Blogging is the easy way to do this.

Ready to get Blogging?
We will go more into depth about what the real benefits of blogging on your website are, but for now, this is just the beginning! Come back to continue learning! 🙂