10 Useful Tips For Writing A Blog Post
Have you ever thought your blog posts are boring and dull? Or, perhaps, that your posts weren’t put together well enough and nobody ever read them? Here are a few useful tips that I use when writing a blog post. I don’t want to sound cocky but I find a lot of people enjoy them. So give these tips a try!
1. Write Attention-Grabbing Posts
Make your headlines or titles or whatever you call them attention-grabbing. This way people will want to read the article more and are more likely to subscribe or comment. This comes in hand with writing quality content and gaining loyal readers.
2. Include Bullet Points or A List
Include bullet points or a list in your posts. It seems those kind of posts are the most popular. It structures the information nicely and makes it easier to read. For instance, a post of the top 10 ways to do something. Kind of like this post.
3. Make It Easy To Scan
Make your blog posts easy to scan. A lot of times, people are going to be lazy and aren’t going to want to read the whole article word by word. Therefore, you need to make your posts easy to scan. This way you won’t scare off too many readers. You’ll probably get more comments this way as well because it’s quicker for people to understand and say something.
4. Don’t Write Too Much
Try not to write too much. This kind of goes in hand with making your posts easy to scan. If you write 20 paragraphs trying to explain something most people aren’t going to want to take the time to read it all. Sure some people will, but a lot of people will be lazy. Try to keep your posts down to only a few paragraphs that are spread out. If it’s not possible to not include a certain amount of content, try breaking it down into a series like part 1 and part 2. If that doesn’t work, at least try adding some images or bullet points and separate the paragraphs a bit to make it easy to scan.
5. Include Your Opinion
If you have an opinion, let your readers know it. Include your opinion in your posts. People come to your blog to see what you have to say so tell them. They want to know what you think. By knowing what a person thinks, they can relate. You want your readers to be able to relate to you.
6. Use Keywords In Your Post
Try to aim for a 2% – 3% keyword density. That means that out of every 100 words you use about 2 or 3 keywords in a post. This will help with mostly search engine optimization.
7. Link A Bit
Link to other content in your blog that relates to the post you’re writing. This way people will get a few more ideas or some more help regarding the topic. This will also make them want to come back more for more content. You will be able to gain more loyal readers.
8. Proofread Your Post
Once you’re done writing and you think everything is done, go back through it and make sure that everything is correct and makes sense. Check to make sure there are no grammatical or spelling errors. Sometimes when you’re writing, you can get all these thoughts in your head and end up making simple mistakes. I see it happen all the time.
9. Write Like You Know What You’re Talking About
Write with confidence and passion. Write like you know exactly what you’re talking about. You want to seem like an expert so people listen and like what you have to say. If you’re not confident, why would anybody listen to you? You’ll lose readers this way.
10. Use Some Images
Using images in your posts are great. This makes reading more enjoyable and nicer in my opinion. They can draw attention to your posts and add some color. Also, if you have a post with a bunch of words in it (which I don’t recommend unless it’s unavoidable- see #4), images break it up a bit and make it easier to read.
I hope you find these tips useful! What do you think are good tips for writing a blog post? Feel free to add some more ideas to list below!
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Awesome post. Alex @ Blogussion wrote an awesome article about the importance of linking in your posts, even if it’s to your own blog.
9 is a good point, but never pretend you know it all. No one knows everything, so by pretending to do it will only have a negative effect in the long run
Yes that is true. I didn’t mean pretend like you know what you’re talking about. I meant talk with confidence knowing what you know. If you don’t know enough, I suggest you don’t post about it
Such a great post! I’ve been blogging for about two years now, and I’m always on the look out for ways to make myself a better blogger. I keep a personal blog that I use for my friends, but am getting ready to start up another blog that will be dedicated to my major and chosen career: Psychology. I am sure these tips are going to help me be a much better blogger in both of my blogs.
My favorite tips here are #’s 4 and 5. I really hate reading a blog post that is the equivalent of 4 pages in a word document, only to lose the point of the post due to the sheer length, or for the point never to be stated. Or, maybe it is stated, but it’s so long that I don’t read that far into the post.
Stating your opinion. I am always surprised when I see a post where the blogger writes about something (e.g. the existance of Dissociative Identity Disorder)where there is a clear opening for them to state their opinion, but they never do! I don’t get it. I figured that’s what a blog is for; to tell people what you think!
Thank you! I hope these tips do help you with your blogging!
And yes I agree. I hate long posts. I should have included that in this post that it might lose point due to length..
Also I agree. I hate it when people don’t tell their opinion it makes no sense.
Thank you for the comment!
I do follow most of the points explained here.. but rest were really cool and usable ! Thanks for the great post dude !
No doubts about it. Those 10 points you mentioned above is absolutely true and in fact alot of hard work involved.
Dont write too much is also important for viewers easy reading and they tend to finish all the paragraphs and even give some comments related to your posting.
Thanks for those tips.
@Enk, you’re welcome
@Derrick, yes I agree. I think more people will enjoy your content if it’s easy for them to read and understand. And you’re welcome!
Great post! I’ll subscribe right now wth my feedreader software!
Thank you!
Great post! I’ll subscribe right now wth my feedreader software!
I think I will try to recommend this post to my friends and family, cuz it’s really helpful.
@Gary, thank you