Saturday, October 9, 2010

How to Write Great Blogs

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Today I'm going to share a few of my favorite blog entries on writing great blog posts.
Here is Darren Rowse with tips for writing better blog posts. In summary:

Make your opinion known

Link like crazy

Write less

250 Words is enough

Make Headlines snappy

Write with passion

Include Bullet point lists

Edit your post

Make your posts easy to scan

Be consistent with your style

Litter the post with keywords

Copyblogger has a few pithy observations on why some people almost always write great post titles.


And finally, Lifehackery.com with 11 ways to write better blog entries. In summary:


Writing is a habit, not an obligation

Read Read Read!

Avoid cliches.

Start and end with a Bang!

Get feedback on your writing - and listen to it

The more conversational the better

First be consistent, then add variety

Correctly use conjunctions

Comment on your own posts

Write somewhere quiet where you won't be distracted

Create an outline for your blog entry using keywords and key ideas in notepad or wordpad before you start writing

Have a great weekend and don't forget to write at least one blog entry before Monday.

Regards,


Mark Maunder

Feedjit Founder & CEO

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