Successful Blogging is Simple!

There are ten easy to follow tips that could make anyone a good blogger. I used to think that having your own blog was only something computer geeks could do, but after doing some research I learned that they are not very hard, and anyone can have their own blog no problem. Here are some very helpful blogging techniques:

1. Make your opinion knownPeople like blogs, they like blogs because they are written by people and not corporations. People want to know what people think, crazy as it sounds they want to know what you think. Tell them exactly what you think using the least amount of words possible.2. Link like crazy.Support your post with links to other web pages that are contextual to your post.
3. Write LessGive the maximum amount of information with the least amount of words. Time is finite and people are infinitely busy. Blast your knowledge into the reader at the speed of sound.
4. 250 words is enoughA long post is easier to forget and harder to get into. A short post is the opposite.
5. Make Headlines snappyContain your whole argument in your headline. Check out National newspapers to see how they do it.
6. Include bullet point listsWe all love lists, it structures the info in an easily digestible format.
7. Make your posts easy to scanEvery few paragraphs insert a sub heading. Make sentences and headlines short and to the point.
8. Be consistent with your stylePeople like to know what to expect, once you have settled on a style for your audience stick to it.
9. Litter the post with Keywords.Think about what keywords people would use to search for your post and include them in the body text and headers. make sure the keyword placement is natural and does not seem out of place.
10. Edit your postGood writing is in the editing. Before you hit the submit button, re-read your post and cut out the stuff that you don’’t need.

A few more tips I picked up while working on my blog are firstly, it is very important to credit your sources; you don’t want to be caught using someone’s information. Secondly, since a blog has a global audience it is never a good idea to use sophisticated words that not everyone may know. And lastly, write in inverted pyramid style. This way, people can read the most important and interesting facts and information first and then fill in the details in later paragraphs. Blogging is fun once you get the hang of it!

Works Cited:
Rowse, Darren. "Ten tips for writing a blog post." http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/12/30/tens-tips-for-writing-a-blog-post/