The Power of WordPress Weblog CMS. What is the Recipe for a Great Blog Post. Blogging, Social Media My goal is always to attract new visitors to my blog while also keeping my current readers happy. I gauge responses and readership of my blog and try to create new content that is topical, timely and useful to what my readers may like to read. From time to time, I chose to stick with having fun and being creative. Sometimes this works and sometimes it doesn’t. I actually have the most fun putting together photo blogs of pictures I’ve taken.
I feel that because I have such a large audience it is good to switch it up occasionally and show something new about myself as a writer to the readers; this keeps things fresh and interesting. I focus on the content and observe the comments left on the post while also trying to see how far a post travels. Then, there are times when the piece picks up momentum later. I decided to ask bloggers and readers what they feel the recipe of a successful blog post is. 6 quick writing tips for #blogging. 3.4K Flares Twitter 381 Facebook 56 Google+ 6 StumbleUpon 2.9K Pin It Share 3 3 LinkedIn 72 inShare72 Email -- Email to a friend Buffer 13 3.4K Flares × If you want to be a good blogger it is important to develop your writing skills so that you can not only write better, but write faster. The more content you can get up on your blog, the better for traffic, and the happier your viewers will be.
Here are some methods you can use to help you write your blog faster without giving up quality posts. Develop a Keyword List – It’s imperative that you know what keywords you’re trying to rank for when you write each post. Get creative with your headlines – Starting with a keyword rich title is the best way to get started writing a blog post fast. Decide on the Topic – Based on the keywords that you chose will choose the topic but not necessarily the kind of post. Start Write – Start writing whatever comes to your mind. Lilach Latest posts by Lilach (see all) 7 Powerful Ways to End Your Next Blog Post. 10 Bloggers Share Their 2012 Blogging Formula. Blogging, Social Media, Twitter How do you decide how often to blog? It’s a fact that blogging can definitely burn you out fast if you’re not careful! So when you do get burnt-out, take a mini-break in order to refocus your efforts and then return to the scene refreshed. I took three weeks off at the end of this past year and recharged, and ultimately I came back with fresh blogging ideas and many fun topics.
I was curious about how others bloggers deal with this, so I reached out to ten bloggers and asked for their perspectives on how they will approach blogging in the coming year. I will be providing their important feedback later in this post, but first I would like to share my experience with you. During my first year of blogging, I only posted 22 articles, which equals about one or two posts a month. I see other writers who deliver one post a day, usually based on high quality content. I write when I’m suitably inspired, and not just to meet a quota. Smart Ways to Drive Female and Male Blog Readership. Before we can talk about the ways to attract more readers of both sexes we need to know who exactly is reading our blog. How can we find out? There are two most common measurements of blog reading, each of which involves two different types of behavior.
According to recent data a quarter of all adults read blogs (of all adults who use the Internet, that is). On average, 11 percent read blogs on a daily basis. Advertisement Home-related topics for mixed blog readership Contrary to popular belief, men and women are not interested in entirely different issues. Parenting topics If you are writing about parenting, you will get more female readers. Sports for both genders Sports are equally interesting to both genders on a whole, but who you attract specifically depends on the type of recreational activity you have chosen to treat. Beer, biking, tattoos – the turf of male audiences?
Last but not least, there is the issue of whether you want to attract more men or women. 4 Honest Reasons You’ll Never Be A Pro Blogger. There is an information pandemic raging out of control, and it shows no signs of slowing down. Since the inception of the internet, more and more content has been made available in a highly accessible manner. The problem with this is not the information – it is the misinformation. Taking poor advice can be costly, and it is very easy to do, especially when it comes to “making money online blogging”. img by Anirudh Koul What makes it even worse is that it is highly tempting to believe most misinformation. And that is why so many among us have completely the wrong idea about what drives success. 1. Img by Agnieszka Mazus If you are to be successful, you must be determined. Determination is perhaps the most difficult part of the puzzle. 2. Img by communiTEEZ If success is a bread recipe, taking out consistency is like removing the yeast – your bread just won’t rise.
Think of success as a long car journey. 3. Img by Tabitha Russell One of the biggest killers of potential is impatience. 4. 6 Reasons Your Blog Isn’t Working. Image credit (Creative Commons) You keep hearing how important blogging is both for your SEO and your online marketing strategy but you can’t see why, you’re posting something every day but you’re not seeing any results from it, no one is converting, you’re not getting any productive comments and you’re just not sure where it’s all going wrong.
Let me tell you… Advertisement Too Self Centered Every office, every party, even every family has one, that one person who honestly believes the sound of their own voice and their own opinions are all anyone wants to hear. If this sounds like your blog pack it in! Poor Presentation The reason your blog is so unpopular might just be something as simple as poor spelling, punctuation and grammar. No Call To Action If you’re upset because you’re not seeing anything productive from your blog make a note of what it is you really want to see. No Promotion Dull No Incentive. How To Identify a Great Web Host.
In order to run a successful blog, you are going to have work with a decent hosting partner. You may not get a whole lot of traffic when you are starting but if you are dedicated, your website will grow over time. Many folks assume that going with the cheapest hosting partner possible is not a bad idea, especially when they are just starting. The trouble is there are many lousy web hosts around. Their bad service can kill your business or set it back dramatically. Choosing a web host is very similar to finding someone to marry. I can tell you from experience that moving large blogs from one host to another is not fun and can have short-term negative effects on your rankings. Features: this should go without saying.
Choosing a great web host takes a lot of time and effort. Image Credit: sommer2011 Tagged as: web host. How To : Write A Great Guest Post. After blogging for your own domain for a while, a blogger will naturally start looking for a wider audience for more exposure. The best way to grow your audience is – guest posting. I started off my blogspot blog in May 2010 and I was offered a guest post soon after. Initially, I was as confused as any newbie blogger would be. I had some unanswered questions in my mind: > What do I write for the guest post? > Will the blog owner like and approve my post? > What kind of post will work well? Now, after having written 8 guest posts (some popular ones too :)) I have a clear idea of what works and what doesn’t. Here are some things you should do before writing the post: Read the blog’s previous articles. When you read the blog’s previous articles, you will get an idea of the type of content. > The blogger wants to give his/her readers something new – content wise and quality wise.
> He/she wants to provide a fresh and different writing style to the blog’s audience. Put your best foot forward. 1. 2. 3 Ways To Get Quality Content On your Blog Or Website With A Minimum Of Effort #blogging. Sharebar Back in the day Bill Gates said: Content Is King. And yep, that quote would have been way cooler if Steve Jobs had said it, but even so I believe Bill Gates is right. Quality content does so many things for your blog or website that it should be a no-brainer – and as Corbett Barr says quality content is the price of entry these days. But the one problem with creating quality content is that it takes time.
And sometimes life has a nasty habit of getting in the way and you don’t have as much time as you would like to create that level of quality content that your audience expects. Easy solutions to this conundrum are to: Publish ‘average’ posts Publish less frequently The first option – to publish ‘average’ posts – is something that I recommend avoiding. Too many ‘average’ posts will diminish both your audience numbers, and the relationship you have with that audience. 1. Guest posting is a common tactic used by a lot of blogs to help with publishing commitments. 2. Value 101 Part 1. 5 Steps to Captivating Readers with Your Secret Message. 5 Hot Tips to Make Your Readers Fall in Love. The 3 Crucial Steps You Should Take BEFORE You Create Any Content #blogging. Sharebar You’ve heard that content is king a million times. Or one of my favourite quotes: Excellent Content isn’t the exception, it’s the price of entry.
(Corbett Barr – www.thinktraffic.net). Or you’ve heard a million variations of this – you KNOW that you have to create quality content if your blog or website is to stand out from the crowd. But before you start creating that excellent content, there are 3 steps you need to take to ensure that your excellent content really furthers the goals of your blog or website. IF you do these steps you’ll find that you are creating the kind of content that your audience wants, in the medium that they want AND that you are positioning that content for maximum exposure.
Let’s look at the three steps in turn. Step 1 – Give ‘Em What They Want, How They Want, Where They Want This foundational step is one that most of us miss when we first get started. When I first started my bass guitar website this was my default position. Summary Your Shout? Interesting Facts About Blogging World (Infographic) Blogosphere also known as the Blogging World, which is growing very rapidly and helping us to explore more bloggers and their blogs. Blogging in one of way of expressing yourself, either by writing about your own life or by writing your views on your interest. Blogging is being adapted as both part-time and full-time job by many bloggers and are successfully maintinaing different types of blogs. According to BlogPulse and Technorati, there are 164 million blogs as per July 2011 and these numbers are increasing due to the urge to beat the static websites. Suggested : Top 10+ Reasons To Never Quit Blogging Here are some quick facts about Blogging from the below Infographic : Let’s not the list all the facts here , below is an Infographic by Invesp which covers some of the interesting facts about Blogging World which is also known as Blogosphere : Source So friends, which fact did you find more interesting and why ??
5 Steps to Captivating Readers with Your Secret Message. 12 Ways To Encourage Your Visitors to Stay. By Guest Author This is a guest post by Patrick Molone. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. We all want more traffic, more loyal readers, and more sales. I know I do. For most of us our blog is the precious stone we chisel our artwork into. We slave over making our website as good as we possibly can and don’t want our work to go unnoticed and unappreciated. I know exactly how you feel and that’s why I’ve put together 12 ways to compel your visitors to stay. Whether you’re looking to increase your readers loyalty, improve your website’s accessibility and friendliness, or build a community these tips will help you achieve your goals. 1.
It can be very confusing and annoying to make visitors click on everything. Your navigation should give them clear direction to what your site is about and how to navigate it. 2. You want to break your content apart and allow your audience to see your website as different sections of content Don’t overdo it though. 3. 4. 5. 6. The Faryna Podcast E1: Why I Blog #soundcloud #blogging. Note: This is a podcast of my blog post on why I blog. The blog post is here. Play the soundcloud player to hear the podcast. Or download it here. The podcast sounds awesome with earphones or played on hi-fi speakers. Mobile users: you should be able to hear the podcast here.
Is this something I should do more of? Faryna Podcasts recently produced by Adrian Klein: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Like this: Like Loading... Tribr. The Top 100 Google+ users - SocialStatistics.com (3442) How to Conquer the Blogging Mountain. “I’ve learned that everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.” – Andy Rooney I confess, I wanted to be a ProBlogger / CopyBlogger or Seth Godin for that matter.
But, what I’ve become is the very me! Founder/author A.R.Karthick of arkarthick.com along with the (pro-job) title ‘director’ of two firms. Here I am blogging at my will with no limits and… OK, enough about the self-rant – Let me get straight to the point! Do you ever imagine your ‘blogging’ habit (I’m not stressing it like ‘profession’) as a obstacle, say for example, an enormous mountain in front of you? What will you do then? Stand still, stare at the mountain and just runaway? I did it initially and instead of flee from the scene; I started to get a grip to climb the big ol’ ‘blogging’ mountain and hope to conquer it one day. If you’re wondering, “how did you get a grip, Karthick?” Generally, I have an extensive list of ideas for bettering my blog. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 Steps to Captivating Readers with Your Secret Message. 5 Hot Tips to Make Your Readers Fall in Love.
Blogging Essentials: 5 Tips For Better Readability. Written by Brian Cray on April 14th, 2009 People come to your blog to read. It seems to make sense but a lot of blogs seem to put readability behind other things. Those same blogs I'm sure are suffering from a lack of readers. Put readability first in your design. Here's how you increase the readability of your blog: Typography How the type is set in your copy has much to do with how easily people can move from letter–to–letter, word–to–word. An easy to read font face for the computer screen ResearchAdequate space between lines (I default to 150% in most cases) ResearchLines that are about 95 characters in length Research Start into content quickly While it's no longer necessary to keep everything above–the–fold, initial visibility still plays a critical role in usability.
Limit distractions Remember the days of animated gifs everywhere? High contrast Have you ever strained your eyes to read a website? Scannable Internet users have much to do, like click around on 50 websites/second. 80% of business blog traffic comes from first-time visitors - Compendium study. The Magic Formula For Blog Retweets. 5 Ways to Monetize Your Blog Without Selling Out.