The 14 best blogging and publishing platforms on the Internet today. Which one is for you? Want the latest recommendations?
Read our 2015 guide to The 18 best blogging and publishing platforms on the internet today. Updated June 2014 Reading the signs a couple of years ago it was easy to assume that the art of blogging was set to die a painful death at the hands of social networks like Facebook and Twitter and others. While social has changed how we communicate online, blogging remains a core part of things. In fact, the truth is that there’s never been a better time to blog. So, whether you’re a blogger returning from a break, seeking a new home or are looking to write online for the first time, here’s our guide to what blogging platforms are out there. Update: Post is now paginated to make reading it easier, though you can click here to read on a single page, or use the links below to jump to: Recommended Business Apps. 25 Blogging Tips for Fresh Bloggers. Everybody has a blog, but creating a blog is only the first step to truly reaching your audience.
There are plenty of ways to increase your readership and maximize the effectiveness of your posts, so I’ve compiled a list of 25 blogging tips to get people started: 1. Never stop learning. Every word you write will teach you something new. You will learn as you go; about writing, about specific topics, about the internet, and about yourself. 2. Let your voice permeate your posts. 3. Write, write, write. 4. Being unpredictable is the key to being interesting. 5. Even if your topic is not totally unique, present it differently. 6. If you are going to make an outrageous claim, at least have some facts to back it up. A Must-Have Guide To Becoming A Better Blogger. Blog Post Word Count: Is There a Magical Number?
In short, the answer is no, there is not an ideal word count for a blog post.
But there’s is an ideal number of questions you need to ask yourself before you write. That magic number is 15. [Give or take a question or two, of course.] Do you have a highly technical readership? Longer, nuanced blog posts in the range of 1,000 words or more won’t hurt. How often do you plan on blogging? Everyday? What are you reporting on? The depth of the story will dictate the length. How much time do you have? If you have less than an hour to write a blog post, then shorter is better. Do you even like to write? If you don’t, why are you even blogging. What are you are trying to accomplish? Are you trying to convince people to do something? Can you summarize your main point in one or two sentences? If you can’t, then you probably don’t know what you are talking about. Can you make it shorter? Only about ten percent of visitors will read an entire article.
How to Brainstorm an Epic Blog Post in 4 Simple Steps. It’s 5:02 a.m. on Friday as I am writing this.
The dog is on the floor licking…something (he likes to lick a lot!) And my wife is asleep beside me in bed. The last 10 minutes have gone something like this: • What’s happening on Twitter? Boring. • How about Facebook? • Any new emails? • Hmm… Then I opened up the Buffer iPhone app (forgot I even had that installed). When you are looking for mindless wastes of time, you get desperate. That’s when I ran across the analytics section of the app and had a light bulb moment. See, writing has been harder lately.
There have been two core issues: Coming up with topics that my audience is interested inBeating writers block and writing above a 3rd grade level 1. After spending 15 minutes in the app, I realized I could see the exact topics that my readers are interested in by looking at what they interacted with on social media.