PB078: 11 Quick Tips for Writing Compelling Blog Posts - a podcast by Darren Rowse: Blogger, Speaker, Author and Online Entrepreneur

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How to Write Engaging Blog PostsToday's episode is about how to make sure your blog posts are really interesting. I share 11 tips you can use in your writing to get attention and maintain interest. Today's podcast is a challenge to myself - to include as much high quality advice as I can in just 3 minutes! These are tips you can keep coming back to in future to keep improving your blog.  I'm also including a lot of extra resources in the show notes with examples and further ideas that you can refer to.





In This EpisodeYou can listen to today's episode above or in iTunes or Stitcher (where we'd also LOVE to get your reviews on those platforms if you have a moment). In today's episode:

How to make your blog posts useful to your readersHow to share your opinion
How to cut out the fluffHow to visualise your reader
How to make your blog posts scannableHow to make your headlines catchy
How to show your passionHow to ask your readers to do something
How to tell stories wellHow to make your blog posts look interesting
How to continuously improve your writingFurther Reading and Resources for How to Write Engaging Blog Posts

Usefulness – Principles of Successful Blogging #3Write an Opinion Post on Your Blog [Day 19 31DBBB]
Editing for People Who Love to Write… Too MuchHow to Create Reader Profiles/Personas to Inspire and Inform Your Blogging
Writing Blog Content – Make it ScannableHow to Craft Post Titles that Draw Readers Into Your Blog
How Passion Can Transform Your BlogCalls to Action – 12 Tips To SNAP Readers Out of Passivity
Tell a Story – Rediscovering Your Blogging Groove Day 7Using Visual Content to Increase Blog Engagement
10 Ways to Improve Your Blogging through PracticeFull Transcript
Expand to view full transcriptCompress to smaller transcript viewHi there. This is Darren Rowse and welcome to episode 78 of the ProBlogger Podcast. Today, I am setting myself a bit of a challenge to give you a podcast episode in under three minutes that has some useful content for you. Today, I am going to give you 11 quick tips for writing compelling blog posts. You can find today’s show notes at problogger.com/podcast/78, where there is further reading on each of these tips. So let us get into it. Number 1. Be useful. If your blog post isn’t informing, inspiring, entertaining, or making someone’s life better in some way, do not publish it until it is.

Number 2. Share your opinion. Opinions are often what sets your blog post apart from what everyone else is writing about, so share them.Number 3. Cut out the fluff which is what I am trying to do in this podcast. Before you hit publish, revise your post and remove anything that does not add value.

Number 4. Visualize your reader as you are writing. Writing with a reader in mind personalizes your writing in ways that you cannot even imagine.Number 5. Make your posts scannable. Only 16% of people read every word that you write. Format your post in a way where your main points stand out using bullet posts or headlines.

Number 6. Work and rework your headlines. A good headline can be the difference between a blog being read or ignored completely.Number 7. Write with passion. When you share that you care what you are writing about your readers will most likely care, too.

Number 8. Give your readers something to do next. Ask your readers to do something once they are finished reading. It could be reading something else, commenting, sharing, or applying the lesson that you have taught.Number 9. Tell stories. Stories are incredibly powerful at connecting with your readers in inspiring and teaching them. They will also create memories in your readers.

Number 10. Give your posts visual appeal.

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