Posts are the lifeline of a blog as concluded by many bloggers. The success of a blog depends upon the quality of the content that the it has. A blog gets traffic when it has got perfectly written blog posts. But the question is, how's a perfect blog post composed? What are the factors that you need to look when writing your blog post? A Perfect post isn't just about the quality of the content, it's more than that. The formatting, the design and the layout are also something which readers notice when they visit your blog.
I've listed below a few tips which I think are of high importance:
Plan, Research and Gather Data!
Before writing a blog post, you'd have to identify a topic that you want to write about. Once planned, start researching on that topic and gather as much as data you can, like articles from different authors, relating multimedia including images or videos. The reason I'm asking you guys to research and gather the data is that it would help you in creating a well crafted, highly informative and a perfect (in terms of quality) blog post.
Pick the perfect title!
It's the Post Title that appears in:
- Search engine results
- RSS feeds
- Links from other bloggers
- Social media sites
- On your archive pages
The Title is the only thing that people see and make a decision depending on the that title, whether or whether not to visit it. All the time and efforts that you've invested on the content of your blog post won't matter if your post title doesn't draw attention of the readers.
Make the point Crystal clear!
You blog post should start with an intro that should cover the following questions and let your readers know:
- What you are up-to?
- What they are about to enjoy or get benefit from?
- Have they come to the right place?
Make a list!
Organize and format your blog post into a list, include numbers or bullets and subheadings. Top list often gets more attentions from readers as compared to other blog post titles. It shows the readers what points would be covered. Moreover, in terms of SEO, top lists tends to get more attention.
Stick to the point!
A perfect blog post needs to stay on the topic. Keep in mind that blog readers have a short concentration span, therefore the blog post must to concise and clearly to the point.
Add Multimedia!
They say an image is worth a thousand words. A graph, diagram or an image can further clarify the content of your post. Multimedia like images and videos can break up the text or in other words it could give an eye a place to rest. Including an image at the start on your blog post would give your readers an idea of what to expect from this particular post.
Call to action!
Call to action simply is driving your readers to perform an action. Invite your readers to leave comment, subscribe to your blog. Call to action is quite effective because:
- Most of the people respond to invitations, they won't comment or subscribe unless you invite them to.
- It grows reader engagement and loyalty.
Now it's Your Turn!
What I've stated above is based on my knowledge and experience, I'm still a learner. Feel Free to suggest anything with us that you think should be included in this list. Drop 'em down there in the comment box!
Peace and Happy Blogging!
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