What do I have to do to write more exciting blog posts? It’s a question that I asked myself for months. But actually, the answer for me was quite simple…
As a teacher and web developer I’m used to write a lot of tutorials. I found out that a lot of tips for writing better tutorials, also could be used for writing better blog posts. I also found a lot of useful information on blogs like Problogger.net and YoungPrePro.com. So these tips are a mix of my experiences as a teacher / tutorial writer and tricks I got from other bloggers:
- Keep it simple, avoid difficult language
- Write as you were talking to your reader
- Always stay positive!
- Use emotive language
- Write a short introduction and conclusion
- Start your post with the important things
- Make use of sub-headings (h2-h3)
- Create lists
- Insert images
- Link to related articles
- Bold your keywords or keyphrases
- Stay professional
- Provide a call to action
By the way, if you want to learn more about writing better blog posts, I can highly advise you to read (just like I did) Darren Rowse’s The Copywriting Scorecard for Bloggers:
Darren Rowse is one of todays most influencing and inspiring bloggers. He started Problogger.net and also wrote some ebooks, learning others how to become a better blogger.