I’ve said this many times before and I’ll say it again. It’s almost impossible to have a successful blog without setting the right priorities, especially when it comes to writing great content to start off a new blog. Although it is sometimes very easy to write any type of content no matter what topic you’re talking about, there are still things to keep in mind. If you think about it, do you actually think that your readers are reading evey single word of every single post that you write?
To understand what I am talking about in terms of writing content the right way, let’s first take a look at your blog. Are your posts easy to read? Can your readers scan it and know what you are talking about without having to read everything word for word? If you plan to be a successful blogger, writing content (great content) is the first and most important step.
Below are four simple tips for writing great content. If you apply these things when you write your articles, you can expect your readers to give positive feedback and comments. It also guarantees you an increase in blog traffic because your readers would want to come back for more.
Write Magnetic Article Titles
Creating a catchy title is the first step to writing a good article. The titles of your articles should easily tell your readers what they are going to be reading about. People will know right away what the rest of the article will be like and it will give them a good reason to read it.
Let’s look at a simple scenario. Say there were two magazine articles lying in front of you. They were both the same exact article (but you didn’t know it), and the only difference between them were the name of the titles: How I Became Popular and How a Stupid Stunt Made Me a Star. Which would you have picked up to read? Clearly, the second one is catchier, which would have lead you to pick it up (well, at least I  know I would have).
Make Scannable Content
This is pretty self-explanatory. Like I said earlier, most of your readers don’t really read 100% of what you write. That’s why you have to make it scannable. To do this, you can apply bold format to important phrases and keywords; post an image or two somewhere on your article; and make sure that you get your point out as early as possible.
Write Multiple Paragraphs
This actually goes with the point I just talked about. Basically, if you write a very long article and put it all in one paragraph, you’re repelling your readers away from reading it. Who would want to read a gigantic piece of writing? It might make it look like a long article, but it will actually discourage them on reading it.
Don’t Write Lengthy Articles
Not only do long paragraphs keep readers away, but a lengthy article as a whole can also do the same. If it’s not necessary, don’t make your articles too long. Keep it as short as possible depending on what you are writing. Again, this also repels your readers.
Conclusion
After applying these tips, there is no doubt that your readers will love the articles that you write. Not only does writing great content bring more loyal readers, but also makes your time writing them worthwhile. As long as you provide what people came to your blog to see, you are doing your part as a blogger.
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I try to keep my posts short and concise. Lengthy posts will make the reader jump to the next blog in his/her feed reader.
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Rahul Jadhav Reply:
February 22nd, 2009 at 11:44 am
The Post Title is very important part. It is the 1st thing the visitors read. I read a post by Daniel Socco in which he said that he writes an article and then after thinking a lot writes a Title
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Great post, i like it
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Great post!!! Thanks for it
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I especially like “keep it scannable”. It drives me crazy when bloggers write posts that are impossible to scan by not using titles or breaking up their writing into paragraphs. Prime example: Shoemoney.
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Thanks for these great tips on how to write good content for blogs I myself will take two of these tips and start to applyy them when I write a post again. Sometime I do make my osts to short and other times I make them to long so I will do my best to correct this. I want you to know that some of your tips have been very useful to me and I shall be looking for more here.
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some good tips which I definately need to learn applying more to my own posts, thank you for the reminder!
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The title of a post tells readers what the post is about so they can be selective of what they want to or need to read… this is also a great way to captivate them.. making it interesting and catchy will likely catch more surfers!
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I stink at making scanable content. I need to work on that, I guess. I agree about the lengthy posts tip, though, as I hate reading novels on a computer screen.
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These tips are certainly going to help me to improve my posts in making more attractive ones, thanks for sharing.
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Thanks for the tips, because it brought me on the right track!! And other tips would be highly appreciated!!
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Oh yes, I definitely stand by the fact that how you write it is more important than what you write. I place high priority on the readability on a blog.
The tips above are simple and yet many quite overlook them in the first place. Myself is not an exception.
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These are the perfect tips. If we keep the post within 300 words, it would definitely be a perfect hit among the visitors…
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Nothing beats a good point of view in writing compared to long senseless articles .
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Amazing article! Detailed and very interested. I am going to recommend this blog to my friends.
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This gives me an enough idea to write unique and great content for my blog. Thanks for posting the secret!!!
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I kind of disagree with your last point, about post length. I think the required post length relies completely on the type of reader. In some niches such as MMO, you are right, readers will only scan, but in some such as advanced SEO people are much more willing to read deep into longer posts.
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I always want to know about how to write great content.
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Apply bold format is very good tip. You are using it very well.
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I always have a problem when I start write the content. thanks Tips..it’s Good for me.
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Writing good content may not be good enough these days. You need to impress your readers or attract them to read on. Good tips here.
Peter Lee
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Make your essay as informative as possible. Try writing in paragraph format.( 4 paragraphs)
A good intro.- 1
What do you think about it etc.-2- 3
a good ending!!- something that the readers would like to think about at the end, a thought to remember.- 4
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It actually differs from people to people with regards to lengthy articles. Take a look at some popular blogs and you see they have long articles but are really welcomed.
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