Aug 15, 2008 Blogging Tips, Content Writing
This article explains how to write great content, rather than just filling your blog with words and sentence, or review of your affiliate. This is very common on make money online blogs now day.
So what makes a great content, what are the characteristic of “Magnetic contents” that your readers can’t resist?
Killer Title:
The title decides fat of your blog post, how it’s found in search engine and social bookmarking site. It has that ability to turn a casual browser into a reader. A great headline can also convey a full message to its intended audience, and it absolutely must tempt the reader into your body text.
Original and unique content:
People are drawn to others who speak their mind, and who say it in unique and fresh way. Say what every one is saying in a way every one is saying and, I guarantee you readers will ignore you completely.
Easy to read and digest:
We have discussed this point briefly in my Scannable content post, so I won’t say about it again, but Simple words, short sentences, short paragraphs, clean layout and lots of sub-headings. Can do lot of difference to your post.
Give your reader their 5 minutes of fame:
Your reader’s is the best spice for great content recipe, Mention them, and include their quotes, opinions and thoughts about subject you are working on. Let them know you really care and respect their thoughts and opinion.
Use Good relative image:
Image enhances post in many ways. It grabs attention of your reader, gives posts a visual point of interest, it gives your post more personal touch and they adds another dimension to your post.
Read other’s Blog
This might sound weird to you but you can learn a lot simply by reading others work. Examine their layouts and formatting, what voice they use on their blog, and what level of vocabulary are employed in their post, all this things can be learned only buy reading other blog. And this will give you chance to socialize with other like minded people which is very important for your blogs growth.
That was my recipe for Great blog content in a nutshell but there are many other things that you can do to write quality content for your blog. We will discuss those in other post. Right know I want to know how your write your great contents. And what are your ingredients for great magnetic content?
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Aug 13, 2008 Blogging Tips, Content Writing
Well the answer is no? People aren’t interested in reading web writing; the most they do is scan it? only few % of your blog reader will read your post word to word, rest will just scan the page (read headers) and make their conclusion about the post. People want to gather what they need and move on. It is very likely that they will browse your site while working on project, chatting with some friends on Yahoo or MSN, as a result they need to be able to filter and scan specific information on your site easily; else they will hit that nasty back button. It becomes essential to stop your reader from hitting that back button by making your content scannable.
How to write Scannable Content? Well read on to know.
Magnetic Post Title:
Blog title is the first thing that people read and perhaps the last, if they are not fascinated to peruse further, for this reason, title is one of the most important components of your blog content.
Magnetic titles grab the readers’ attention and make the readers continue reading.
Make Your First Paragraph a “Trap”:
Master copywriter Brian Clark says
“A great headline mixed with a lame opening is like inviting someone into your house, only to slam the door in their face as they approach.”
So grab your reader’s attention as soon as the approach the first line of your post. Craft a little teaser about your post in first paragraph, tell them where you coming from and what to expect from your post. Temper their curiosity, and make them want to read on.
Keep Your Paragraphs Short:
I consider this to be the most important rule of building scan-able easy to read content. Make the content easier for your readers to digest each and every word of your paragraph, if the point you are discussing require longer clarifications, break up your page with sub-headlines , divide it in 3 or 4 parts this way it will look more neat and will encourage your reader to keep reading further.
Short Sentence:
Shorter sentences are easier to read. You may have noticed this article is not made up of long complicated sentences; each sentence is fairly short and therefore easily read at a glance. Shorter sentences are easier to understand and digest. If you want people to “get” your message, keep your sentences short.
Use header and sub-header:
Headers and sub-headers can greatly improve the user experience. Provide your readers the ability to scan your page and pick out the topics that interest them. If you don’t provide sub- headlines, there’s a chance your readers will skip the page entirely.
Number or Bullet Your List:
Internet users just love lists, because they are fun and easy to read. Readers will understand your message much more clearly if it’s separated into single elements. Lists also make very catchy headlines, since people will know exactly what they can expect from the content (and you stand a chance to make it to front page of Del.icio.us ).
Image and illustration:
In India they say “a picture speaks louder then 1000 words” and I think they are right. Picture can convey your message more effectively. Images can also help you to structure your content more efficiently, use them to divide different part of the text, or to complement specific parts and elements.
Remember, most blog readers are actually scanners. To make them stop long enough to read your content, you must make your text visually appealing and effortless to read. Use short, simple sentences, slime down your content, and write short paragraphs, and most important friendly voice.
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Aug 10, 2008 Blogging Tips, Link Building Guide
In my last post “4 Link Baiting Ideas That Works Like A Charm” we discussed Link Baiting tactics that can boost your link building campaign. In this post we will carry on the link baiting tactics to another level. And explore more tactics for ultimate link building. So here we go again
Write About Blog/Blogger In Your Niche:
This is a proven link bait tactic and many blogger are employing it as frequently as once every month. And this is perhaps the easiest link baiting tactic of all. All you have to do is select a blog or blogs, write about them, what they are blogging about, and why they matters in your niche. That’s it and you can guarantee your self a link or 2 from that blogger and his network. and here is great example of this strategy The world’s 50 most powerful blogs
Hardcore Blogging Tip:
Ever wondered why Seth Godin or Darren Rowse’s blogs have thousands of inbound links? Well the simple answer is. They research and build a great, unique and remarkable article. Do your fare bit of research on topics that matters. Give your reader unique tips and tutorial they have been searching for.
Monthly Link Roundup :
This is another strategy that works like a charm. Create a unique link list about a topic or idea every blog is talking about. Such list can result in a ultimate resource for in-depth information of that particular topic. Corn Wall Seo’s The enormous linkbait list is One such link list that have created lots of buzz and attract tons of link back.
Once you have worked on your favorite Link Bait tactic. Send emails, post to delicious, myweb2 etc - just make sure that at least one prominent blogger in your niche reads and links to you and the rest will follow.
Those are my 7 Link Baiting strategies which other tactics you know or have used lately let me know in comments.
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