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Bad Blog Post Example

Boothe

Published on December 15, 2016

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Here is an example of a low-quality blog post that helps no one:
"Hi guys, was feeling a bit down today until I heard one of my favorite Christmas jingles! It goes like this:

Dashing through the snow
In a one horse open sleigh
O'er the fields we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bob tails ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to laugh and sing
A sleighing song tonight

Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh

A day or two ago
I thought I'd take a ride
And soon Miss Fanny Bright
Was seated by my side
The horse was lean and lank
Misfortune seemed his lot
We got into a drifted bank
And then we got upsot

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Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh yeah"
I hope this cheers up your day!

cheers,

"

Critical thinking time!

Is this content:

1 - original content? NO
2 - related to internet marketing? NO
3 - related to my journey at WA? Arguable, but not really
4 - relevant training or information? NO
5 - something new or valuable? NO
6 - generally helpful to the WA community? NO
7 - Responsible for a community leader to post? NO

Please be honest with yourself and think before you make a blog post out there for all to see. If you're new and don't understand how to use the blog, look here:
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/training/wealthy-a...
If you're just posting for rankings, stop... it's not going to help you.

Sorry to gripe, but I think we need a bit more "tough love" around here sometimes.

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