How To Turn Your Writing Web Content From Blah Into Fantastic
Many of you are new at blogging or writing web content so I want to suggest to you a few tricks and tools to make your blog posts a success.
A Few Tricks
- Have a person in mind when you write; you'll find it a lot easier to write in a conversational style, the way you would write to a friend.
- Write each post for that one keyword; that keyword should be in the title, the first paragraph, one other time somewhere, and in the last paragraph.
- Make short sentences and only three to four sentences per paragraph.
- Add subheadings (like I did here) and leave white space for it is easier on the eyes.
- As for color, black writing on a white background is usually preferred although you may use a very light background color. Never use the reverse (white on black) because it is hard to read for any length of time.
A Few Great Tools (Free)
Still having some trouble deciding on a domain name you'd like? You can type your keyword(s) and it will give you some other ideas:
Would you like to generate some great titles for your blogs or posts? I love this one:
http://tweakyourbiz.com/tools/title-generator/inde... (secret: my blog title comes from here)
It is a good practice to always have a picture with your article. Searching the web, you'll find many free pictures but make sure you always use Royalty Free or Public Domain. Here is a great site that refers to 20 sites with free pics:
http://www.inc.com/john-rampton/20-sites-with-free...
You may also want to resize your pictures so that your site loading time is minimized. Here is a good free tool:
Before you publish, make sure your grammar is checked. You can use this tool for free (that's what I do and works very well) but only for PC's not on Mac users, sorry. Update: it seems to work on a Mac too, so maybe give it a try!
Now you have another great base to start... so let your imagination flow!
To your writing success!
Recent Comments
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This is a really good informative post. I would like to add one thing about images. Although you may find many CC0 images for free you may find that unless your are in North America the number of relevant images is small. My advice is get your camera out, that way you can be sure about the source of your images. You can use any old camera or phone, but a nice piece of image processing software will be useful. You can get some great free software. So happy shooting.
Bob
That's a very good idea; definitely, it would be great to have a personal repertoire for your exclusive pics! Thank you for mentioning it.
Thank you... will check it out!
I checked it out but, after reading your terms and conditions, I do not want to give away my content. I want to retain my ownership and monetize my ebooks if I do create some.
I agree with your points but would add one more thing: grab your reader by telling a story or example they can personally relate to. This helps them to pull up a chair and stay for a visit instead of just browsing and enjoying the view. Good job on the blog. Blessings to you.
Great tips! Wonderful of you to share! I really like the first tip to think of someone when you write! Great job!
Sheila
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Great advice, thanks. Rudi
Glad you like it ;)