Why This Training?

One of the comments that I see most, or question I see being asked is "how do I write a post, as I am not much of a writer".

This training is about helping those who have no great experience with structured writing, to use this method, or adapt it to suit themselves, to take the angst out of the process, and so get on to populating their site with content, which is the life's blood of an affiliate marketing Blog.

Contents

  1. Some Basics
  2. The Planning
  3. Content
  4. Last But Not Least

Don't Worry - Some Basics

The first thing to realise is that no one expects you to be Ernest Hemingway, JK Rowling or Agatha Christie. You don't require any great academic skill. I saw one of the more experienced hands on chat recently describing the need to be able to write "as if you were having a conversation with someone over the kitchen breakfast bar".

A lot of people psych themselves out, by assuming that they have to meet some perfect standard but this is just not the case.

What I would say is that there are a few basic rules to think about:

  • you need to have reasonable grammar (within a conversational style)
  • good spelling is important because it shows people that you care
  • some structure; simply a beginning, middle, and end, is sufficient
  • only talk about what you know about
  • don't make claims you cannot back without a reference or evidence, unless they are clearly labelled as your opinions, not facts (particularly true in health related niches)
  • if you are not a native English speaker, writing English, then find a proof reader
  • do not use Google translate; it does not work for grammatical sentence and paragraph construction and it is not intelligent enough to understand idiomatic writing

Now that we have the basics lets look at the planning process for writing a post......



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laparra1 Premium
Good Morning Hamish,

This is a great lesson and it will be helpful to a lot of people, I am sure.
My approach to writing a post is a little different, but that might also be because I do not promote WA and neither do I write a review.
For both my websites, I write about what I find interesting.

I read, hear, or see something and that activates my grey cells.
Having the idea, I start thinking about the buildup.
I write my post on Words and then transfer it to draft on my website. Get the H2 and the H3 and the other little details. I find my pictures and video.

For my title I have been using Pedros tool all these years. Now that Grammarly does not function anymore after updating to 5.4 WordPress I have been using ProWritingAid these last days and am happy with it as it is more complete than Grammarly and also free.

Stay safe and healthy,

Taetske
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Hamish58 Premium
Some excellent advice Taetske and I really appreciate the comments as I am sure will others, I will check out the ink tghanks🧐
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Wilde Premium Plus
Your process is similar to what I do as well! It took me a few months to figure it out, though.

I will say that having the templet is a game-changer. I try my best always to follow it. The other thing I recently did was upgrade to a grammar checker (I think that has improved my writing A LOT). I think I'm okay at writing, but this helps with the tenses as well as spelling.

I think your training is an excellent reminder for some of us and will be a fantastic resource for people new to WA. Thanks!
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Hamish58 Premium
Glad you found it of value sir🧐
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crytonewbies Premium
Excellent lesson 2 here, thank you Hamish. Very informative.
Cheers,
Melanie
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Hamish58 Premium
Thanks Melanie glad it is of use🧐
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a1jonuk1 Premium
Excellent training as usual Hamish, it is very informative and can be used by new members and established bloggers alike.

Andy.
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Hamish58 Premium
Glad that you will find it of use Andy thanks🧐
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BrendaMZ Premium Plus
Excellent, Hamish. Oh, BTW, forgot to mention I use Hemingway Editor. It’s 20 bucks. I like to use Grammarly too. I mainly use that when working with my Deaf academic students at Gallaudet University (gallaudet.edu). I am their English writing tutor. Hemingway Editor helps writers to learn how to write concise sentences. Both software does its purposes. Thanks for setting up this plan and format. I will be using this as a guide. I have set up my own template in Word Doc. Now, you provided an easier and a simplistic methods to get started. Thanks a ton.
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Hamish58 Premium
Nae worries and thanks for the tip on Hemingway, do you think that would help non native English speakers?🧐
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BrendaMZ Premium Plus
Anyone can use it. It’s used by writers and bloggers. If they want their writing to be simple, that software can help tighten up wordy content. You can check it out. I use the Mac desktop and has WP integrations already set up.
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