Blogging uses a different style of writing, one that is less formal and more conversational in tone.
This training is designed to help you with your style of writing and gives you some examples and tips to improve your writing and ultimately make blogging less stressful.
The topic headings that I’ll look at in the next few sections are;
- What is different about writing for blogs & what is a conversational tone?
- Where do Keywords fit into this?
- What if my audience are from different countries does that affect my writing style?
- How important is grammar and spelling in blogging?
- How do I format my post?
If there are other areas that you think might affect your writing style then please add them in the comments section below and I’ll offer any advice I might have.
Thanks and enjoy the training,
Marie
image by Stuart Miles (freedigitalphotos.net)
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AlejandraB
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Great training, it's always good to learn more about writing!
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DaisyB
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Great training. Good work on the conversational style of writing. One thing about Jeeps. As far as I know, Jeep is a Brand of vehicle by Chrylser (originally Willys), that was very famous for its skill and created for use in WWII. All the other brands are types of off-roading vehicles that have tried to duplicate the traits of the Jeep. Although they try, none of them are called or referred to as jeeps.
I really like your training, and am not trying to offend. The first car my Dad repaired was a 1912 Model T Ford and he did that back in 1914. Since I was born, I was raised with the history of vehicles and the companies that built them. I have never heard an off-roader refer to other vehicles as Jeeps. It has a very interesting history.
For the image tags, you are very correct about Google liking image tags. They also like the key word being used in at least one image tag.
I really like your training, and am not trying to offend. The first car my Dad repaired was a 1912 Model T Ford and he did that back in 1914. Since I was born, I was raised with the history of vehicles and the companies that built them. I have never heard an off-roader refer to other vehicles as Jeeps. It has a very interesting history.
For the image tags, you are very correct about Google liking image tags. They also like the key word being used in at least one image tag.
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DaisyB
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Wow is that ever a surprise. Didn't know that. It is an interesting tweak to try to write articles that are knowledgeable but will not trigger cultural differences. Reminds us that the whole world listens when we write, not just our own points of view. Great job Lynne.
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iainclarke
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Excellent training. I like the way you attribute the graphics to the originator. Do you have any tips on how to do this?
MHainsworth
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HI Iain thanks for your feedback. In terms of the images you'll notice they are all from one site and they provide all the author details which makes it easy to copy and paste. Otherwise it can get very labour intensive trying to locate photos and their original source.
I sometimes use Pinterest but the websites where the images are found don't always attribute authors, especially if they have bought the image so then it becomes very tricky.
I sometimes use Pinterest but the websites where the images are found don't always attribute authors, especially if they have bought the image so then it becomes very tricky.
iainclarke
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Thanks for coming back to me. There does not seem to be an easy way of finding an originator, but I understand Google likes attributions. May be having too many images without attributions is bad for your SEO score.
MHainsworth
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It can be bad for your legal costs too if you get sued!!
Google likes the alt tags behind the image because it can't see pictures, so these just explain to the search engine what's there. The alt tags also show people with visual impairments or anyone with weak internet that can't download the images what is in the space.
Google likes the alt tags behind the image because it can't see pictures, so these just explain to the search engine what's there. The alt tags also show people with visual impairments or anyone with weak internet that can't download the images what is in the space.
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