How To Write High Quality Blog Posts
Sitting down to write high quality blog posts can seem like a daunting task; especially when you have to do it over and over again. Better make sure whatever you’re writing about, you’re passionate about it.
When I first started blogging, I would just throw some words on a page and hope someone liked them and left a comment. Sadly those comments only came in the form of keywords and “great post dude” which are very well known spammer comments. I actually thought they were real comments at first; didn’t take me long to see something spammy going on.
I studied other pro bloggers and read their material like my life depended on it. Took me a while but I soon caught on to techniques that they were using.
I’m going to share with you a simple 6 step process I use to write high quality blog posts.
What Do You Want To Write About (main points)
In my first step I put all my points down that I want to talk about. My main points will be turned into the sub-headers once I iron them out and figure out how I want to word them.
Example:
main point 1
main point 2
main point 3
This step simply helps put everything in front on you. I have self-diagnosed adhd with bad short term memory so when I think of something, I need to put it down as fast as possible before I forget it. You wouldn’t believe how many blog posts and main points I’ve forgotten just because I didn’t take this step.
This single step also works great (I did it for this post) when you want to create a draft and come back to it later. I typed up the main points of this post at StarBucks, added a few keywords and SEO and boom; 50% done.
Arrange Main Points In Order Of Importance (& Leave Some Mystery)
Putting your main points in a good readable order is what makes a blog post good. If I was talking about “making money online through affiliate marketing for newbies“, my first point should not tell them to go and sign up for Clickbank. I would first need to explain affiliate marketing to them.
My rule for this is to look at all the main points and think as the reader. What would I need to know first? Then second and so on. This helps me put my points in perfect order.
Now you can’t just go throwing your best points in the beginning. I like to lead up to the best points which almost force the reader to read my blog post. Some may feel different about this and put the best points first. This doesn’t guarantee that visitors are going to read the full post. This is why you must take steps to cater to every reader. I’ll explain in greater detail in the **Bonus Points**.
High Quality Blog Posts Have Great Pics (sometimes)
Putting nice pictures in your blog posts is a great way to connect to readers. I love to put a picture that will bring the humor out.
In my blogging world, it’s mandatory to have a picture in a blog post. I get this from my youth I believe. I would flip through a book looking for pictures. No pictures, no attention from me. It’s not that way now but I just like to warm my readers up with pictures.
Add Your Affiliate Links If Any
Putting affiliate links is a must if you want to make money from your blog but everyone hates those ugly long spammy looking links. Along with that, I’ve been on blogs and bloggers are doing it all wrong. I’ll talk about that next.
For hiding those ugly affiliate links, I use a free wordpress plugin called Pretty Link Lite. I wrote about this and other must have wordpress plugins in a recent blog post. It allows you to create new redirect links that hide those ugly affiliate links. This is great too because the link can be set to permanent which allows you to use it everywhere. It will come out like yoursite.com/comluv.
This is a huge step from my
Now for the mistake that I see many bloggers making. When you post a link, you should set it to open on a new window or tab; especially an affiliate link. I do this for 99.9% of links on my site. The .01% happened to slip through my spidey senses.
I don’t care how many times a week you write high quality blog posts; if you’re readers are leaving off to other sites, you’re giving away your shine time.
You want to keep visitors on your blog as long as possible. Even if you send them away to a new page, you can have your page open in the background. When they close the new page, there your page is waiting for them. “Oh yea. Back to reading this article” <= I’ve said this many times; that’s why I know it works.
Do A Thorough Spell Check!
Have you ever read a blog post and come across a mistak? Of course you have. It’s almost like you’re a human spell checker when you’re reading someone else’s post because their mistakes seem to just jump out at you.
I’ve had people reply to my emails just to tell me I spelled something wrong. People love to correct your mistakes and get that feeling of their smarter than you. I don’t like to give them that feeling.
You must spell correctly to write high quality blog posts. This makes you look more professional.
If you’re using WordPress, you shouldn’t be spelling anything wrong. They have the most amazing spell checker. I love that new feature; and I did that on purpose by the way. Did you catch that spelling error? Notice how you felt? Yea! That’s the feeling I’m trying to keep readers from having. 
Release Your Blog Post To The World!
After all the above is done, it’s time to release your work to the world. This simple 6 step process will leave your blog posts spotless; and feel free to add your own points. These are steps that I take in-order to write high quality blog posts.
Is there something you recommend? Please let us know in the comments.
**Bonus Points To Write High Quality Blog Posts**
Here are some points that go within every point mentioned above. These are steps I take to make my blog readable for everyone.
Spacing Out Content – It’s good practice to space out your posts. In this lazy society we live in, people are straying away from reading more and more. Instead of hating the fact that this is happening, if we want to succeed, we must adapt.
You should always space out your content so it’s easily readable. I like to hit the return key after 3 lines. Gives the reader a chance to rest their eyes between paragraphs.
The last step I’m going to share with you is something I do and most other pro bloggers also. Always put sub-titles. This is for the skimmers.
Some people don’t like to read everything but may take a few points from your posts. You have to cater to the reader because you need them more than they need you. Make it easy for them to read and if they took something from your post, they may feel compelled to leave a comment.
We love comments!
Well I hope you enjoyed this post and found it useful. I use to write posts just to get pass the 600 words mark but as I developed a passion for creating good content, I simply can’t do it. I can’t even remember the last blog post I wrote that was less than a thousand words.
Thanks for reading and be sure to show me some “CommentLuv”
If you liked this post, show me some “ComLuv” on my most recent one(s):
8 Blogging Mistakes I Made That Can Kill Your Overall Success
I read a lot of news articles, and people are constantly pointing out that something was spelled wrong. It isn’t a big deal to me, and I am not going to email or tell someone in a comment that they spelled something wrong, but apparently there are quite a few people that do. I always do a spell check before posting an article, blog post, etc. I usually don’t bother to spell check what I am going to say in a comment. I know some people do this too. Anyway the Pretty Link Lite sounds like something worth checking out.
Ray recently posted..Online Backups Storage and The Cloud
Twitter: dennisknows
Oh yea definitely check that out.. Make creating redirects so easy… and you’d be surprised.. I can take it though. I had someone tell me in one of my emails that at the end where I was using PS, I was putting PSS instead of PPS.
I didnt know what it meant so I just put what I thought was suppose to be there. I’m glad they told me though.
Thanks for the comment Ray.. Very much appreciated.
Dennis Marshall recently posted..7 Best Methods To Make Money From Blogging (For Newbies)
I totally agree. Nothing is more unprofessional than bad spelling.
Twitter: kezanari
I’ll know the dreaded type “O” I hate it when you post your article and then three weeks later you noticed there is a spelling mistake. At the end of the day mistakes happen I guess and Ray I am one of those guys that e-mails the blog owner if I find dead links or spelling mistakes. (“,)
kezanari recently posted..Click Here For Your 2012 Blogging Schedule
I definitely would keep all your suggestions in mind. My blogging is still a work in progress. I still have a long way to go before I can be a pro, thanks! Hope all the infos that I got here will work magic for me.:)
Blanca recently posted..Uncle Sam’s Flying Circus
Twitter: PakistanHotline
Hi Dennis Marshall,
No doubt that writing good posts is not any easy job but finding or creating photos for my posts is somewhat more difficult for me. Would you please advise me; how to create relevant photos/images. Or please suggest me some source from where I can get royalty free images?
Twitter: dennisknows
Truthfully John, i just go to Google Images and the first image without water mark or logo on it that fits what I’m trying to say, I use it.
I’ve been doing this for over a year and have never had a problem.
I just use general pictures… Look at my image on here. It’s a happy kid with a laptop. Can’t get much more general than that.. LOL.. It’s funny though and fit what I wanted to say.
I think for that one, I just searched Kid on laptop because I want to give the impression that my 6 step process is so simple, a kid can do it.
Thanks for the comment John.. Very much appreciated.. have a great day
Dennis Marshall recently posted..13 Powerful Free Plugins that Every WordPress Blog Should Have
Twitter: PakistanHotline
Thanks Dennis Marshall,
I am very much impressed with your in detail reply to my question. Thank You Very Much!
I visited your referenced page and also found that photo on Google Images. But what about copyrights? As whenever I searched an image on Google, there is a line in side bar “Images may be subject to copyright.” How can I use it? Is it compulsory for me to give credit to the website for that image or not?
Twitter: dennisknows
I’ve heard of bloggers doing just that.. Give credit to the sight that they got the pic from. This can be done in the captions area.
I’ve never had any problem though. If you’re worried about the copyright part, just do a bit more research on the image and if you want, just contact the owner of the site that is using the image. Some people are nice and care free about stuff like this. It’s only a picture.
Like i said though. i go after generic pic. Pics that I could recreate easily myself if I wanted to. Not something that looks like someone put a lot of work into.
Dennis Marshall recently posted..27 Powerful Quotes Every Blogger And Entrepreneur Should Live By
Twitter: PakistanHotline
Thank You very much for clarifying me this point in so much details, Dennis.
I have understand it and will try to use generic images in my blogs with a little bit alteration.
I would agree, having a good solid outline and structure beforehand is key. I recommend iStock for photos to compliment articles. Thanks.
Joe B recently posted..How To Check All In Anchor Backlinks According to Pot Pie Girl
Twitter: dennisknows
Joe I’m going to start using them because I heard it’s only a buck to get some great photos.. Cant beat that with a stick.. Right now, I just do a quick search on Google for a nice generic picture.
Thanks for the comment.. I appreciate it..
Dennis Marshall recently posted..How To Become A Pro Blogger And Not Just A Person That Writes Stuff
Twitter: Ileane
Hi Dennis, you’ve provided some great suggestions here. My favorite is using headlines for people to skim the post. That way no matter what level of expertise they have, it will be easy for readers to focus on key points of interest to them. Thanks Dennis!
Ileane recently posted..3 Things You Should Do BEFORE and AFTER Writing to Improve Your Content
Twitter: dennisknows
yea I got this idea from other pro bloggers and from a friend of mines. He told me that he doesn’t read full books. He turns from chapter to chapter and only reads what he can apply to his life.
After that, I changed up my blogging style and never looked back..
Thanks for Commenting Lieane.. i really appreciate it…
Dennis Marshall recently posted..Email Marketing: Why You Should Be Building A List Of People That Want To Hear What You Have To Say
In this short time I have learned only one thing important that is Content of your blog is the most important part ,if you have content what readers are looking for then you succeeded in your blogging but if you are posting an irrelevant article and also with lots of Spell mistakes that’s the worst for your blog…
Great post and really helped me now I think I have to recheck all my blog post again…………….
Merry Christmas to all of you…:)))
Twitter: dennisknows
yea tell me about it. I actually made a mistake on here and 2nd mistake on here that wasn’t on purpose and it kills me that I can go back and edit it.
Oh well. Now i’m using Safari on my Mac which has autocorrect in the browser.. I’m going to do a post on this one day because not having so many errors to correct really cuts down on creating good content.
Thanks for the comment Vimal
Welcome for your post, Dennis. I just ask myself if long ones is the better solution of it could be the best solution to make it short ones. So, the visitor has not to read everything and he’s not going to be tired. Merry Christmas!!!
Abel Pardo recently posted..Aigen Digital Marketing helps Senegal
Twitter: dennisknows
Yea I try to keep them short but it will have holes in it. I like to give it my all. I have a trick I’ll be writing about that will cater to EVERYONE. Something I’ve never seen anyone doing before.
Hopefully, it will help brand my site.. Stay tuned.. Thanks for commenting..
Dennis Marshall recently posted..13 Powerful Free Plugins that Every WordPress Blog Should Have
I think the key to writing high quality posts is to write with passion. That means choosing the niche in which one is knowledgeable and passionate. The readers of a blog can easily spot content that is written from the heart and with a lot of passion.
amandagordon recently posted..Backpack Vacuum Cleaners
Twitter: dennisknows
You are so right. I was trying to do a weight loss blog and I didn’t even want to update it with PLR articles.. LOL.. No passion at all.. But on my blog, I’ll take 4 hours sometimes, putting together quality articles..
I’m working on shorting that time… Get it down to at least 2..
Thanks for the comment. I appreciate it..
Dennis Marshall recently posted..12 Exclusive Proven Tips For Creating An eBook, Branding Yourself & Making Money (Part 1)
I feel that the quality of my blog posts have been going down lately. It is not because I am not passionate about what I am writing, it is just that I blog too often. I probably need to come up with a blogging frequency that will not affect the quality of my posts. Thank you for the tips, Dennis! Happy holidays.
Cheolsu recently posted..eBay USA Security login tips
Twitter: dennisknows
You don’t have to blog every day depending on what your niche is. My niche is blogging and making money online so to keep up with my competition who are using content writers, I have to produce a lot of content; which is part of the reason my posts are so long.
I just checked out your blog. If I were you, I’d check out the plugins I talk about in the post below. I think your niche is not that competitive (I may be wrong) but you should focus on SEO organic traffic. I would do around 2 posts per week; maybe 3. Get those posts ranking really well in the search engines.
I talk about steps you can take in the beginning of 2012 that will last on through the year and beyond.
Best of luck Cheolsu and thanks for commenting
Great tips. I especially like your caution about spell checking. I read hundreds of posts per week and am amazed at the prevalence of poor spelling and grammar. The errors DO seem to jump off the page, at least for me.
SA Benneck recently posted..Rebates on Veterinary Provided Products
Twitter: dennisknows
Yea spelling and grammar is everything.. You know most entrepreneurs either didn’t make it out of high-school, barely made it or dropped out of college. This makes a great story in the end once ultimate success is reached but if you want to stand out, you must tighten up on grammar and spelling.
I just made the switch to using the Safari browser on my Macbook simply because it has autocorrect as your typing. Saves a lot of time when creating content.
A few months ago, i was shown that I had a serious problem with “there, their and they’re”
When I finally picked up on it, i was amazed at how long I had gone through life using the wrong grammar. Now it’s fixed and I’m a sniper to catch grammar errors with those words.. LOL..
It’s still a learning process though. I think all my real education stopped after elementary. Trying to keep stuff I learned more than 20 years ago fresh is task in itself. LOL
Thanks for the comment.. Have a great day
Thanks Dennis for these tips. Getting a frame ready before the actual content is written is surely a helpful process. It then becomes much easier to get the whole post written in a short time span. But getting the right topic is what I find difficult.
Bedashree recently posted..The Social Media Changes of 2011
Twitter: dennisknows
Finding a topic can be easy.. When i can’t think of a good topic to write about (which is not very often), I hit up forums and see what people are having problems with.
You can also use Google keyword tool to see what people are searching to relative to your niche.
Another thing I’ll do is read other blogger posts and take some of their points and add my own words to them. If I use a big chuck of their post, I’ll give them a shootout but for the most part, content is content. As long as you’re not copying someone word for word, you’ll be good.
Just have to make sure you’re the EXPERT and not a REPORTER.
Thanks for the comment
have a blessed day
I think write article is trouble every people in the world to make content. sometime they use other people article and then they copy paste in their blog. your article is good for guide to write article. Thanks dennis
hendri recently posted..Canon U.S.A. : Consumer & Home Office : EOS-1D X
Twitter: dennisknows
Thanks Hendri..
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with Copying and pasting but when you do it word for word. When I can’t come up with a blog post, I’ll browse other bloggers content and take some of their points. This works best when you use multiple blogs.
Now I don’t use their words at all. If I didn’t put it in my own words, it wouldn’t be original. All my content is original once it’s published.
I think that’s going to be my next post. How to come up with fresh content for your blog posts.
Thanks for the comment Hendri
Have a nice day
Dennis Marshall recently posted..8 Powerful Tips To Get Started In Affiliate Marketing
It’s important to focus on the content and not have the user distracted with all sorts of annoying pop ups and ads that will just cause them to leave the site.
It’s also a good thing to structure your posts appropriately with bullet points, headers and different fonts etc… you need to make it as easy as possible for the user to read
Rob recently posted..5 Killer Tips To Increase Your Smartphones Battery Life
Twitter: dennisknows
Yea your right. At the end of the day, the reader is the most important part of our business so we must cater to them.
Thanks for the comment Rob. Very much appreciated
Twitter: YoungFinances
All great tips! I try to write posts that are interesting and educational as well.
Financial Success for Young Adults recently posted..Rappers With College Degrees
Twitter: kezanari
If you research your topic irony you will definitely be able to write good blog posts I will engage your readers.
kezanari recently posted..Where & How To Link Build
Twitter: Gautham A S
Aah those ugly affiliate links were affecting my posts, now i just link amazon affiliates, nothing else.
Twitter: kezanari
when it comes to affiliate links you have to be strategic but I guess that depends on what you are trying to promote. I’ve been to websites where they have so many links within their articles that it just looks ridiculous.
kezanari recently posted..Click Here For Your 2012 Blogging Schedule
Love when something is simplified into steps so this is a great resource. You can make things way more complicated, but it won’t produce a better result. Thanks!
Clara recently posted..Carnival of Healing #74
Twitter: dennisknows
Yea things are usually made to be more complicated than they are. Sometimes you just have to sit back and observe.
You’ll learn a lot by just taking some time out to think.
Thanks for the comment Ciara
Dennis
Dennis Marshall recently posted..27 Powerful Quotes Every Blogger And Entrepreneur Should Live By
I am not a professional writer by trade but do find myself very annoyed by horrible content and unreadable posts and comments. The net is a wonderful thing but has shed the light on how many people are incapable communicating in an accept-able way. Your tips are valued and easy to follow and will benefit anyone implementing them. Thanks
Twitter: dennisknows
You are so right.. You know what has messed most of our society up? This texting. Because texting is suppose to be quick, many create these short words, abbreviations etc, that take the place of real words.
Over time, they get so use to spelling in TEXT MODE, that they struggle to write using proper grammar. I noticed this after going to college a few years ago. I was doing an essay and started actually writing in TEXT MODE.. from that moment on, since I knew I wanted to blog professionally, I decided to end the TEXT MODE writing and focus on building my grammar and spelling skills.
How can you be an authority with tons of spelling and grammar errors. Were not perfect and some are excusable but at some point, it gets to be too much. I recently made the switch to using the Safari browser for Mac because it has autocorrect spell checking within the browser. This cuts down on writing posts a lot as I don’t have to worry about fixing as many errors.
I totally feel where you’re coming from though. Thanks for the common Miele.
Have a great day..
Denni
Dennis Marshall recently posted..7 Best Methods To Make Money From Blogging (For Newbies)
I absolutely love this post. It tells a great deal on all the mistakes I know I have been making in my past blogging. Thanks for sharing, I think this post will go a long way!
sue recently posted..CPA Site Solutions Found Success with Innovative Methods for Email Marketing System Rebuild (Press Release)
Twitter: dennisknows
Thanks Sue for that AMAZING compliment. I really appreciate the love; CommentLuv that is. LOL..
Glad I could help.
Dennis
The tips are really useful,thanks. The high quality blog posts need your time and care,I think.Do you think so?
Nadia recently posted..Nook Tablet You Should Know
Twitter: dennisknows
most definitely. most of my posts take about 3 hours to do. I’m working on shortening that time but they are very well thought out
Dennis Marshall recently posted..35 Serious Blog Design Mistakes That You Should Avoid At All Costs
Detailed post Dennis, Thanks for the lovely write up. I am still working on my writing. With the aspect that involves marketing techniques I already follow them. Thanks.
Eddie Gear recently posted..How To Generate Traffic Using StumbleUpon
Twitter: dennisknows
Yea as bloggers you have to always be looking to up your writing skills…
Thanks and happy new year
Dennis Marshall recently posted..27 Powerful Quotes Every Blogger And Entrepreneur Should Live By
For images you can go to a site like Flickr and search for images that have been released by the author under Creative Commons licenses. If you are using them for commercial reasons, make sure the author has given permission for that. Most of the time the author just wants attribution in the form of a link. In my opinion this is much better than simply grabbing images from Google, which is probably violating copyrights.
Anthony recently posted..LED Test, Measurement and Industry News
Twitter: dennisknows
You’re very right.. Thats why I only grab images that are basic. Nothing fancy… Especially with SOPA brewing in the air. Would hate to end up in prison over a picture..
I’ll definitely look into that.. thanks Anthony
Dennis Marshall recently posted..8 Powerful Tips To Get Started In Affiliate Marketing
Nice tips,
One thing i learn about blogging is to write about basic things too.
Pritush recently posted..How to setup Maxcdn in WordPress with W3 total Cache ?
Twitter: dennisknows
You know that is so true. We forget how we were in the beginning. How we were starving for just the basic information.
I’m doing a post soon on the best themes for internet marketers for 2012. Basic stuff.. Gonna be epic..
Happy new year
Dennis Marshall recently posted..7 Simple Steps You Can Take To Achieve Blogging Success In 2012 And Beyond (+Must Have Plugins)
Twitter: dennisknows
Just want to wish everyone a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR.. Make 2012 better than 2011..
Dennis Marshall recently posted..35 Serious Blog Design Mistakes That You Should Avoid At All Costs
Twitter: kristinnw
Great post, Dennis. In the mad rush to simply create content, the art (and skill) of writing is given short shrift (or ignored altogether) too often. Punctuation, sentence structure, misspellings, and so on abound. And, it appears, this type of writing is acceptable to many. I can’t stand it.
Writing matters. It’s not easy. Everyone can improve on their writing…and should want to. Why are they so resistant to it?
Kristin recently posted..A Sony laptop up for grabs? No way!
Twitter: dennisknows
Because of the thinking totally that content is king…. Content is good but readers are kings right after getting traffic. If your readers don’t like your content your done. Too many spelling and grammar errors is the best way to send people away from your work…
Most people like to learn from someone they feel has more knowledge than them. The minute they see Alot of spelling errors they may think they’re smarter than the writer and leave..
I put so much focus on these areas of my writing. Yea I’m not perfect and make a mistake every now and again but I do y absolute best to make sure there are no mistakes.
Thanks for your comments.
Have a blessed new year.
Twitter: ithauphy
It’s difficult to make a mystery for my title post. As difficult to increase visitors to our article. Sometimes visitors come to a blog just blog walking. I will try to learn to make a title of a mystery, hopefully
aufa recently posted..Dofollow and CommentLuv Blog List
Twitter: dennisknows
Look at the title of the post I did just above you. That’s a perfect example of creating mystery and giving them a prize for wondering what I’m talking about…
I’m going to do a blog post on cumluv about this.
Thanks for the comment.. Have a blessed day
Dennis Marshall recently posted..Internet Marketers and Bloggers: 14 Best Themes For Making Money Online In 2012 And Beyond
Great tips. I especially like your caution about spell checking. I read hundreds of posts per week and am amazed at the prevalence of poor spelling and grammar.
Peter Spencer recently posted..Best Way To Build Muscle
Twitter: dennisknows
Yea… Tell me about it.. Poor spelling and grammar are the quickest ways to lose a fan base..
Dennis Marshall recently posted..27 Powerful Quotes Every Blogger And Entrepreneur Should Live By | Powerful Quotes For Entrepreneurs
very good points,,,but doing too much of research can waste a lot of time,,,
Twitter: dennisknows
Yea you’re right… That’s why it’s bet to do a subject you’re passionate about. That way, the content will just flow out when it’s needed…
Dennis Marshall recently posted..7 Best Methods To Make Money From Blogging (For Newbies)
Great post dude! Lol – I couldn’t resist saying it.
I personally always write an outline to my posts. I am very similar to you about needing to write down things before I forget them. I have forgotten a good many ideas and points because I thought I would remember them later. I simply add ideas to the bottom of my rough draft as I go along and then incorporate them into the post where I can.
I also wanted to add that I have read about many people who have tested ‘links opening in a new page’ as opposed to ‘links opening in the same page’ and they always return with the same results…links in a new page equals more sales for them. I imagine this is because the reader can head back to your post after being ‘warmed up’ from a link you directed them to and be ready to buy. Whatever it is, it’s a good idea.
Bellaisa recently posted..How to Save Your Marriage
That’s the exact same way I feel. I want them on my site. They may go to another site and forget about mines. you know how the internet is. More information than the human mind can sustain.
If they happen to get off track, I want my site right there waiting for them when they close out the site I sent them to.
Great point. I’m going to be running a survey on my blog soon on this very subject
Thanks for commenting Bellaisa
wow, amazing. I always lost my idea in posting a good article. I’ll try this tips.
adi pradana recently posted..Software Akuntansi Laporan Keuangan Terbaik
Wow..i liked it …but i wana ask something that..why higher PR sites give us link…
sudhanshu recently posted..Connect smartphones with newly launched monitors from ViewSonic
It certainly would be silly to spend two hours of hard effort on writing a blog that is worth reading and then publish it without doing a spell check. Also l hate posts that are full of affiliate links. Its just too hard sell and spoils my enjoyment of reading them.
Chris recently posted..Put A Sock In It Archbishop!
Hi Dennis, I like your post about seperating your main points into sections, I use this approach a lot but I also like the pyramid way of writing to really grab your audience with the most interseting point first then keep them hanging on for more and introduce your secondary points next. Good read.
Cheers,
Aron
Aron recently posted..Paleo Diet Success
Great TIPS
i already use all tips you told
Usman recently posted..Hugh Jackman Complete Movies Collection
Great.. Thanks for the comment Usman
Twitter: BlogSEOLady
Interesting perspective. But I have to disagree about opening links in a new window. I’ve done this in the past but I think this does more harm than good. I think website owners should treat visitors the way they themselves would want to be treated– and it’s annoying when someone tries to control how you use your browser. If a user wants to stay on your page, they will usually know how to open a new tab or window, leaving the original open. If they want to leave, they can leave and forcing a new window open won’t stop it.
Also why hide affiliate links? If anything, shouldn’t a blogger disclose his/her relationship to the affiliate merchant in a disclaimer somewhere instead of hiding the links? Or is this more of an “aesthetic” issue (as you say, “ugly” affiliate links)?
Having said that, I think you are quite right about the “main points” and spacing out content. Good job.
bloglady recently posted..Facebook Pages vs. Facebook Groups
I understand where you’re coming from but me; I hate when I’m not sent to a new window. I really hate it.. I’d rather just close it out and get back to what I was doing. I only do this for links going away from my site. I’ll do a survey on my blog and see what the people visiting it have to say..
and I don’t really hide my affiliate links. You never know when link is shutdowns rather than have to go through and change every single link, you can go to one central location and change one link and it’s now site wide…
Great point you make though. Can’t wait to do this survey
Time tested blogging tips there.
GADEL recently posted..To do things right
Twitter: toshibaburton
To me writing an article is similar to writing an essay, I used to write w/o creating a rough draft for first but no more of that believe me I was very confused when I didn’t write one!
Since I have started creating a rough draft which includes my view points, sub headlines & keywords that are involved it makes it much easier to know exactly where I am going in my article.
Toshiba Burton recently posted..10 Reasons Why Your Blog Maybe Hiding Behind The Scenes & Not Getting Any Traffic
Hey Dennis,
Finally someone has come up with a simple steps for blog posts. I have been reading such kinda posts for like months now and still haven’t figured out the best easiest possible way. I am new to blogging and I hasn’t been a good experience at all. People leave spamming comments just to get back links and nothing. But reading this article has cleared up my mind. Thanks Dennis… Respect!!
All these tips were spot on. If I were to pick one thing to really highlight it would be the importance of adding images to your posts and pages. Images bring energy, color, life, etc… to your post and help your readers stay engaged. Video works great to!
Joseph Shaw recently posted..Want The Best WordPress Plugins for 2012?
Twitter: saimohan35
VERY VERY NICE.
i would like to post nice posts but i was failed.
i think this will helpful for my blog posts.
saimohanreddy recently posted..CAREFUL WITH WIFE