20 Tips Writing a Good Blog Post

 I jotted down some ‘quick tips’. While they are all short I hope that they might spark some ideas – enjoy!

1. Tell your story – it is what makes your content unique
2. Share how you feel – it will take your readers to a deeper place
3. You’ll never please everyone – the sooner you come to peace with this, the better
4. Write about things that matter to you – passion is infectious
5. Inform, Inspire and Interact – aim to do these things every week!
6. Experiment with different styles of writing – it will help you find your voice
7. Mix up the length of your posts – short can be sweet but long can be epic!
8. When an idea strikes – drop everything and capture it!
9. Do everything you can to understand who is reading your blog – it will make you more useful to them
10. Before you publish – ask what you want your reader to do after reading your post – and edit accordingly
11. Become hyper aware of problems – and obsess over writing posts that solve them
12. Put aside time to create quality content – it doesn’t just appear
13. Put aside time to edit and polish your posts – it will take them to the next level
14. Get a life – you’ll be a much more interesting writer if you’ve lived a little
15. Ask your readers questions – it will make them feel like they belong and you’ll learn a lot too!
16. Take your readers on a journey – posts that build from one to another can be powerful
17. Brainstorm regularly – generating ideas for future posts now can save a lot of pain later
18. Not every post needs to go viral – shareable content will help you grow but it may not serve your current readers best
19. Write, Write Write – the more you write, the better you will get
20. Publish selectively – you don’t need to publish everything you write

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How to Use Social Media to Create a Successful Blog

Are you searching for effective ways to grow your online audience while increasing your blog traffic? Social media is an efficient tool for promoting your blog and making it popular among your target audience. Businesses have successfully extended their blog’s reach using social media sites such as YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterst, Google+, and of course Facebook and 

        9 Tips for Using Social Media to Successfully Promote Your Blog

Let’s take a look at our Top 9 Tips for Promoting Your Blog Using Social Media:

Post to Social Media Profiles Using Feed Tools

Twitterfeed, and various other feed tools give you the ability to publish links to your blog posts on multiple social media sites automatically. If your blog is running on the WordPress platform, you’ll find some really great plug-ins that help you automate this process.

Automate Your Publishing

Imagine how simpler your blogging life would be if you could automate your posts. Well, using tools like HootSuite, SproutSocial and TweetDeck, you can. Simply schedule your posts for the entire day, week or even month ahead. This is a great way for busy business owners to get the word out about new posts quickly and simply. Scheduling allows you to spread your posts out, while simultaneously posting to various social media profiles.

Add Icons on Your Blog for Quick Social Media Sharing, Tweeting and Liking

No matter which blogging platform you use, your sidebar should contain social network icons. Why? These icons allow your readers to quickly connect with you via your social network profiles, with just one click. They also encourage your audience to share, like and tweet about your blog or any of its contents.

Link Your Blog and Social Media Profiles to Each Other

Every single one of your social network profiles should include the URL of your blog. That way, no matter where your audience is connecting to you from, your blog is only a simple click away.

Your Forum Signatures Should Contain the URL of Your Blog

When you post relevant, valuable information, questions or comments in industry-related forums, you increase your web presence. Including a link to your blog in forum signatures helps to create backlinks to your blog, which helps to increase blog traffic.

Comments Made on Other Blog Should Contain Your Blog’s URL

Leaving or responding to comments on other relevant blogs also increases your web presence among your target audience. Add a link to your blog within your comments to create valuable backlinks. This also increases the chances of that audience visiting your blog using a single click.

Utilize the Social Media Widgets and Tools Offered

Most of the popular social media networks offer free widgets and tools to promote user profiles. These can be added to your blog to increase your content’s exposure. Simply log into your social media profiles, access these features, and add them to your blog.

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