How to Make a Better Post

August 12, 2007 · Filed Under Blogging, Infotech, Musings

Hi there, peeps. Here’s another post for Darren Rowse’s 31 Day Blogging Project.

Last week, I tackled some tips on how to organize your blog contests. This week, I wanted to write a short article on how to make a good post.

Let’s start by identifying the elements of a good post. The first and most important would be the relevance of your post. Second, and equally important, is the composition length. You should be able to strike a balance between “Not too short” and “not too long”.

Shall we delve into the more interesting stuff?

The rest after one more click.

TIPS ON POST COMPOSITION

1. Relevance - like I said, make sure that you are providing good content for your target audience. One good way to do this is to ask yourself “If I were not the owner of this blog, would I be interested in reading this post?”. Remember, content is KING!

2. Length - A good post (with some exceptions) should run between 400 to 500 words. That’s usually 2/3 page in MS Word. Any post (again, with some exceptions) longer that this and your readers might be “intimidated” to even consider finishing (not unless the title is captivating, see below).

3. Titles - titles should be a call to action. They should be controversial (makes me wanna click it), blunt and direct to the point. Here’s an example: lame title: “Trial offers for a foreign game. Chance to win”. Good title: “FREE Open Beta Accounts for <game>. Join Now” see the difference? Also, remember to have your key words in your title. That’s an SEO must.

4. Post tone - Just try to be yourself. Remember, it’s YOUR blog. You don’t have a boss and you are your OWN editor. Try to type as if you were talking to a friend. Don’t be too formal or “journalistic”. An informal tone will make your readers relax. Imagine, if you will, trying to lure them into a soft and fuzzy coach and you’ll know where I’m getting at, kapish?

5. Promote your old posts - make sure that you anchor old and relevant posts in the body of your message. It’s one way of making your readers stay longer in your blog. The longer they stay, the more they are exposed to your adsense ads (more likely of clicking), go figure.

6. Alpha and Omega - beging your posts with a personalized, informal message. What’s racing through your mind about this topic? Let them know. Interject personal inputs and insights within the post body too. Remember that successful blogs are like this. If you just cut-and-paste and say “Hey… check out this article, I got this from <site here>” that’s rather lame, right? Before ending your post, a good technique is to have a “call to action”. Be the first to “comment” on your own article (before ending it) and then challenge your readers by posing a question. Trust me, you’ll get more comments this way.

I hope these tips help. Until next week’s blogging tip!

GM T

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65 Responses to “How to Make a Better Post”

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JoLynn Braley on August 13th, 2007 9:19 pm

All are very good points, especially re: ending your post with a question in order to inspire more comments….I could do that more often!
SELaplana on August 13th, 2007 10:49 pm

nice tips…. i’m glad darren featured your post at his post.
Carl Coddington on August 14th, 2007 12:15 am

I liked the article. I also liked the tip of being the first to comment.

Congrats on being posted on problogger.net
GM T on August 14th, 2007 12:13 pm

Thanks, guys, for the kind words. Am glad you liked it. Glad also that you dropped by.

Regards,

GM T
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chris on September 18th, 2008 1:40 pm

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DaemonLV on November 2nd, 2008 8:40 am

прикона)
dimix on November 2nd, 2008 10:41 am

Очень интересно! Судя по некоторым откликам ….
Ямбуй on November 3rd, 2008 8:43 am

“Мало кто может похвастаться такой смекалкой, как у автора”
ЭлектроНик on November 3rd, 2008 12:09 pm

“Интересные решения”
ЭлектроНик on November 3rd, 2008 11:32 pm

“Очень познавательно. Спасибо.”
Вихан on November 4th, 2008 11:26 am

мдяяяя ….. *много думал*….
автору спасибо за пост !!
Валентин on November 5th, 2008 7:25 am

“познавательно”
x-svetlana on November 5th, 2008 12:58 pm

“я в восторге от Вашего стиля”
KOK on November 7th, 2008 11:42 am

“Занятно”
kokk1 on November 7th, 2008 1:52 pm

“Полезного много нашла для себя”
HQ on November 8th, 2008 4:53 am

Мало чувств.. но красиво…
dimix on November 8th, 2008 3:57 pm

видели видели)
химзавод on November 9th, 2008 6:14 am

“познавательно”
Bear on November 9th, 2008 12:54 pm

“Добавил в закладки”
dodman on November 9th, 2008 3:10 pm

“шикарно”
A_l_e_x on November 11th, 2008 3:59 pm

круто..взяла почти все))
КОТ on November 12th, 2008 11:45 am

Какая прелесть!!!!!!!!!!!!)
ДимС on November 12th, 2008 12:52 pm

Спасибки)))))) в цитатник!
Влад on November 12th, 2008 1:59 pm

“Полезного много”
Mikey Fritz on November 14th, 2008 9:04 am

“Превосходно”
okkam on November 14th, 2008 12:45 pm

здорово)
OlegNS on November 14th, 2008 6:47 pm

Красиво
Manesica on November 15th, 2008 6:52 am

“Спасибо за статью”
mva26 on November 15th, 2008 8:03 am

“Очень хороший”
риэлтор on November 17th, 2008 7:01 am

Очень интересно! Судя по некоторым откликам ….
KAT on November 17th, 2008 8:11 am

“Спасибо за пост, а это тема”
DIMMka on November 17th, 2008 10:40 am

Ничего себе подборочка!!!!!!! Великолепно!
Copycat on November 18th, 2008 8:25 am

“Хорошо пишешь”
DpyuD on November 18th, 2008 10:56 am

да,но это еще и не все…
dkrasny on November 18th, 2008 12:10 pm

видели видели)
Decorator on November 19th, 2008 7:48 am

Восхитительно..
dejavu on November 19th, 2008 11:26 am

С чистым юмором.
Арсений on November 27th, 2008 3:05 am

Примитивно канешна, но респект за дизайн
Яшка on December 3rd, 2008 10:45 pm

Автор, а где подобный дизайн можно взять? Мне очень понравился…
Амосов on December 4th, 2008 12:34 am

Братцы, о чем вы пишете? ? При чем тут этот пост? ?
Сергеич on December 4th, 2008 2:04 am

Автор, а где такой дизайн можно найти? Мне очень понравился…
Сергеич on January 8th, 2009 8:06 pm

Приятно видить что этой тематикой интересуются многие люди, читать на эту тему всегда интересно, к сожалению в последнее время пишут все реже и реже
Газовик Дрон on February 13th, 2009 4:27 am

Прочитал неделю назад, хотел откомментить, да забыл, а тут такая дискуссия
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BigMuzzy on June 6th, 2009 8:59 am

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