Where to start in writing a blog post? This is how.

by | Oct 15, 2018 | Entrepreneurs, Virtual Assistant |

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Where to start in writing a blog post? This is how

They say writing blogs are important in the success of your marketing. I get that… BUT I have not done this a lot. I wrote lots of stories as a kid, but since I grew up my imagination and creativity…went in hiding.

I have not been challenged in years to write, so I myself had to go back and learn. As I was doing my research I decided to write about it as I go and share it with you.

I hope this will help you 🙂

This is what I normally do to write a blog.

  1. Coffee is my breath, my “haaa”, it takes me to that place of ease. So I will make myself a warm cup of coffee, clear out my desk and sit back, close my eyes and think of the topic ahead or a topic.
  2. Once I am clear about the topic I will start with research, making sure I know what I am writing about.
  3. Get some images for the blog and some for inspiration.
  4. Craft your headline that is preferably both informative and will capture your readers attention.
  5. Type away! Just let it “flow”, remembering this is only a draft, it does not need to be perfect. Not even close.

7 other tips to help you write a blog

#1 Own your first paragraph and the title

Having good compelling titles and introductions will make your readers want to read more. It wil inspire them.  Wishpond contributor James Scherer says, “recent studies show that while 80% of people will read headline copy, only 20% will read the rest. This is the hidden importance of great titles, and why getting them right is so vital to a successful blog.”

#2 Be the expert not the bragger

Build a trusting relationship with your audience, make it seem that you are a expert in this, not just bragging about it.

#3 Focus on a specific audience

When drafting your blog, think and focus on a certain audience. They say that good blogs are targeted to a particular audience.

#4 Be informative

Don’t just tell a boring story, tell your audience something that they can learn while they read your blog. Educate your reader.

#5 Optimize…

Most great blogs will follow basic SEO (search engine optimization) rules, using relevant keywords and anchor text.  Using SEO practices will make your blog more relevant to your targeted audience.

(Moz has some free tools which can help you with that)

#6 End your blog with a trigger

So this blog you are writing, you write it for a reason – mostly this reason is to connect with the readers.

Try ending a blog with something that moves or motivates the reader to action. In this case it would be to motivate readers to write a great blog.

#7 Be consistent

You will need to be consistent in writing, you will need to write blogs on a regular basis. This is especially important to grow your audience.

If your audience sees you writing a blog every week, you will get more and more website crawls which will improve your SEO.

In other words, blogging successfully takes a lot of work. But that doesn’t mean blogging has to be difficult.