Post titles are extremely important. While a great title can make a lot of people read the post, a poor title may prevent a post from ever reaching its full potential. Let’s examine some of the types of post title, along with their pros and cons. The Attention-Grabbing Fictional Example: “75% of Bloggers Eat Pie [...]
Do you feel like you’ve exhausted the posts you could write for your blog? Are you well and truly out of ideas? There’s one very simple way to address this. Become a Practical Blogger When you spend too much time on the theoretical side of a topic, or you get too caught up in what [...]
"Five Till Midnight or Almost Time For Lunch" by bitzcelt On “Don’t Force Your Blog Posts”, Roezer wrote a great comment: Content loses freshness quickly and writing timeless content can be hard to write. Knowing the content you are going to write might not last forever is another turn off for blog posts. I started [...]
"Section 8@ CTS 5 Finals Area-51" by Revolution Imaging A great piece of blogging advice is to ask questions, and start a debate. However, some questions work better than others. In this post we’ll be looking at how you can come up with questions that everyone will want to answer. The Generic Question Perhaps the [...]
"4 – 144" by aepoc I’m always thinking of new ideas. New blog posts, new blogs, new sites I’d like to build. But with so many ideas, it’s all too easy to feel like you have too much to do – which means you end up doing nothing. I’m trying a new way to solve [...]
"Thank you!" by Noukka Signe Just about to write your 100th, 150th, or 200th post? Is your blog’s anniversary on the horizon? Here are five reasons why you should hype up your next big milestone. 1. It’s a Positive Achievement Positive achievements are great. They give you a good feeling, which in turn gives your [...]
"Love Hearts" by Caro Wallis Before I started my Seven Links for Sunday series of posts, I wasn’t keen on link love posts. So what changed? Too Much Self-Promotion is a Bad Thing When I wrote 50 Quick Tips For Using Twitter, I didn’t pluck random advice out of thin air. I either shared things [...]
"Lynx" by luvi Welcome to Seven Lynx Links for Sunday, a weekly post where I share some of the blogging and social media links I found interesting or useful this week. Spreading the Love If your link appears below, you’re being promoted in the following ways: You’re linked from this post. (well, obviously!) You’ll be [...]
"Twitter" by @NickyColman It’s Megapost Monday – probably a one-off, but who knows? To kick off the week, here are 50 quick tips for using Twitter. Getting Started 1. Choose a good username If you don’t already have an account, try to choose a catchy name when you sign up. I use my name (@benbarden) [...]
"Pool" by davehuehn What happens when you commit to writing a new blog post 3 times per week, but your latest blog post just isn’t coming? How Does That Happen Anyway? Yeah, I know. We should plan our posts in advance. We should always have a stock of posts ready to go. We should prepare [...]