In addition to writing keyword-rich content, here are some tips to help you keep readers reading, and to keep them returning to your blog.
- Don’t just show, show and tell.
- Write clickable titles.
- Make your point in the first 200 words.
- Make your words timeless.
- Don’t waste words.
- Explain jargon.
- Use descriptions in images and links
- Use descriptions for flash, podcasts, videocasts and screencasts.
- Present a problem, the solution and the results.
- Originality will always win.
- Blog paragraphs are short.
- Use command verbs to teach.
- Punctuate properly.
- Teach your readers.
- Visualize who you are writing to.
- Write kinda like you talk.
- Avoid screaming.
- Write with conviction and passion.
- If you don’t have anything to blog, don’t.