Engaging your readers attention on a consistent basis can seem tough. But on some days, bloggers also struggle to engage themselves enough to write yet-another post. So how do you and your readers stay engaged in your content? Write better blog posts. Today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress) offers five tips to help you improve reader engagement […]
One Way to Quickly Improve Your Writing
Writing and editing are two different things, but the latter can be the key to producing well-written blog posts and blogged book manuscripts. Today writing teacher and New York Times bestselling author Jerry Jenkins (@JerryBJenkins) offers advice on self-editing. Want to immediately improve your writing? It’s not a matter of studying a specific technique, learning […]
How to Create Your First Pieces of Cornerstone Content
You’ve likely heard talk of the power of cornerstone content. And you understand that the success of your blog depends, in part, on producing these written pieces, but you don’t know exactly how to do so. If you are asking, “Is cornerstone content a post or a page? Is it evergreen or time-sensitive material?” no […]
How to Stay on Topic No Matter What Your Blog Subject
It’s easy to write a post that ends up off-topic. Plus, most bloggers have lots of ideas but not all of them fit their sites’ focus. In today’s post, Beth Bauer (@JourneyofBethB), offers sound strategies for staying on topic no matter what. Bloggers are a creative bunch. That means you have lots of ideas, but […]
How to Blog About Sensitive Topics Without Alienating Your Audience
Even in the best of times, blogging about sensitive topics can be tricky. After a year like 2020, though, doing so has become more challenging. In today’s post, Beth Bauer (@JourneyofBethB), offers advice on how to publish posts on just about any topic without fear of offending or upsetting your readers. This past year possibly […]
How to Build Your Audience with Evergreen Content
You want your blog posts to work for you, organically driving traffic to your site. That goal is harder to accomplish than it seems unless you focus on producing evergreen content. Today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress) offers strategies for producing and maintaining evergreen blog posts. Creating a solid foundation for your blog depends on the quality […]
5 Common Newbie Blogging Mistakes and Solutions
Many bloggers struggle to gain traction with their audience. The problem is that they are making the most-common newbie writing mistakes. But you can avoid them, and get your blog off to a strong start. Learn what these mistakes are and how to avoid making them in today’s post by Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress). Once you […]
Why Bloggers Should Aim for Quality Over Quantity
Back in the day, you could write and publish a lot of blog posts every day or week because most bloggers wrote short. That didn’t mean their posts weren’t valuable; they were. Today, though, the Google algorithms look for longer posts, which makes it much harder to publish frequently and still provide value. So, what’s […]
Growing Hybrids: Effective Blog Post Titles
Today, you have about seven seconds to get someone to stick around long enough to read your blog post. That’s why your post title is so important. In this post, professional writer Jodi Webb (@wordsbywebb) discusses the fine balance between creative and boring titles and how to write ones that make a visitor want to […]
Should You Write Short or Long Posts when Blogging a Book?
Are short or long blog posts best? Good question. The online world changes constantly. More often than not, Google dictates those changes, including what it takes to get your site into the coveted #1 Search Engine Results Page (SERP) spot. What doesn’t change is the impact blog post length and publishing frequency have in achieving […]
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