Discover the 2 Building Blocks of Blog Writing
Posted by Claudiu Geanta in Blogging on November 9, 2009
Lots of bloggers believe that headlines are the most important aspect of the blog – without it readers will not stop for a second to read your unique piece of wisdom. Others say that content is much more important compared to the headlines.
Find out the 3 category of blog readers so you understand what’s at stake here.
Blog Building Blocks
I tend to believe it’s a combination of both; without a nice lure there is no fish at the end of that line but no matter what the lure is – if the fish doesn’t deliver your reader is gone in about half a second. Even if you write a killer headline, you still need to write something that adds value to your readers in the body of your post.
So why are title and content important? Because each of them should accomplish 2 things:
- Attract Readers to Your Blog
- Attract Search Engines to Index Your Blog
Here’s how you can accomplish both:
1. Write headlines that have a hook and attract the reader’s attention. With that you will get immediate eyeballs for your post. Use questions, be controversial, provide numbers, etc. Examples of great headlines with a hook can be found at Jay Abraham blog.
2. Write content that makes other bloggers link to your post. Inbound links are important components of the Google algorithms that will allow you high rankings within search engines. This is the sure way search engines calculate where to rank your content. (Maybe you find this post interesting enough and perhaps you’ll want to link to it, right?)
For other in-depth information about blogging see this article
Drive by Blogging
Posted by Claudiu Geanta in Personal Growth on December 16, 2009
The idea of writing about negativity in the cyber world came after watching a documentary called “Heckler” on HBO. The show was put together by comedian Jamie Kennedy as a response to the merciless treatment he encountered from the blogging community after the release of his movie “Son of the Mask”. The documentary was an interesting piece of television, exposing the devastating effects the critics and their comments have upon actors in general and Jamie Kennedy in particular.
The idea of defending Jamie Kennedy is far from me and this article is not intended to polish his or anyone else’s image. I am merely pointing out that even if you disagree with someone’s performance, I believe you lower your writing standards to morally attack and individual based on the simple fact that his/her performance in some kind of theatrical act was poor or lacked enthusiasm at the box office.
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