I love writing about my blogging experiences – and so far, I’ve had really good feedback from the blogging community about how I’ve stepped up my blogging game in the past few months.
So in this blog post, I want to give you 4 easy steps to a great blog post. These are a few tips and tricks I’ve picked up during my time as a writer – but I’d love to hear your tips in the comments, too.
4 easy steps to a great blog post
- Find a good title
- Make it personal
- Remember your readers
- Link to other posts
Let’s take a look at each of these steps in a bit more detail…
Find a Good Title
I hate trying to find the perfect title for my posts – but I’ve found I garner more interest from posts with imaginative or “eye-catching” titles that appeal to my audience.
While I don’t necessarily think that titles are everything (the body of your post is your time to shine), titles encourage readers to click on your post in the first place.
Take time to find the right title for your blog post. It’s a good idea to come up with multiple ideas, before deciding – and make sure to use other blog posts online to inform your choice.
Make it Personal
In my experience, readers find posts with a personal touch more interesting. If your readers can relate to what you’re saying, or they can understand your point of view, you’re more likely to increase their enjoyment of your writing.
I also think that making posts personal can be more interesting to write – and I love adding a personal touch to some of my posts, such as the post I wrote on my 21st birthday.
Remember your Readership
It’s so important to remember who’s reading your posts! Your loyal readership should be central to what you’re writing at all times. This doesn’t mean to say you can’t write the odd article about a subject that’s close to you, or something a bit different to your niche.
However, you should always remember that your readership is loyal to you for a reason – and your blog posts should reflect the fact that you understand their needs and wants.
Link to Posts
Placing a few links to your other content can encourage readers to browse around your fantastic site! This is a great way to keep people on your website, and it does wonders for your DA and SEO score.
It also lets your readers find similar content straight away, without having to navigate your site to find what they want.
How do you write your blog posts? What’s your favourite way to come up with blog post ideas? Do you have any tips for other bloggers?
Let me know all your thoughts in the comments below 🙂
Happy reading x
I agree that a good title is essential! When I scroll through reader, I can only see the title of posts, so I tend to read the ones that have appealing titles, and ones where I feel I could relate!
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Yes that’s very true 🙂 I like to relate to personal posts
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Same here! Btw I have emailed you so have a look when you get the chance 🙂
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Great advice here. I am working really hard on titles and keywords at the moment, I am planning all my titles first based on the ideas I have and working the post around that.
It’s working well so far x
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Thank you! Keyword research is something I’ve been meaning to get into for a while… I’m glad you’re managing to find something that works!
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Great post! so informative. a lot of new bloggers will benefit from this post.
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Thank you!
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I completely agree with what you said about the title of a post, it has to be really eye catching and kind of pop out at you from the page! These are all great tips lovely! x
Lucy | http://www.lucymary.co.uk
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Yes that’s so true, I agree! Thank you so much Lucy 🙂
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A good title is definitely important! I’m still learning how to improve on my titles 😊 i like reading personal posts and stories too so this is a great tip. Thank you for sharing!
Shuana
howivebeen.com
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I’m so bad at coming up with them sometimes haha, I’m glad you’re working on some improvements 🙂 thank you!
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Thank you! Adding extra links can be so good I agree, thank you for commenting 🙂
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These are great tips! Also because there are so many algorithms involved today that you have to make sure its good just to reach people!
https://www.emilyclareskinner.com
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Yes Emily that’s so true! Thank you for commenting 🙂
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Great tips you have here! I struggle with coming up with catchy titles too and I also sometimes forget who my readers are. I have to really step up my blogging game.
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It’s such a difficult task! Me too, I like to write about what I want but remembering readers is always important 🙂 I’m sure you’re doing a great job!
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These are some great tips. I completely agree you need a great title because it is usually one of the first things people see.
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Yes that’s so true! I definitely need to get better at them 🙂
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I’m trying to improve my DA too- it can be such a struggle sometimes! I think it need to do some more keyword research, that sounds super productive 🙂
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Thank you so much, I really appreciate the positive feedback 🙂
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Nice post. I love the tips you mentioned. I think I need to work on making my posts more relatable and using catchy titles.
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Catchy titles can be so difficult to come up with! Thanks for commenting 🙂
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Yeah. You’re welcome
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Ooh that’s a great idea- I did that the other day with good results 🙂 yes that’s so true!
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These are great tips! I think a title is the key to having a successful blog post, as if it’s not interesting or catchy, you won’t get clicks. It’s also super important to make blog links throughout and you’re more likely to increase your traffic with click throughs. Thanks for sharing
Em x
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I agree, and yes blog links are so important! Thanks for commenting x
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They can be so difficult to work out, I agree! I’m sure you’ll get there 🙂
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I often struggle with the title as well, especially to make it clickable and SEO approved the same time!
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It can be so difficult! I’m glad other bloggers understand the struggles 🙂
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Great tips, thank you for sharing 😊 I definitely need to up my title game!
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Thank you 🙂 oh don’t worry about it, me too!
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Thanks for these tips. Coming up with catchy titles is my struggle as well. I will definitely check out the Skillshare course.
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I really recommend it, I agree they’re so tricky sometimes 🙂
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I 100% agree with these tips! A good title is what brings in the views!
Amber | The unpredicted Page
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Thank you Amber! That’s so true, I’m glad you understand where I’m coming from 🙂
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Yes, important to mix up content! And a good reminder re titles, too. Thank you!
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Thank you! I agree 🙂
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I’m glad this helped 🙂
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Great post, regardless of how long I’ve been blogging I always learn something new every blog post I read. thanks for sharing your top tips.
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I agree, it is so helpful to find tips from other bloggers 🙂 Thanks for commenting x
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I signed up to Skill Share in lockdown but never actually got round to using it, it sounds like I need to make use of my subscription! Coming up with varied, interesting titles is something that I also struggle with, I definitely need to check out that course. Becca x
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It is really good so I’d recommend it 🙂 Titles are the worst sometimes, I can totally relate! Thanks for commenting x
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I signed up to Skill Share in lockdown but never actually got round to using it, it sounds like I need to make use of my subscription! Coming up with varied, interesting titles is something that I also struggle with, I definitely need to check out that course. Becca x
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I honestly believe that a lot of bloggers overlook the impact that your feature photo and headline can have on the overall performance of a blog post. When someone comes across those posts on social media, that’s the first thing that they see. Are you giving them a reason to click through and view your content? Even the best content is going to flop if no one is clicking through to read it!
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That is so true, I really need to up my game in that area! Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Great tips!! The title, content, and adding some linkage is essential to an excellent blog post.
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Yes that’s so true!
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