Writing for your blog

Your attention span is about this
short.

So writing for a blog should be too.
Otherwise your readers' eyes will go
elsewhere.

So how do you write well for a blog?
Nothing new, just more emphasis.

• Short words, 
• Short sentences, 
• Short paragraphs.
• Grab readers' attention with a strong first sentence
• Get to the point
• Break up longer blogs of copy with things like bullets, or caps, or bold face type
• Be specific with details
• Have fun (did you ever see that point in previous instructions on writing?)

Ask yourself:

• What am I trying to say?
• What words will be express it?

              (George Orwell, Politics and the English Language)

1. Read these 12 tips from Writers' Digest
2. Read this in depth analysis from ProBlogger
3. Read tips from author of Blogging for Dummies about:

• Overview of a Blog Post
• 5 Tips to Write Great Blog Posts

Today--Post something on your blog, about how you're going to write for your subject, addressing your readers.

Comment below the most important thing you learned from these articles/links:

Writing for blogging

Your attention span is about this
short.

So writing for a blog should be too.
Otherwise your readers' eyes will go
elsewhere.
 
So how do you write well for a blog?
Nothing new, just more emphasis.

• Short words, 
• short sentences, 
• short paragraphs.
• Grab readers' attention with a strong first sentence
• Get to the point
• Break up longer blogs of copy with things like bullets, or caps, or bold face type
• Be specific with details
• Have fun (did you ever see that point in previous instructions on writing?)

Read these 12 tips from Writers' Digest

Read this in depth analysis from ProBlogger
Read tips from author of Blogging for Dummies about

• Overview of a Blog Post
• 5 Tips to Write Great Blog Posts

Today--Post something on your blog, about how you're going to write for your subject, addressing your readers.

Comment below the most important thing you learned from these articles/links:

expectations

Your attention span is about this
short.
So writing for a blog should be too.
Otherwise your readers' eyes will go
elsewhere.
So how do you write well for a blog?
Nothing new, just more emphasis.

• Short words, 
• short sentences, 
• short paragraphs.
• Grab readers' attention with a strong first sentence
• Get to the point
• Break up longer blogs of copy with things like bullets, or caps, or bold face type
• Be specific with details
• Have fun (did you ever see that point in previous instructions on writing?)

Read these 12 tips from Writers' Digest

Read this in depth analysis from ProBlogger
Read tips from author of Blogging for Dummies about

• Overview of a Blog Post
• 5 Tips to Write Great Blog Posts
• Blog Posting Frequency Overview

Post something on your blog, about how you're going to write for your subject, addressing your readers.