CategoryWriting Content

One of the previous series of posts that I wrote in the early days of ProBlogger (before all 4 of you started reading) was a series on generating high quantities of content for you blog. I wrote it after reading article after article of people writing about how you need ...more

The average person only comprehends 60% of what they read. How much do you comprehend?. To ensure your reader ‘gets’ what you’re saying you need to make it clear by using some of the following techniques. – Use simple language. Avoid technical jargon. – Don’t introduce too many ideas in ...more

The title above might seem like a no brainer but I’ve had a few bloggers send me their blogs to review recently that could actually learn a thing or two by taking this simple advice. Search Engines like text. They also like outbound links – but more than that they ...more

Robert has a good simple tip on how to make your posts easier to pass around for your readers and suggests you write in a granular style. To put it most simply. ‘Make one post contain one idea, or set of links.’ I agree with Robert although can think of ...more

I just checked my email and found three requests from readers to have a look over their blogs and offer some tips. I’m happy to do this from time to time for free – but am unable to do it individually for everyone in depth without having to charge a ...more

Debbie Weil over at Marketing Profs writes a good article on Seven Tips for Blogging Your Way to a New Job. She writes quite an extensive aricle – but her main points are: 1. Start with a topic you’re passionate about 2. Concentrate on shorter, more frequent entries in your ...more

Someone asked me just now –‘how many pages do I need on my blog for it to earn $XX.00s per day?’ Its a pretty common question and one that I’m going to tackle below – but first let me ponder another related question from Thomas who in my recent call ...more

Just got a good email from Chris from Passive Digressive with some good questions in it. I’m about to duck out now so can’t reply to him at this moment – but thought I’d open up one of the questions for discussion to see what you my wonderful readers think. ...more

There is a good basic post on How to Write Compelling Blog Posts over at Marketing Profs. Nothing particularly new about it but a good place to start if you’re new to blogging and want to have a primer on how to write more effectively. Here is a taster. ‘Writing ...more