{"id":69,"date":"2013-09-19T18:01:45","date_gmt":"2013-09-20T01:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torawriting.com\/sandbox\/?p=69"},"modified":"2020-12-01T10:39:30","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T18:39:30","slug":"writing-powerful-blogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torawriting.com\/sandbox\/writing-powerful-blogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Powerful Blogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was <span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>wandering around the web doing some personal growth homework<\/strong><\/span> and I found an article about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.write.com\/writing-resources-articles\/writing-for-the-web\/online-content-specifics-blog-writing-tips-for-effective-and-powerful-blogs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">powerful blog writing<\/a>. I found it impressive that write.com seems to mirror my thoughts in the <a href=\"https:\/\/torawriting.com\/sandbox\/writing-powerfully\/writing-powerfully\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Writing Powerfully<\/a> blog \u2013 although I used significantly fewer words.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/torawriting.com\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/BrilliantBlog.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-72 alignright\" title=\"Powerful Blog\" alt=\"BrilliantBlog\" src=\"https:\/\/torawriting.com\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/BrilliantBlog.gif\" width=\"338\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a>I became a professional writer because I am <span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>passionate about clear communication<\/strong><\/span> and it is something that I have always done. My formal training is in Engineering, and \u2013 I must confess \u2013 I love this confirmation of my innate sense of how to write.<\/p>\n<p>Since most people write their own blogs \u2013 rather than hiring a ghost writer \u2013 there are some very good points specific to blog writing that I\u2019d like to relay.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Provide Links<\/strong><\/span>: well written blogs are short, to the point, and provide connections to the additional information readers are looking for.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Be Scan-able<\/strong><\/span>: If eight of ten people only read the headlines and bold print, then have headers and bold print that they\u2019ll look at.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Be Conversational<\/strong><\/span>: While I like to be conversational in just about everything I write, blogs are more informal than articles. You still want it to be well-written, maybe even professional, but give your opinion and speak to your reader in the first person. (Translation, use \u201cI\u201d and \u201cyou\u201d instead of something more stuffy.)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Use Keywords<\/strong><\/span>: I am not an SEO (search-engine-optimization) specialist, so I\u2019ll keep this simple: if you want people to find your blogs, then use the words they search for.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Edit &amp; Proofread<\/strong><\/span>: Returning to my first commandment of <a href=\"https:\/\/torawriting.com\/sandbox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">good writing<\/a>, check everything again. If you don\u2019t have someone else to read it for you, then walk away from it for several hours and look back at it fresh \u2013 you\u2019ll be amazed at what you find.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>A good blog \u2013 like any other effective written communication \u2013 is informative, to the point, and easy to read. After all, <span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>blogging is how you spread your message on the internet<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Lorrie Nicoles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was wandering around the web doing some personal growth homework and I found an article about powerful blog writing. I found it impressive that write.com seems to mirror my thoughts in the Writing Powerfully blog \u2013 although I used significantly fewer words. 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