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Writing Reader Engaging Posts

From where I stand, the greatest advantage of blog writing is, without doubt, the instant feedback. Unlike classic media, like newspapers or magazines, our blogs give us the possibility of getting valuable opinions on every post that we publish. Of course, not all feedback should be considered valid, but this is a matter of personal choice and analytic skills.

Writing reader engaging posts is definitely one of the biggest challenges of every blogger, since these posts are usually excellent ways to create and grow a community around your blog.

Planning Ahead to Maintain a Publishing Rhythm

One lesson that I had to learn the hard way was to maintain my publishing rhythm. I was so sure that I could keep up with writing a post every two days until that moment when the inevitable happened. I was out all day on business and got back very late and very tired. So, […]

Deciding Between Short and Long Blog Posts

A question that has been haunting many bloggers is whether to publish short or long blog posts, when to go for one or the other, or just simply stick to one. This is one of those questions that cannot be answered by a simple “Go for short” or “Go for long”.

A Blog Reader’s Nightmare

How many times did you come across a blog post that seamed to deliver the right information, but the post itself was just too hard to follow? Countless times, I bet.

And so, what seamed like the perfect solution for your searches, easily turns into a nightmare.

10 Characteristics of a Successful Blogger

Although being a successful blogger is not an easy task, it’s not one that should frighten you. Before asking yourself if you can be one, take a moment to think about what you do and how you do it, and see how many characteristics you can tick off from the following list.

Effective Communication: Know Your Audience

Sometimes, having a great idea to write about can give your blog posts a boots, but most time it’s not enough. In order to establish a good, effective level of communication with your readers you should consider a few essential factors that could improve your writings and clear their path to your readers’ minds.

10 Tips on Facing a Content Crisis Situation

We’ve all been there, whether we’re talking about blogging tips, games, gadgets or celebrity gossip! Content crisis is one of blogger’s biggest nightmares, making us lose sleep hours, jump meals and drink tons of coffee.
These are my tips on facing a content crisis situation.

Finding Your Reader-friendly Blogging Tone

With the amazing amount of blogs available out there, a question raises naturally. Why do we read some blogs, and not others? Why do we follow certain bloggers and become more active in their comments section? Content, information is definitely one of the key factors, but what is information if it’s not nicely wrapped in a good delivery package?

How to Make Your Blog Posts More Readable

Have you ever come across a post title that startled your interest, but as soon as you got to the content you couldn’t read it? I did! And why didn’t I read the post if the title was so interesting? Because the content was too cluttered. Because no matter how valuable was the information, I simple could not pull my self to go through a labyrinth of words to find the good ideas.

10 Blogging Tips from the Top 100 Songs of 2007

We all love music. We love music because it makes us feel good, it relaxes us, touches our hearts and minds through lyrics and ideas found in them. But how about finding great blogging tips in some of our favorite songs’ titles?