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Blog posts that attract attention
By Sharon Housley

Blogs are now a dime "a dozen, and bloggers must make their eye-catching blog posts. Develop a blog following is not as easy as it once was. Learn how to write blog posts that attract readers and keep their attention. Follow these guidelines to cultivate readers ... 1. draw attention use titles to attract the reader's attention to the blog post. The title should mimic newspaper headlines and generate interest in the blog post. The title can be controversial, but not in the scope it is misleading. Use action words in the title. Bloggers will often come with a handful of potential titles of blog posts and then settle on the title that is best suited to a particular blog post. 2. Deliver have a catchy title, but after it with content that fails to deliver, you will not be to the readers. Blog content must deliver what is promised in the blog title, or readers will unsubscribe and stop reading. When deciding on a blog title, not deviate too far from the content, as the two are intricately--the title will attract the reader's attention, but the content must then live up to expectations ... or blogger's reputation will suffer. 3. Accuratenothing stains a blogger reputation as inaccurate information, so make sure that your blog posts contain accurate information. Intentionally posting inaccurate or false information will significantly damage the reputation of a blogger. But if there is an error unintentionally or accidentally in a blog post, you need to quickly post a deviation or correction, together with an explanation and apology in order to save your good reputation. 4. relevant and timely blog posts should always be relevant and timely. Hearing about something long after it has occurred will not Record readers. Blog about information that is happening here and now. If you want to write something that is no longer timely, you must add a kind of twist, or include new or updated information make it relevant. 5. On the subjectall blogs should have a general theme that connects all the posts on the blog. Readers will expect posts that are related in some way, so stay true to the blog theme and topic. 6. use keywordsusing keywords liberally in blog posts. Search engines will attempt to categorize the contents of a blog entry and distinguish its general topic. Including related keywords or keyword phrases, search engines have an easier time classifying the blog's content. In addition, a blog that uses keywords have a better chance of ranking well for those keywords or keyword phrases in organic search listings. 7. Evaluate Web LogsReview web logs to determine which blog posts have been popular with readers. Then figure out how to provide similar or related content, there may also be of interest for these readers.8. original blog posts should always contain original and unique content. If you simply re-posting information from others, include editorial content or another spin information. Readers will not constantly turn the same information--they are interested in reading new material.9. Chunky contentbreak content into smaller pieces and readable. Most visitors to your Web site will just scan paragraphs for information, and only very few will take time to read all the words in a record. Use bulleted lists, or to split the web copy of title bolded sub-topics that appear before section. Write blog posts is not just about spewing forth content. Best blogs are well-designed and contain unique content, provocative and interesting. Follow the steps above to produce a relevant blog worth reading. About the author:
Sharon Housley manages marketing for FeedForAll http://www.feedforall.com software for creating, editing and publishing RSS feeds and podcasts. In addition Sharon manages marketing for RecordForAll http://www.recordforall.com audio recording and editing software.