HOW TO BECOME A BETTER BLOGGER

HOW TO BECOME A BETTER BLOGGER

HOW TO BECOME A BETTER BLOGGER Five Great Ideas Here From Guest Blogger Rochelle Melander   I love watching talent competition shows like American Idol. I notice that the best performers make singing look easy. Yet I know that many hours of practice support every single note.  Because blogging is such an immediate experience, with posts responding to recent events, it appears easier than, say, writing a book. Yet hours of practice, study, writing, and revising makes the best bloggers stand out from the crowd. Here’s how to develop a winning blogging style:    (1) Research The Medium   Blogs are not periodicals or newspapers. They look different. The articles need to sound different and still offer great content. You need to learn the form instead of trying to squeeze your white paper writing style into a blog post. Know how the best blogs write: first person perspective, shorter posts, the best information at the beginning of the post, valuable content throughout the post, links to other information and blogs, and photos.    (2) Sharpen Your Voice   Read a few of your posts aloud. Does your unique personality come through in the writing? If not, keep writing and revising until your posts sound like you. Pro tip: people like you and want to read your work both because you have something valuable to say but also because of how you say it. Think about how your unique perspective, including your quirks and pet peeves, comes through in your writing.    (3) Create Great Content   Blogs need to provide valuable or fun information to the lives of others....