Showing posts with label blog. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blog. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

5 Clever Ways to Make A Sticky Blog

No doubt about it – Content is King. However, the formula for successful blogging doesn’t end there. In fact, content is just the beginning. If you want to make money, create a loyal readership, or attract new clients, you need to keep your readers ON your blog.

In a word, your blog needs to be sticky.

A sticky blog compels readers to read more than one post. A sticky blog immerses readers in an experience that results in comments and retweets. Sticky blogs are more profitable than regular run-of-the-mill ones because they put more offers in front of the same reader.

Got your attention?

Let’s talk about how to create a sticky blog by studying the 500 million-member juggernaut – Facebook...


This Post is from: ProBlogger Blog Tips.

All good points but I like #3 and #4 the best.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

How to Write Effective Blog Posts - Love the wireframe at the end

How to Write Effective Blog Posts

September 6, 2010 · http://www.chrisbrogan.com/?p=6113">View Comments

Old newspaper

The best compliment I ever receive about my blog is that my posts are short, simple, and actionable. Any time I get that response, I feel that I’ve hit the mark. When I get a lot of comments about uncertainty or when people seek clarity, or when I find myself defending parts of the post that didn’t mean anything, or when I get comments about the analogy and not the meat of the post, that’s when I know that I rushed it, or that I blew it.

I’ve shared before about the writing practice, about how I get ideas for posts. This time, I’ll share about what I do to make my posts effective (or what I hope will be effective).

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