Sep 8th, 2008
DOES YOUR BLOG CONTENT ENGAGE THE READER
Blog content seems to fit into three modes; a post that is keyword stuffed for the search engines, a post for the sake of a post, and a post that is informative and engaging; it is the later that is the hardest to write.
Informative posts are not that difficult to write, making them engaging is the tough part. One of the easiest ways to learn how to write engaging blog content is by watching other writers. Think back to any posts that have really stood out and go back and re-read them.
When looking to learn from those posts, forget the content, look at the writing style. Why did it stand out? What can you learn from it? Not every post will stand out, even from the same writers. The reality is, writing every day, when you are perhaps also running a business, can be a mental drain.
If you are able to write posts that are interesting, informative, and engaging, at least two or three time a week, the posts you write in between can be a little more relaxed. What you may find, over time, because you are writing engaging posts on a regular basis that visitors leave comments and offer further information. This can then be used to expand upon in future posts. Blog content then becomes easier to create.
What do we mean by engaging? Blog content that engages is the type of content that has the visitor reading from start to finish and often compels them to leave a comment. Not every post you write will fall into this category, however if you try, you may just surprise yourself.