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5 Ways To Write Blogs Outside of the Box

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Blogging is frequently derided as a hack’s sport: a dumping ground for navel-gazing anecdotes that contribute little but clutter to the digital landscape. However, like any other art form, the quality of the blog is as dependent on the writer’s dedication to the craft as his or her chosen subject matter. Distinguishing your blog from the average WordPress blurb comes down to understanding the five different ways to “write outside the box.”

1. Structure
Structure may sound simple. After all, what do you need aside from an intro, a middle, and an end? The truth is that the structure of each blog post must be fashioned to clearly communicate an idea to the reader. Many blog posts start strong but get lost in the middle. [Read more…] about 5 Ways To Write Blogs Outside of the Box

4 Ways to Write Several Blog Posts at Once

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We already know that list posts and bullet points are two techniques that resonate well with blog readers.

But that’s not why I choose to embrace the style.

I lean on these two writing techniques frequently because they allow me, as a writer, to work on multiple articles at once – and that’s a productivity score!

Here are several ways you can write several blog posts concurrently.

– If you get stuck on a post, start writing another post. The key is to not stop. Give each blog a fresh page or document, that way, when it’s time to start writing it again, it’s clear where you left off. Start a log of incomplete blog posts. (I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve started a post, forgotten I did, and ended up rewriting it!)

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The Secret to Creating Shareworthy Content

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shareworthy-contentI often refer to the term I use to describe amazing content that people want to share online as shareworthy, and today, I’d like to dive a bit deeper into the concept of creating shareworthy content, so your blog and online reputation can benefit from the compounding effect of blogging, attract more visitors, and grow organically over the long term. In other words, shareworthy content leads to sustainable growth, and I’m going to tell you how to do it.

What is shareworthy content?

It’s simple. Shareworthy content is amazing content that people like enough to want to tell their friends about it and share it with their social media connections. They can share that content by blogging about it on their own blogs, tweeting it on Twitter, linking to it on Facebook or LinkedIn, and so on. Therefore, shareworthy content is not necessarily viral content that explodes across the Internet. Instead, it’s a tangible form of the world-of-mouth marketing of the social web that businesses covet.

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