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How to Write a Blog Post Your Tribe will Love

Rob

　　Sometimes, as a blogger, you can put so much effort into writing a post that you think will be absolutely wonderful, which everyone will love, only to discover that it didn’t go over as well as you had hoped. So what can you do to ensure your readers will love your blog post?
　　The first thing you want to start out with is a killer headline. If you can’t attract their attention and pull them in, you will never encourage them to read. Begin practicing copy writing. Find a book on creating headlines and begin writing them as often as possible. As you improve, so will your readership.
　　When you write your post, make sure to format it, this will help them to read and understand the post better. It also makes it look better and more professional. They will be able to scan it easier and if they like what they see, may continue reading.
　　Stay current or even ahead of the times. Nothing is worse than an outdated blog post that is no longer relevant. This is why it can be an advantage to go back and update older posts, adding in details to bring it current. This can also increase the page views.
　　Always end your blog posts with an open-ended question. This will invite your readers and encourage them to engage in conversation, with you and with one another. When you do this, you begin to build community and as you do, the popularity of your blog grows.
　　One of the biggest advantages to asking a question at the end of your blog posts is what you can learn. As you and your readers engage in conversation that is brought on by the question you asked, they will often mention things they are having problems with, what they’d like to see or need help with. This is an utter gold mine of information for you. If you take this information and provide it to them, you will continue to offer them what they are looking for.
　　As you write your blog posts, provide resources for them, help out your readers and give them links to resources and information that will help them, doing so, you will be seen as an expert and they will come to rely on you.
　　All of these suggestions should help to improve your readership.
　　

So what suggestions do you have for writing a blog post that readers will love?

　　

5 Steps to Publishing

Rob

　　Many people think that it is a difficult path to become an author, but the truth is that it is easier today than it has ever been. It still takes work and knowledge, because nothing comes without work. While the market may still be smaller for short stories than it once was, you have more options available and have the ability to change the market. Not everything here will work for every author, use or adapt what benefits you. This list will open you eyes to show you some of the advantages we have available to us today.
Traditional Publishing – The tried and true staple, is still strong even with the advent of digital publishing. Many of the other avenues can eventually lead to this, so don’t rule out traditional publishing even if you choose a different avenue.

    Amazon Kindle Publishing – The big player in the digital market along with a very wide reach makes this a wonderful avenue. It is also VERY easy to enter. For that reason, anyone can publish, (and they do, which is reflected by the quality).
    Self Publishing – This covers a very general term which can encompass print, digital or a combination in a number of forms.
    Print on Demand – This is a form of Self Publishing where your book is not printed until it is ordered. This can be rather cost effective especially for small prints.
    Blogging – Blogging is a popular way to share with an audience things you have written. Your income is not necessarily from what you post but rather for items you sell. You can even re-purpose your blog posts by turning them into a book, which you can sell to your audience. This is also a great way to build a following to sell your books to.

　　These are just some of the avenues you can use to get published. There are many others out there and combinations of each of these. None of them are necessarily better than the other, it is just a matter of what fits for you.
　　
　　

So how do you publish your books and why did you choose that and not some other way?