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How to Write Engaging Blog Posts
Today's episode is about how to make sure your blog posts are really interesting. I share 11 tips you can use in your writing to get attention and maintain interest. Today's podcast is a challenge to myself - to include as much high quality advice as I can in just 3 minutes! These are tips you can keep coming back to in future to keep improving your blog.  I'm also including a lot of extra resources in the show notes with examples and further ideas that you can refer to.





In This Episode
You can listen to today's episode above or in iTunes or Stitcher (where we'd also LOVE to get your reviews on those platforms if you have a moment). In today's episode:

How to make your blog posts useful to your readers
How to share your opinion
How to cut out the fluff
How to visualise your reader
How to make your blog posts scannable
How to make your headlines catchy
How to show your passion
How to ask your readers to do something
How to tell stories well
How to make your blog posts look interesting
How to continuously improve your writing

Further Reading and Resources for How to Write Engaging Blog Posts

Usefulness – Principles of Successful Blogging #3
Write an Opinion Post on Your Blog [Day 19 31DBBB]
Editing for People Who Love to Write… Too Much
How to Create Reader Profiles/Personas to Inspire and Inform Your Blogging
Writing Blog Content – Make it Scannable
How to Craft Post Titles that Draw Readers Into Your Blog
How Passion Can Transform Your Blog
Calls to Action – 12 Tips To SNAP Readers Out of Passivity
Tell a Story – Rediscovering Your Blogging Groove Day 7
Using Visual Content to Increase Blog Engagement
10 Ways to Improve Your Blogging through Practice

How did you go with today's episode?
What other strategies do you use to make sure your blog is attention-grabbing? If you've got a blog post that has got much more attention than normal, feel free to include a link and let me know why you think it worked. I'd love to hear from you in the comments below.

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