Blog Tipz

A common misconception among bloggers and writers alike is that good writing can only be achieved with years of experience, which is far from the truth. If you even think about starting a blog, you immediately realize that blogs consist primarily of writing new content and further promoting that content through other forms of writing, advertisements, and copy. 

While you do need basic education to begin, very few bloggers have a Ph.D. in English or grammar – as they probably wouldn’t be working as an independent blogger, with the large risk involved. There is one set of core elements that you need to achieve whenever you write. As long as you strive for this, you won’t fail in your pursuit to create the blog that others desire to read everyday.

1. You make a clear point. Don’t let your readers have to ask themselves what your point is. Are you trying to market a product or simply review a product that you enjoyed, for example. On many blogs, the entire focus is oblique – it is difficult to define the “overall” focus of the website.
2. A common mistake is length. Good writing is never too long, never too short. It is concise, not elaborating on too many separate areas. This is particularly true when trying to get points across. Readers become easily distracted if you focus on one point (especially in list-type posts), leading them to avoid the rest of the post for that one block.
3. There is information to back up your point. No one is able to store the world’s information in their head. It’s a simple fact. You need to link to sources within your content, include images, diagrams, and other forms of media to draw in the readers. Words don’t cut it every time.
4. Time is the best solution for the quality dilemma. Just because you want to create more shouldn’t mean that the quality of your writing has to take a dive, too. Would people that aren’t a part of your field be able to understand, even if you leave out something crucial? If your answer was no, that means that you’ll need to spend more time adding references, details, or elaborate on the finer details.
5. The writing is logical. Understand that some people don’t want to read through the entire post. Few people do, especially as the content length increases. Although words are words, a paragraph blurred together with no spaces between any sentences or words is just a long word. People won’t read it. Although this is an extreme example, be sure that you have set up a post structure that allows readers to quickly scan the main points (bold, heading text, etc).
6. Good grammar, English, and spelling. Just because you can’t accomplish these two to three main areas of good writing doesn’t mean that you have “failed” as a writer. Simply improve on these, and readers will thank you.
7. Readers become engaged. With the focused point and effective writing style that you have developed (remember, it takes time), readers will become engaged in what you have to say. Writing the content is one part, but you’ll also need to bring the complete package to your readers in order to truly accomplish this. Feel what your readers might be going through in order to truly connect with them.
8. Rules are broken all over the place. Writing like everyone else is easy. Writing as yourself; creating, developing, and mastering a style is the hard part. Similarity is the greatest enemy for writers – once you become unique, there is little to stop you from reaching great heights.
9. Influence. One powerful word, one powerful point. Set the stage for what may lead to success, even if you don’t have confidence in yourself. Good writing challenges the reader to think about what they have done in their life and how they can prepare for a reoccurrence of the event or situation in the future. Captivating your readers and evaluating their needs can help you accomplish the influence factor.
10. Finally, and one of most important of all, is that great writers and the posts that they create are from their heart, not just created to profit or for gains. Text is one of the most powerful mediums out there. When you read text, you can get a good idea of how the writer feels about what they are writing about, even though no clear evidence is given. Readers can draw conclusions that you aren’t writing your best copy due to the fact that you are tired and exhausted from writing. This is something that can’t happen as long as you run your blog.

Good writing does more than just these ten main characteristics – it inspires, informs, and involves your readers. When you harness your full potential, you will be able to accomplish this with less work than you think. It will take quite a few revisions, modifications, and testing before you get it right, but it will happen.

The now-famous authors born during the past century didn’t start writing with any advanced education – just the skills and knowledge that they had when they “decided” to pursue writing novels or other forms of literature. They didn’t become instant sensations, they didn’t lead lives that were extravagant, and their ideas were often challenged during the time that they were alive. But there was something that set apart their work from the millions of other aspiring authors – they brought their entire package to the table, taking enormous risks simply to pursue their passion.