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Everyone wants to know how to make their writing stand out, and the ages old answer (0r, at least the internet-ages old answer) is: content is king. The better your content, the more it will stand out in the crowded online space. As you write more, you will develop your voice and style. Use these four tips to make your writing stand out.
Content Is King: Make Your Blog Post Andย Writingย Stand Out
All of us have unique voices and experiences and our own way of telling our stories. We blog to share, relate, create, and connect with ourselves and with each other. Below are some tips that will help you use your unique voice to tell your stories in a way that will encourage readers to stick around and in time, grow your audience.
#1 The Power Of A First And Last Sentence
Your first sentence and your last sentence are generally your most meaningful moments in your post. The first sentence identifies a topic and usually pulls your reader in. Striking interest from the get-go is a great way to ensure your readers are hooked in. Take that opportunity to make a statement and be bold.
For example, “We spent Sunday at the zoo since it was such a beautiful day.” versus “I took my kids to the zoo this weekend and I thought about leaving half of them there.” See how the second sentence makes you want to read more? That’s what we’re going for!
Your last sentence will give your readers closure. Like a good book, you want them feeling glad they took the time to finish reading your post. If they leave your blog feeling satisfied then chances are, they’ll come back.
#2 Create Interest
Interest is in the detailsโฆlook for them. Think about what youโre writing about: does it have a smell, a feeling, a memory attached to it? Words on a page are just words on a page unless you can find a way to breathe some life into them. Get people to relate to them. Make yourself vulnerable. All of this makes for good reading.
#3 Get To The Point
You don’t want to spend too much time prepping your story with a drawn out introduction. Sometimes a brief back story is necessary, but we tend to spend too much time working our way to the main point. Always re-read your post and cut out excess information (ie rambling sentences, off topic remarks, too much detail, etc).
#4 Keep It Concise
It is up to you to determine how long you’d like your post to be but a good rule of thumb is to not write more than you prefer to read when you visit other blogs. If you have a long story to tell, consider breaking it into parts and encourage readers to come back the following day for the resolution.
What do you do to make your writing stand out?ย
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I have a tip – if you’re having trouble, have a trusted blogging friend to help out. I asked Angie Ballard, from The Jammie Girl to help me, and I couldn’t be more pleased with my About Me page.
Thanks for sharing the link to the About Me article. There was some really useful info there!
Happy Saturday!
Thank you for this challenge. It was an area of my blog that I’ve neglected. I didn’t have an About Me page.
I do now. http://misssrobin.blogspot.com/p/about-author.html
Great insight. Thanks for sharing.
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This is great. This actually pushed me to creat an about me page. I hope it turned out okay, let me know.
Good and concise post. I wrote a post with lots of details for Veteran’s Day. Bit different from my usual stuff but readers love it.
Good advice. Can’t wait to try it out.
I like the first sentence thing….I shall pay much more attention to that!
Have a great weekend everyone; I need a miracle to keep up!
About me page added!
Awesome tips! I think my About Me page may be too concise. Is there such a thing? I will take a look at it and brainstorm with these tips in mind.
I find it useful to always read my posts outloud before posting. This ensures they make sense, and that the sentences aren’t too long and complicated!
I find my About Me page is the most difficult post I have ever had to write. I go around in circles and I still don’t like it!
Great post! Thanks for the 101 tips regarding the About Me page… I love the to the point part about “I want…” I need to add that in!
Post that are too long and/or that don’t get to the main point fast enough are definitely my most common reasons for clicking off a blog.
Here’s my About for the site. It’s not short, but I use it as my yearly update for the progress of the site:
http://channingtatumunwrapped.com/about/
Thanks to my speaking engagement at Austin’s Bloggy Boot Camp, I’m currently using this post as my “About” for Twitter:
http://bit.ly/aboutqfromctu
Have a great weekend everyone!
I’ll be working on this soon ๐ well not too soon.
Happy Saturday!!
Thanks for this, my About Me page needed a little revamping!
Great tips ladies! There’s always so much useful info here. =)
I think it’s the hardest thing on earth to post about yourself. Raised to let others toot my horn, the business world (and blogging, especially!) has turnned that topsy-turvy and it’s a serious learning curve. I think we all need PR people ๐ Come visit when you can…
I’m usually full of words that spill forth even when trying to contain them. But you ask me to talk about me and I look up, mouth agape, drool dripping, like I never met me…
I really need to add pages so that I can do a proper About Me page.
Having a giveaway this weekend!! Stop by & enter. ๐
Great tips!
Awesome, awesome tips as usual! Looking forward to ‘meeting’ some great peeps today through the ‘about’ pages as well!
Perfect task- I just created pages on my blog last week and so this is a perfect time to work on one of them.
Wonderful post today, I need to re-think the way I write.
I cleaned up my 30 second speech to sound more professional. I had the link to email and web. Good ideas.
http://www.kathleenboland.blogspot.com
I’m still decompressing from yesterday! Being SITS FB was fun!
Great tips on writing compelling posts!
I hope everyone is having a great Saturday!
Thanks for the great tips and advise. I have been thinking that my About Me page needed an overhaul but just couldn’t bring myself to do it. So this morning I deleted what I had and thanks to a twitter friend asked Hubby to help.
Check it out: http://www.gettingallmyducksinarow.com/2010/02/these-ducks-rock.html
I made an About Me page for my new blog.
Good Morning!!!!
Great tips! Thanks!
Ah, my About Me page – something I know should be better, yet sadly I can never make good.
That’s okay – it’s almost lunch time.
Food always makes me happy.
(That’s healthy, right?)
Great advice, thank you. Happy Saturday!
I love sharing my stories through my blog but I have never prided myself in being a writer. Thank you for the tips!!
Happy Saturday SITSta’s-its a beautiful day in SoCal and I plan on enjoying every minute, what do you have planned??
Ahhh, finally revamped with being married and added my email address. ๐ I kept the pics. Hope it’s not too long.
Thanks for all the tips!!
Saturday!
Woot!
I did some long overdue work on my “About Me” page…thanks for the prompt!
Come over and enter my giveaway: http://my1littleworld.blogspot.com/2010/10/fiber-one.html
Happy Saturday ladies!
I have a blog post that is getting quite a lot of comments and would love to hear your p-o-v on how fear can run our lives and decisions:
“Letting go of fear”
http://www.blogincomeforwomen.com/blog/453/letting-go-of-fear/
Thanks for leaving a comment!
Krizia
Had fun doing the activities last week.
These are some great tips. I won’t follow a blog that is poorly written. I just don’t have the time to waste. People have great stories to tell; I hope they will take some time to become better storytellers. It important.
Not long ago, I followed your advice to overhaul my “About Me” page. I”m happy with it, but I don’t include contact info. on the page. I have a separate page called “Dear Jean…” with contact info.
I made a couple of changes. I know I could stand to cut it down some more…..any suggestions?
http://betterinbulk.net/about
As always Great info
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Good Morning! I’m still here – I’ve been painting away at my house! (Wall and other things!)
http://www.morethanthemulberries.com/2010/11/meet-new-girls-in-town.html
I made over my About Me page during the 31 Day Blogging Challenge.
http://ziggysblogs.blogspot.com/p/about-me.html