What we will be briefing you on
today is about the fact that once you are done with choosing a topic for
your post and writing it effectively, it is now time to show your
technical skills, which you should have as a sole owner of your
business. What newbie bloggers often forget to take care of are the
pre-publishing steps that are really essential to make your post
something that readers want to see. Here are 6 important things you need
to do (and if you do, then you must check them at least) before posting
your article on your blog.
1) Follow the right format
No
matter whichever platform you choose for your blog, the text editor of
these sites is really not for the professional bloggers. Bloggers, who
know this, obviously switch to its alternative which is Windows Live
Writer and yes this application of Microsoft fairly deals with the needs
of a professional blog too.
Once you are done
with your post, you should frame your content according to the format
that is been introduced to your readers. This means that you should
provide your headings and sub-headings their respective tags so that
they follow the pattern. What most bloggers forget to do is to align
their content and do not ‘Justify’ the paragraphs, leaving them with an
untidy look.
Remember always that readers perceive from what you show them. A neat outlook will give you a neat impression too.
2) Proofread your content
No
need to elaborate this one though, still it is important to mention the
significance of proofreading your work before posting it to your blog.
As a writer I know this pretty well that writing about 2000 words daily
makes you an imperfect typist who makes unlimited spelling mistakes,
often skipping the punctuations and things like that. However, whether I
do it or you, the result is almost same, that is, we will end up losing
our precious readers who judge us and our work with our words.
Make it your habit to spend at least 10 minutes on reading your written content after you are done with the write-up.
3) Maintain relevancy when choosing pictures
You
would have left this page after reading the heading only if there would
have been an image of a salesman selling t-shirts with a label ‘add me
on Facebook’ on it. It is obvious that readers assume things all their
own and one of the major contributors in this process are the images and
captions of videos that you choose to support your content.
Always choose a relevant image that goes completely well with the theme of your article.
4) Find Keywords
Google
analytics and the search engines are keyword oriented. Keep yourself in
the place of your potential reader. Think about what your potential
visitors would type on their search engine and use those words in your
headings, your first introductory paragraph. Keywords play a very
important role in attracting readers to your blog. Use simple words that
are human-understandable. You must be having a great vocabulary, but
make it clear that you are not giving an English paper; it’s a serious
business here!
5) Set Permalink
Permalink
is the link your post has. It can be taken as an identity card of your
post. Your blogs have a default permalink set for you. However, editing
it and making it sensible is a good practice.
6) Preview your post
It
is a visual proofread, that is how I take it. Sometimes human eye skip
small mistakes but when they are published they become eye-catching
enough to earn a bad name for you.
Always preview your posts before posting them.
These were the 6 simple things that you should adopt and include them in your blogging schedule. They make difference, try it!
Wishes
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