Some simple things to get in the habit of checking before publishing your post:
Picture – Every blog post should have some kind of picture. Sometimes it’s hard to find a related picture. Think about it for a minute and see if you can come up with something clever.
Headline – Will it catch the reader’s eye and make them interested? Does it have key words that will show up in searches? Does the post deliver what the title promises?
Voice – Read the post out loud. Does it sound like you? Does it flow?
Grammar – Edit! Edit! Edit! Check for misspellings and proper punctuation. Cut out extra words wherever you can.
Layout – Is it scannable? Have you made some key words bold? Can you turn some of it into a list? Is there white space? Use the preview tab and make sure it looks good.
Links – Can you link to any of your other posts? Does someone else have a similar post that might be of interest to your readers?
Your readers will appreciate your checking these six things!
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I’m always a bit wordy, so thanks for the reminder to cut extra words.
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Erin I am too! My husband edits every post I do so that I don’t have to worry about all that! He always says use superfluous words and I never use commas! He fixes all that for me!
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I’ve noticed that posting pictures or graphics seems to bring in a few more comments on my posts! And they really do add so much more – the visual tied with the reading – it seems to make my blog post come alive. Great tips here!
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