Post quality plays a very important factor in your blog. Without it, your blog would most likely fail. Have you noticed that there are less comments on your blogs? Do you have a high bounce rate, where new visitors just bounce right after reading the first lines of your post? If yes, then it’s time to improve your writing skills.
A lot of bloggers nowadays post rapidly without even thinking of quality. Some do this for SEO purposes, some do it for spam and others are just plainly innocent, such as myself (honestly)… I have done this mistake already and I learned the hard way, a lot of time wasted… Nevertheless, it was worth it. Posting without quality does not really do you or your readers any good. You might be hitting a few keywords and getting the traffic you need however does the traffic you get from the unworthy posts that you make generate value to your blog? The minute your visitors read the first few lines of the post, they will bounce right away. You must learn to value your readers time the way you value yours.
I am no expert, however, I always see to it that I find ways to improve myself by reading and practice. And I believe that is what you should do too.. You know, there is always room for improvement. Here are a few articles from writetodone.com, one of my favorite blogs, that I recommend you to read to better improve the way you write and interact with your readers.
- How to Write Quality Posts When You Have a Day Job – How’s a blogger supposed to find time to write great posts in between all the million other things she has to do every day? That’s the question most bloggers face, and if they understand blogging, they know that quality posts are the key to growing a blog.
- 31 Ways to Find Inspiration for Your Writing – Every writer needs inspiration to produce inspired writing. And sometimes, it can come from the unlikeliest sources.
- Zen Power Writing: 15 Tips on How to Generate Ideas and Write with Ease – As writers, we suffer from a split personality. On one side is the Creator who wants to splash wild ideas all over the page and falls in love with every sentence, and on the other side is the Editor who sits there with pursed lips and ticks off the mistakes. It’s really important to keep these two apart!
Here are other articles to help you improve your writing skills:
- Ehow.com – How to Practice Writing without Plagiarism – Plagiarism is knowingly writing something that belongs to another and then claiming it to be your own original thought. You must practice writing without using plagiarism. Avoid plagiarism by citing all of your sources and giving credit where it is due.
- How to Write with Style – The most damning revelation you can make about yourself is that you do not know what is interesting and what is not. Don’t you yourself like or dislike writers mainly for what they choose to show you or make you think about? Did you ever admire an emptyheaded writer for his or her mastery of the language? No.
Recommended Books to Read:
The Pocket Muse two-book edition is absolutely the best book that I have read, I would not hesitate to recommend it to you.
Do you have articles or books to recommend? Feel free to add it on your comment below and I will gladly add it to the list.
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great post!
Pierre Adams
Tucson, AZ