{"id":4122,"date":"2007-08-09T14:02:35","date_gmt":"2007-08-09T04:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/problogger.com\/how-to-write-great-blog-content\/"},"modified":"2022-04-28T14:59:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T04:59:11","slug":"how-to-write-great-blog-content","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/problogger.com\/how-to-write-great-blog-content\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Write Great Blog Content"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1071908\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1071908\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1071908\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/problogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-Write-Great-Blog-Content.png?resize=1024%2C573&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How to Write Great Blog Content\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/problogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-Write-Great-Blog-Content.png?resize=1024%2C573&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/problogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-Write-Great-Blog-Content.png?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/problogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-Write-Great-Blog-Content.png?resize=768%2C430&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/problogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-Write-Great-Blog-Content.png?resize=635%2C355&amp;ssl=1 635w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/problogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-Write-Great-Blog-Content.png?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/problogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-Write-Great-Blog-Content.png?resize=70%2C39&amp;ssl=1 70w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/problogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-Write-Great-Blog-Content.png?w=1430&amp;ssl=1 1430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1071908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Thom Milkovic on Unsplash<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Successful bloggers have to keep their heads around many different aspects of the medium &#8211; but at it&#8217;s core is being able to write compelling and engaging content on a consistent basis over time.<\/p>\n<p>How you do this will vary from blogger to blogger to some extent as each blogger has their own style &#8211; however there are some basic principles of writing great blog content that might be worth keeping in mind.<\/p>\n<p>Below are a few of the lessons I&#8217;ve learned on the topic over the years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update<\/strong>: Here at ProBlogger we&#8217;re constantly creating more tutorials on how to create great blog content for your blog. Stay up to the latest by subscribing to the <a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/problogger-plus-free-membership\/\">FREE ProBlogger Plus Membership<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Where to Start<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/how-to-craft-a-blog-post-10-crucial-points-to-pause\/\">How to Craft a Blog Post <\/a>&#8211; This is a series of posts that walk bloggers through a variety of points on blog writing that can make a good post great.<\/p>\n<h3>Techniques<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/writing-blog-content-make-it-scannable\/\">Make Your Writing Scannable<\/a> &#8211; one of the most important tips for online writing<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/post-length-how-long-should-a-blog-post-be\/\">How Long Should a Blog Post Be?<\/a> &#8211; another common question about writing posts<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/using-titles-effectively-on-blogs\/\">Using Titles Effectively on Blogs<\/a> &#8211; one of the most important elements of a blog post is it&#8217;s title &#8211; here&#8217;s why they are important and how to write them<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Workflow<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/marinating-ideas-into-blog-posts-my-posting-workflow\/\">Marinating Ideas into Blog Posts &#8211; My Posting Workflow<\/a> &#8211; how I work up an idea into a post<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/how-often-should-a-blogger-post\/\">How Often Should a Blogger Post <\/a>&#8211; considerations when thinking about posting frequency<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/10-steps-to-writing-a-successful-series-on-your-blog\/\">How to Write a Successful Series on Your Blog<\/a> &#8211; 10 steps that I use for writing a series of posts on my blogs<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/why-guest-bloggers-are-great-for-a-blog\/\">Why Guest Posts are Great for a Blog <\/a>&#8211; the start of a series of post son guest blogging<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Motivation<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/1362\/\">Declaring War on Blog Apathy<\/a> &#8211; once you&#8217;ve been blogging for a while it&#8217;s easy to lose motivation and let it slip. 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