How to Write an Outstanding Blog Post

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It Takes ALL of You

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What does it take to write an outstanding blog post, one that I look back on and still think it’s the best I could months after I’ve gone on to write about other things?

Choose to write about your passion whenever you can, but when you cannot, be passionate about what you write.

I write the most outstanding blog posts when I bring all of me to the keyboard to write. All of me is the one who’s been writing for years and the one who still remembers what it’s like to be a kid. All of me means head and heart together in every word. It means taking time to make sure that I’m there. Here’s a way you might do that.

Before you even begin, STOP.

  • Reflect on what you want to say. Know in your mind what your message is. Try it on for size. Imagine what you want readers to know, want them to see, want them to feel in their bones.
  • Give those feelings spectacular words such as breathtaking, exhilarating, compelling, stunning, amazed, intrigued, or entranced. Imagine being a kid discovering this information for the first time. Try to capture the way it would feel.

Those two steps will connect your heart to your head. When you stop to breathe before you write, all of you will be there when you click that first key.

Capture the whole message before you edit what you say. Trust your mind and your heart to give you the right ideas first. Worry about the sentences and the words later. The ideas are what you want to share. Make the ideas big. Make them real. Tell your story by showing your readers what you want them to see.

Use your own voice. Make the words sound like you think. When you read the words through, read aloud and listen to how the words sound. Do they sound like you do? Do they have rhythm and music?

When the ideas are right and the voice is yours, then look at the sentences. Are they long and short? Do they sparkle and shine? Do they say what you mean? Do they feel right? You probably won’t need to do much.

If your heart is with you, don’t be surprised if you find yourself feeling passionate, even emotional, about what you write. To this day, I still cry when I read some of the best blog posts I’ve ever written.

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How do you write an outstanding blog post?

Terry? Ann?
Michael? Dave?
Drew?

–ME “Liz” Strauss
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Look Who’s Been Interviewed . . . Over at Joe’s

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Meet the Real Wendy Piersall

Joe Hauckes had a chance to sit with the original, entrepreneurial Mom, Wendy Piersall, from eMoms at Home. They had a great conversation.

Wendy Piersall Photo and link to interview

Click Wendy’s picture to find your way there.

Thanks, Wendy and Joe!

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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SOB Business Cafe 03-23-07

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SB Cafe

Welcome to the SOB Cafe

We offer the best in thinking–articles on the business of blogging written by the Successful and Outstanding Bloggers of Successful Blog. Click on the titles to enjoy each selection.

The Specials this Week are

Strategic Name Development talks about branding your band.

Brand Naming: Characteristics of a Band Name

Logic + Emotion has Armano v. von Oech.

Analog-Digital Foreign Exchange Program

Wendy Piersall at Problogger has a way to gain leverage from an A-Lister.

How to Leverage the Traffic of an A-List Blog

Ask Dr. Kirk gives some pointers on how to present information during a presentation.

Communicate With Body Language While Teaching

Blogging Pro’s new design is available.

Blogging Pro’s Theme Released

Related ala carte selections include

The Instigator Blog has decided to take on Copyblogger at writing the most contagious headline ever!

You Don’t Have To Play With Yourself Anymore

Sit back. Enjoy your read. Nachos and drinks will be right over. Stay as long as you like. No tips required. Comments appreciated.

Have a great weekend!

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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Mini-Session 8: Blogging Beyond the Blogosphere

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Guest Speaker: Wendy Piersall

We build our traffic and subscriber base primarily from other bloggers – but in doing so, are we unwittingly excluding non-bloggers from our sites?

We started our blogs to reach others with the value we can add to their lives. But we may not reach our goal if we stay too focused on each other in the world of blogs.

What can we do to ensure the welcome mat is out for all of our site visitors, not just our blogging pals? And how can we add value beyond the Blogosphere?

Thank you, Wendy!
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Wendy blogs for eMoms and eDads on the life of work-at-home parent. You can find Wendy at eMoms at Home. –ME “Liz” Strauss
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Let’s open the Q&A . . .

I’ll go first. Wendy, what can a blogger do to attrack non-blogging readers?


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SOB Business Cafe 02-16-07

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SB Cafe

Welcome to the SOB Cafe

We offer the best in thinking–articles on the business of blogging written by the Successful and Outstanding Bloggers of Successful Blog. Click on the titles to enjoy each selection.

The Specials this Week are

Start Up Spark offers Ten Ways to check our identity.

Top 10 Ways You Know You’re An Entrepreneur

Daily Blog Tips has a strategic plan for goal setting.

Blogging Strategy: Goals

Hillbilly PhD has a question that we need to consider.

How do you measure success?

Finding the Money has the lowdown on A GLObal COmmunity.

The Lowdown On AGLOCO and AGLOCO Update: Viewbar Release Date, Forms of Payment

Genuine Curiosity saves us from extensive acrobatics.

Fresh Gear: A less bloated, more stable PDF reader

Related ala carte selections include

Passion Meets Purpose picks up where Emoms At Home left off.

I Blog, Therefore I Am

Sit back. Enjoy your read. Nachos and drinks will be right over. Stay as long as you like. No tips required. Comments appreciated.

Have a great weekend!

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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