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All the right things

Written by Matt B · first published 23/10/2009

This blog post is written today with the single aim of reminding Thanet's bloggers - you are doing it right*.

Conventional blogging wisdom says that there are a bunch of things that a successful blogger does and I can assure you that our bloggers are doing them. Well done you lot.

For reference this is a list of most of the things the pro-bloggers will advise you about.

Strong headlines
Smart writing techniques
Call to action / question to end with
Celebrity gossip
Political gossip
Breaking news
Telling stories
Uncovering facts
Being funny - making readers laugh
Stategic use of controversy
Reviews of the latest event/technology/news headline/political action
Linking to similar stories (by other bloggers)

* For given values of right

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Peter Checksfield wrote:

You forgot to mention strong images / photos. I don't just mean my Naked In Thanet blog, I also try to find eye-catching &/or rare photos for my Margate Music Man posts.

24/10/2009 02:06:08

Matt B wrote:

Yes that is another good attention getter. As is a reputation for such work.

24/10/2009 10:42:28

jeff caceres wrote:

Thanks Matt for this awesome information. I'll try my best to apply those things as a blogger myself, and I like one of the things you've mention that if my content makes people laugh, it is a potential attraction that they will recommend my blog to others. I'll try these by myself with the support of SEO!

Cheers!

17/11/2009 12:31:59

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