Your blog is not for you, it's for your readers. They need to enjoy reading your blog posts. You might have a great idea for a blog post but if it becomes unreadable, your idea is bound to go to waste. Here are 10 things you can do to make your blog post more appealing to your readers.
1. Start with introductory paragraph:
Start your blog post with a short and clear paragraph that introduces your article to your readers. Tell your readers exactly what they are about to read. Lengthy introductory paragraph can make your post unintelligible.
Start your blog post with a short and clear paragraph that introduces your article to your readers. Tell your readers exactly what they are about to read. Lengthy introductory paragraph can make your post unintelligible.
2. Structure your blog
post:
Structured posts are easy to go through, and your readers will be able to get points even if they skim through the post. Divide the body of the post into several small paragraphs. Using bullets or numbers can help you to make your post more readable.
3. Break paragraphs into tiny
segments:
Long paragraphs are hard to digest for the readers. Instead of writing long paragraphs divide them into several tiny segments so that readers don’t need to skip the paragraph.
Long paragraphs are hard to digest for the readers. Instead of writing long paragraphs divide them into several tiny segments so that readers don’t need to skip the paragraph.
4.Use
sub-headers:
Readers can get bored reading long block of text. Sub-headers are a great way to make the readers feel comfortable. Readers can get quick idea of the topics and can skip to the topics they are interested in.
Readers can get bored reading long block of text. Sub-headers are a great way to make the readers feel comfortable. Readers can get quick idea of the topics and can skip to the topics they are interested in.
5. Use basic text
style:
Using proper font for your text will be a main factor. It should be simple enough and at the same time it must match with your blog style. Properly utilizing some text styles like bold and italics will make your important points to be noticeable.
Using proper font for your text will be a main factor. It should be simple enough and at the same time it must match with your blog style. Properly utilizing some text styles like bold and italics will make your important points to be noticeable.
6. Use graphics:
At times images are even easier to absorb than text. Related pictures can give value to your post. It also makes the blog post more attractive for the readers' eyes. Use one or two related pictures depending on the size of the post.
At times images are even easier to absorb than text. Related pictures can give value to your post. It also makes the blog post more attractive for the readers' eyes. Use one or two related pictures depending on the size of the post.
7.Avoid unnecessary
details:
Don't always give details to everything. Too many details can irritate your readers and make the post unreadable. Simple things are not needed to be explained in details. In case some readers need the details, put a link so that they can find the details through the link.
Don't always give details to everything. Too many details can irritate your readers and make the post unreadable. Simple things are not needed to be explained in details. In case some readers need the details, put a link so that they can find the details through the link.
8.Avoid extra use of
keywords:
If you use keywords repeatedly in your post, it will make the readers bored. No one likes unnecessary repetitions.Use your keyword only where it suits. Don’t always think about SEO, think about your readers too.
If you use keywords repeatedly in your post, it will make the readers bored. No one likes unnecessary repetitions.Use your keyword only where it suits. Don’t always think about SEO, think about your readers too.
9.Avoid extra
links:
Links are useful for SEO, but if you give too many links in your post it will look odd. Repeated links to other posts or websites can divert your readers from the post and even can divert them from your blog too.
10. Ask questions:
Asking questions is a great way to engage your readers more. A smart question can make a reader more interested and the reader would even be prompted to leave a reply in the comment section. Put your readers’ mind at work.
Asking questions is a great way to engage your readers more. A smart question can make a reader more interested and the reader would even be prompted to leave a reply in the comment section. Put your readers’ mind at work.
If you become a little more careful about these things
when you start blogging
for the first time, it will make your blog posts more appealing to the readers
and at the same time you will make a habit of writing quality posts.
What about you? How do you make your blog
post more readable for your readers? Please mention your suggestion(s) in the
comment section.
