Everything You Need To Know About Blogging

Writers Write creates blogging resources and shares writing tips. In this post, we share everything you need to know about blogging.

This post showcases links to everything you need to know about blogging, including the basics, creating content, craft, headlines, technical tips, and marketing resources.

Blogging is big business. It is the easiest way to reach your customers and followers on the internet. However, it’s not easy to get it right. You need to decide what your passion is, how to create a platform, how to write for the internet, how to use a plethora of tools and techniques, and how to market yourself.

Over the years, we have posted many helpful articles on blogging. I’ve put them together in one place to make your blogging life a little easier for you.

The Basics Of Blogging

1. Social Media 101 – What is a Blog?
2. 9 Practical Tips For New Bloggers
3. 10 Things You Need To Remember When You Start A Blog
4. 3 Simple Tips To Help You Create A Successful Blog
5. 27 Blogging Tips To Grow Your Business
6. How To Write An ‘About’ Page That Works
7. The Most Important Lesson For Building A Social Media Following
8. A Really Useful Blog Post Template
9. 11 Reasons Why I Won’t Be Returning To Your Blog
10. Your Must-Have Basic Blogging Checklist
11. Are These The 4 Most Neglected Pages On Your Blog?
12. On Blogging & Social Media – A Podcast
13. A Checklist For Beginner Bloggers
14. 3 Ways To Make Your Blog Better
15. 7 Reasons Why Likeable People Make Better Bloggers
16. 5 Elementary Mistakes Bloggers Make
17. 7 Tips To Remove Distractions While Blogging

Creating Content

1. 7 Online Tools To Help You Generate Content For Your Blog
2. 5 Things You Need To Know About Content Marketing
3. 40 Types Of Content That Will Make Blogging Easier For You
4. How The Top 10 Themes In Film Can Make You A Better Blogger
5. 23 Interesting Blog Post Ideas For Creative People
6. 25 Types Of Content That Make Your Blog Irresistible
7. Plan Your Blogging Week In Fewer Than 15 Minutes
8. 30 Inspiring Blog Post Ideas For Writers
9. 25 Simple Ways To Recycle Your Blog Posts
10.  7 Points You Need To Write A Story For Your Business
11. The 18 Responses You Need For Content To Go Viral
12. Practical Hacks For Planning Your Blogging Calendar
13. 3 Must-Have Posts To Brand Your Blog
14. 7 Setting Details Food & Travel Bloggers Should Not Forget
15. The 5 Best Ways To Support Your Blog’s Story Arc
16. The 20-Day Blogging Challenge For Beginners
17. Narrow Your Focus When You Start A Blog
18. 4 Ways To Approach Writing For A Specialist Audience
19. 10 Things Every Travel Blogger Should Know
20. The Essential Copywriting Crash Course

About Craft

1. Why You Should Care About Readability Statistics
2. 7 Choices That Affect A Writer’s Style
3. 28 Dos And Don’ts: A Must-Have Checklist To Improve Your Writing
4. The Anatomy Of A Great Web Writer
5. 10 Elements Of Writing Style – For Bloggers
6. 10 Online Tools To Improve Your Business Writing
7. Persuasive Writing Brainstormer Template
8. Why You Need The Inverted Pyramid When You Write
9. All About Parts Of Speech
10. Punctuation For Beginners
11. From Passive Voice To Active Voice – How To Spot It & How To Change It

About Headlines

1. Create The Correct Headline For Your Blog Post
2. How To Write Headlines That Make You Happy
3. 7 Effective Tips For Writing Powerful Headlines
4. 180 Emotionally Powerful Words To Use In Headlines
5. 74 Attention-Grabbing Blog Post Title Templates
6. More Than 100 Blog Headlines That Will Boost Shareability
7. 71 Terrific Templates For Blog Post Title Ideas
8. The Ultimate Cheat Sheet For Writing Blog Post Titles

Technical Tips For Blogging

1. 3 Fabulous Free Design Tools For Bloggers
2. 16 Rules Of Blog Writing And Layout. Which Ones Are You Breaking?
3. 30 Ultimately Effective Social Media Tools For Writers
4. 85 Hashtags Writers Need To Know
5. The Rise And Fall – 13 Social Media Trends To Watch
6. How Writers And Bloggers Can Use Vector Graphics
7. 10 Excellent Reasons To Use Infographics On Your Blog
8. The 9 Best Apps And Tools To Help Writers Boost Productivity
9. How To Make Google Work For You
10. 5 Ways To Improve Your Author (Or Any) Website Immediately
11. 10 Formatting Tips To Make Your Online Text More User-Friendly
12. Colour Your Website
13. 6 Browser Extensions That Can Help You Grow And Manage Your Social Profiles

Creativity Online

1. A Creative Life Online: Creativity And Grief And Depression
2. A Creative Life Online: Creativity And Money
3. A Creative Life Online: Finding Creativity In Routine
4. A Creative Life Online: Finding Inspiration And Creativity Online
5. A Creative Life Online: How To Use The Internet As A Creative Tool

SEO (Search Engine Optimisation)

1. Why Content Creation Matters Most In SEO
2. 3 Easy Ways To Improve SEO For Your Blog
3. 10 SEO Copywriting Tips For Beginners
4. The Essential SEO Writing Guide (With 11 SEO Writing Tips)
5. The Most Popular Writing & Publishing Keywords for SEO

Podcasts

1. 3 Things You Need To Know About Podcasts When You Know Nothing
2. 11 Things You May Or May Not Need For Podcasting
3. How To Edit Your Podcast
4. How To Map Out A Podcast Script

Marketing

1. Easy Ways To Write Call To Action Phrases That Convert
2. Why Social Media & Blogging Matter To Your Business
3. Does Your Blog Suit Your Brand?
4. How To Make Money Blogging
5. 55 Ways Content Marketing Can Help Your Business
6. How To Use Social Media To Drive Traffic To Your Blog
7. 9 Habits You Need For Social Media Success
8. The 9 Essential Social Media Platforms
9. An Effortless 10-Point Plan To Move Your Business Into The Social Media Arena
10. 3 Tips For Making Throwback Thursday Work For You
11. 3 Emotional Responses That Make People Share On Social Media
12. How To Use Instagram To Enhance Your Writing Career
13. How To Add Blogging Experience To Your Resume The Right Way

General Blogging Resources

1. How To Comment On Blogs And Social Media – 6 Suggestions
2. 5 Ways To Deal With Difficult Deadlines
3. 10 Platforms Where You Can Host Online Courses
4. 15 Top Tips For Writers On Social Media
5.  7 Trends Bloggers Cannot Afford To Ignore
6. How Long Should Your Blog Post Be?
7. 21 Social Media Don’ts
8. 4 Ways To Create An Authentic Social Media Presence
9. 20 Types Of Content You Don’t Realise You’re Sharing
10. The 12 Best Quotes On Blogging
11. 7 Things You Can Do Today To Become A Better Blogger Tomorrow
12. The Blog Economy – And Why We Need More Daves
13. 3 Things Bloggers Need To Know For 2019 And Beyond
14. The A-Z Of Blogging

 by Amanda Patterson

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Top Tip: If you want to learn how to blog, join us for The Complete Blogging Course online.