How do you write an interesting entry that gets read? Here are ten tips that make a blog entry grab readers:
1. Choose an attention-getting and accurate title.
Like a newspaper headline, a good blog title draws readers in. It’s your chance to convince a reader to take a look at what you’ve written. Just make sure that your title reflects the content of the entry.
Like a newspaper headline, a good blog title draws readers in. It’s your chance to convince a reader to take a look at what you’ve written. Just make sure that your title reflects the content of the entry.
2. State your opinion clearly.
Take a stand and make it clear. Your blog isn’t the place for meandering. If your opinion isn’t appropriate for the general public, choose a different subject. If you wouldn't stand up in front of your peers and share your opinion, don’t post it on your blog.
Take a stand and make it clear. Your blog isn’t the place for meandering. If your opinion isn’t appropriate for the general public, choose a different subject. If you wouldn't stand up in front of your peers and share your opinion, don’t post it on your blog.
3. Back things up with specific examples from the text.
Once you state your opinion, explain it. Discuss specific quotes/ details from the text we are reading that validate your opinion. Show. Illustrate. Don’t just tell!
Once you state your opinion, explain it. Discuss specific quotes/ details from the text we are reading that validate your opinion. Show. Illustrate. Don’t just tell!
4. Keep it short (300 words).
You have a few seconds to catch someone’s attention. People rarely read every detail of longer posts. Focus on one specific topic, state what you have to say, and end the post.
You have a few seconds to catch someone’s attention. People rarely read every detail of longer posts. Focus on one specific topic, state what you have to say, and end the post.
5. Chunk your text.
People read webpages quickly. They scan more often than they read every word. Because of the way people read on the web, it’s best to use short paragraphs and lists to chunk your content. If you have a really long entry, you might want to use subheadings.
People read webpages quickly. They scan more often than they read every word. Because of the way people read on the web, it’s best to use short paragraphs and lists to chunk your content. If you have a really long entry, you might want to use subheadings.
6. Link to outside sources.
Sometimes it is necessary to add examples and explanations to your text by linking to outside resources. Identify the source you are linking and why you are bothering to connect it to your blog entry.
Sometimes it is necessary to add examples and explanations to your text by linking to outside resources. Identify the source you are linking and why you are bothering to connect it to your blog entry.
7. Go with an informal, first-person style. No need to use formal, academic prose. Go ahead and use words like I, me, and mine. Be conversational and informal. You’ll draw in more readers. But your blog post shouldn't look like a text on your phone; basic grammar still applies.
8. Proofread!
Take the time to reread your entry before you publish it. Little errors can slow readers down. And when your readers include English teachers, they’re bound to notice any typos.
Take the time to reread your entry before you publish it. Little errors can slow readers down. And when your readers include English teachers, they’re bound to notice any typos.
This article says everything that people don't want to say. No one wants to live in the past unless their life is worse than it used to be. In the article the it says that a quiet kid in high school who is now successful was told. “ Your saying this makes me makes me feel I wish i’d been invited to that.” This man ended the quote by saying “And maybe the way of life is, still,sometimes”(Senior 2). These statements were about being invited to events during high school. People liked to be accepted and being turned down at a young age can really affect a person's self esteem later in life. The person who you are in high school will shape who you are in life no matter how much people want to deny it. Parents shape their kids and kids learn from their parents and the experiences that their parents had in high school. If the parents was a quiet person in high school the kid will most likely be quiet in high school. I have witnessed parents shape their child and only in a few cases have kids done things the exact opposite as their parents. I do believe that kids now will start to stray from what their parents were like because of this generation's diversity. This generation has experiences that our parents did not have ,but I still believe that the people I have grown up with are mirrors of their parents and I picture parents in high school being the same way. Some people say college is the best way to find yourself but, I think high school is the start of finding yourself and college is the end. After college you will use experiences from your life to find your way in the world and high school experiences are some of the most important in a person's life. I just hope I don't end up looking back at high school as the best years of my life because that would just be said like a jock in a movie.
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