"Anatomy of an Effective Blog Post"

As the end is upon and I am scrambling to try and figure out what to write my blog posts about, I decided that I should learn how to write an effective blog post. I found the article "Anatomy of an Effective Blog Post" from the Huffington Post to be quite helpful in trying to discover how to even write a blog post. The author argues that the most important part of the blog post is the title. This is because if you do not have a compelling title, you will not persuade anyone to continue reading. He argues that the second most important part of the post is your lead paragraph. This is where you connect with your readers and keep them interested. It is important not to lose the reader here. The author argues that adding your personal experience can help you because readers can connect with personal stories. For your main paragraph (or part of the post), he argues that you should make it scannable. This can be done by using simple words and short sentences that the reader can easily skim over. You will not impress your readers with the use of “big words”.

Although the article was short and in the form of a numbered list, I still found it helpful in determining how to write blog posts. I also found it helpful that the author gave suggestions for word choice and sentence length. By following these few suggestions, it will be easier to compose blog posts.

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