Blogging Tips Lesson #2

You have focused on content, and have tried to find your “voice” when you write. This takes time and practice. The only way to get better at something is to do it repeatedly. I have three boys as I have told them when they wanted to succeed at a goal. The only thing you have to do is practice.

It takes twenty-one days to make or break a habit. Meaning you guessed it you write something for twenty-two days. Why twenty-two? Oh Come On NOW(as my MIL used to say), you know why to make sure you pass the twenty-one and keeping going. The writing does not have to be perfect, but it does have to be scrutinized, worked on and pumped up. Personally I write fast, always have. The slow part is the tweaking and editing. I want my entries to zing. To know that the reader hears me speaking in my twang, yes I have a drawl. The boys will come in and see me typing my entry but realize I am not even through with my first draft. They will check back in thirty minutes. I read mine in my head, then I read mine with my lips moving, then after I posted I still read it one more time.

I try to keep my posts at about 500 words. The only reason I do is that studies have shown that people like an article they can read in a matter of minutes, too long and you lose the reader too short and no content. My oldest is a great writer but he takes so long to get going, tweaking for him happens before. My point is that regardless of which way you go you have to, have to work on writing.

You have focused on yourself as a writer, and you have written for twenty-two days. Now as part of this exercise, you have to read front to back all your entries, then you need to read them back to front. Hopefully if you have spent some real time on your writing it will show. You should have better posts in your new material than you do in your older material. Now that is not to say there will not be a gem in the midst of ugly rocks, because depending on your passion for the topic your writing will get better or worse.

Now you are asking me, yes I hear that whiny voice, “But Brazoscowgirl what is my payoff?” Your payoff is that after you worked on your writing you are good to go to find you some readers. By finding readers, I mean you figure out what Social Network is best for you. I am not going to recommend one over the other. The man reason is that depending on your blog and your goals depends where you want to go. What works for one may not work for another blog. What I am comfortable with you may not be. Your best bet on what works is find a blog you admire and watch what they use.

I thought I would share a post that many come here for. Not because I wrote it because Lynnae from beingfrugal.net linked to me. It was written in mid March.

Real Frugality at its Best

Lynnae gave me first shout out, which in blog world is the big bite. My point is? Okay my first entries were not at this level. Right now, I know I can write better than I did there. Yep I have been stinkin practicing!


Let’s Review

1. Content
2. Constant writing

These things will help your blog. Oh and don’t forget the people that got you there!

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