Stuck for Blog Post Ideas?
Keeping your blog interesting and fresh isn't just
a case of posting regularly, you also need to mix
things up and use different styles of posts to keep
your readers engaged. Here are five different styles
you can try out to make your blog more interesting.
1. The inspection post
One of the easiest ways to make money with your
1. The inspection post
One of the easiest ways to make money with your
blog is to review products that then pay you a
commission for any sales that you make. The inspection
post is one where you take a closer look at a product
and review it for your readers.
An effective inspection post will cover the positives
An effective inspection post will cover the positives
as well as the negatives. People want to know what's
good and bad about a product before they buy it
and the more honest you are the more likely they
are to buy the product through your affiliate link.
2. The insights post
Offering insights to your readers is a great way to write
2. The insights post
Offering insights to your readers is a great way to write
an engaging and interesting post. Sometimes you might
have a great tip to share that doesn't warrant a whole
article but would make a great short post. Say you blog
about cake baking, a useful insights post could be as
simple as instructions on how to grease a muffin pan
so that the muffins turn out easily. Creating a short video
to show your readers how it's done can make it even
more interesting.
3. The index post
Readers love lists. It doesn't matter whether it's 15 Great
3. The index post
Readers love lists. It doesn't matter whether it's 15 Great
Ways to Build Traffic to Your Website or the Top 10
Kitchen Utensils Every Baker Needs. Whatever niche you
are in you will be able to compile a useful index post.
These resource lists are popular because they are easy
to scan and can help people find the information they
need quickly and easily.
The other great thing about index posts is that they
The other great thing about index posts is that they
have the potential to go viral. Readers love to share
index posts with their friends via Twitter and Facebook
and before you know it you have a whole new set of
visitors to your site.
4. The interview post
Interviews are a great source of interesting and engaging
4. The interview post
Interviews are a great source of interesting and engaging
content for your blog. You could arrange to interview
an expert from within your target niche, or the author
of a book. It will take some work to set up the interview
as you will need to contact prospective interviewees to
ask them to take part. Once they're on board you simply
need to compile an interesting list of questions and ask
them to complete the answers by email for publication
on your blog.
5. The instruction post
People turn to the Internet when they want to know how
5. The instruction post
People turn to the Internet when they want to know how
to do something. So instruction posts can be really useful.
Spend some time in the forums and see what problems
people have and then create a blog post walking them
through the solution step-by-step. You might want to
include screenshots or images to help make things more
clear, or even a short series of videos.
