The Art of Blogging
You're going to write your first article hoping for the widest possible audience and get comments...
You just installed Wordpress or opened a shared blog account. And you wonder how a good ticket should be drawn up? And how do you get comments? Both are related, since the second depend on the number of disks of the first.
But before you write your first post, you must first ask yourself how you read on the Web.
The answer comes from scientific research, which is reproduced in this article: How to read on the Web?
Long story short:
- Structure page with headers.
- Make an introduction.
- Prefer short paragraphs.
Knowing this, you can then proceed to writing a ticket... To create a message with an extended format, it is better to have a good page editor, for example Dreamweaver, or use Live Writer, which works locally, but interacts with Wordpress software on the server.
Revision rules apply, but...
The ticket's first qualities are the clarity and interest it generates. The length question is attached, it depends on the nature of the ticket and the purpose.
Classic editorial rules should be adapted to the audience of the Web, which requires quick reading and answering your questions.
An introduction will preferably be a summary of the article.
The conclusion will not be a summary, rather a question prompting comments or reading other pages on the site.
And the hierarchy in titles and subtitles depends solely on the size of the ticket.
To generate interest in a post, first set aside the questions it answers, do so as soon as possible, and highlight important words or sentences.
Don't forget the invisible reader: robot...
One site has two audiences: visitors, and robots from search engines. Pages must be made for visitors, but thinking about robots can sometimes greatly improve an article's visibility online.
- Keywords. Everyone related to the topic should appear in the text, as well as synonyms.
- Internal connections. Link articles to each other. Reference language must contain the keywords of the target article.
Get comments
The value of a blog CMS lies in the automatic management of comments. But how do you get comments?
Some rules allow you to receive comments:
- The article should be interesting and not pontificating, in a bright style.
- Some articles, of course, cause more comments: a topical topic, unusual facts, controversy, original opinions.
- Respond to comments when a visitor requests information or brings information.
- Leave the question unresolved.
And here's another feature: readers often do not leave comments, even if they want, because they have no desire to go through the laborious stage of creating an account, outside, if everyone is allowed access, spam will quickly overwhelm the site. The solution to this dilemma is Disqus. This JavaScript plugin makes it easier for comments to reach readers and has a good spam filtering system from the start. You'll have a few jokes from time to time, but it's still limited.
It works on a static site or on some CMS like Wordpress. In the latter case, it is synchronized with the built-in comment manager. It has the advantage that visitors can already have an open account and do not need a creature on your site.
Comment reviews that make the page famous.