How to Keep Your Blog from Becoming Boring - WritersLife.org

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We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi I'm Jody from WritersLife.org and today we'll be talking about how to stop your blog from becoming boring we all know that a great author blog can do wonders when it comes to boosting your profile as an author but just because we love to write books doesn't mean that writing blog posts will come naturally to us writing and maintaining an impressive blog is hard work and for many writers it can be difficult to come up with fresh and exciting new material for their blog posts as well as trying to concentrate on their book however if writers can juggle the two the rewards can be invaluable but a boring blog can do your career worse damage than not writing one at all so how do you make sure that your blog posts are made fresh and interesting and say something your readers want to hear let us first discuss what makes blog posts boring in the first place all facts but no story people love facts facts are fascinating after all but a list of cold hard facts will leave your readers disengaged be playful have a buildup tell a story to deliver the most significant impact too egocentric if your blog post is all about you it will quickly bore your readers to tears we're not saying you aren't super interesting but you need to mix in more observational or helpful pieces otherwise you'll turn your readers off no personality don't be afraid to reveal your personality through your posts share your opinions and show who you are a blog without personality doesn't allow readers to connect with the voice behind the posts and they'll want to get to know you so let them in no impact don't write about nothing actually consider what will make an impact what will get your readers to sit up and take notice create a buzz stir people into action make your blog count for something you'll find it so much more fun to write if you do misjudging your audience what some people may find boring others may find fascinating so it's crucial that you figure out who your target audience is and then go on to work at creating blog posts that are interesting for them your blog posts don't have to be universally fascinating but if you don't work out who they're for chances are they'll fall on deaf ears so how can you make sure to never write a boring post again if you can be funny be funny there's nothing quite as appealing as making someone laugh you don't have to stuff your blogpost with knock-knock jokes but try to inject some wit some humor some sarcasm and you'll soon find readers clamoring you for more keep them hooked until the end it's all well and good having a punchy headline and a smart opening paragraph but if your post is all style and no substance your readers will call you out make sure you give your readers reasons to read it all the way through the end is where you'll encourage them to like or share your post so they need to get there if they're going to make an impact be emotive we're not saying readers need to finish reading your blog posts and floods of tears but trying to conjure up a picture and play on their emotions is a good thing make it personal tell a story make sure you are at least trying to be effecting make sure you seduce your reader flatter them lure them in make them buy into what you have to say for the long term so they keep coming back for more so there you have it some quick tips to ensure you never write a dull post again how do you come up with material for your author blogs share your ideas with us down below and don't forget if you're having a hard time writing or finishing your book our free writers toolkit can help it can help you overcome procrastination get organized stay focused and get your book published just head over to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit to get your free copy if   you enjoyed this video don't forget to give it a thumbs up turn on our notifications and subscribe down below and be sure to visit writer's life.org for more writing tips and tricks and I'll see you next time