6I Formula for Creating Popular Blog Posts – Part 1
Before starting my blog, I used to read through quite a few other blogs, I am sure you do too, and there are some which are part of our favorites list, I monitor them using feedly. So, start my morning by reading a digest of what’s new in my favorite blogs.
While I read through quite a few posts, I was thinking about categorizing them in to different types. So, here are 6I types that I could gather.
Blog posts come in many different forms and lengths. Whether you are blogging to make money directly from the blog or blogging to drive traffic to an affiliate program, you should know about these six kinds of blog posts to create your own popular blog posts.
1. The INSPECTION Blog Post
Review blog posts can help you monetize your blog. You “inspect” – take a closer look at – a product or service. When you review a product or service and include an affiliate link, you’ll make a commission off of each sale generated with your affiliate link. Review blog posts should go over some of the major plusses and minuses of the product. Even if you loved the product, you should keep your review balanced by mentioning a few things that could have been improved. Your audience will appreciate your honesty and be more likely to trust your recommendation.
I have seen this strategy not being utilized properly and hence at times it loses its value. You need to put up your honest inspection for your readers to like and respect your opinion and take up your suggestion. Your main goal shouldn’t be earning money by making affiliate sale. If you genuinely like the product then only recommend it, if you won’t use the product then don’t recommend it to your readers.
2. The INSIGHTS Blog Post
Quick tips are great “in between” posts since they are so short. They are normally between 100 and 250 words. If there’s a great bit of information that you want to share with your niche but it doesn’t really warrant a full blog post, you can post a quick tip. The tip should be focused on one key area of the niche. For example, “How to Grease a Muffin Pan” is a perfect quick tip article for a cooking blog.
These are really quick and easy to churn out and help you keep your blog fresh and connection live with your readers. Even if you experienced something new in your life or want to share that as a quick lesson that you learnt from your visit to super market, you can do it with the Insights post.
3. The INDEX Blog Post
Blog readers love lists! If you’ll look at the most popular blogs you’ll see that they make good use out of this type of blog posts. You can make lists fit any niche topic imaginable. They are great ways to convey information online because they can easily be scanned by web readers who like to skim over information. You can create resource lists that will help your readers find information on your niche. You can also create lists of different ways to accomplish a goal in a niche, like “5 Ways to Drive Traffic to Your Sales Letter.” The possibilities are endless.
You know why this kind of blog posts work, because as a human nature we all like to make lists of the favorite places we want to visit, favorite movies we must watch, even Amazon has a wish list! So, if you create a list of resources, you can use affiliate links and earn commission, you can also create 5-10 quick tips list and use the post to promote your product which covers the subject in great depth.
To be continued…
So, what are the different types of blog posts you write?
I have read alot about blog posts and written alot about how to write a blog but your perspective on blogs is original, interesting and very creative. What ever you’re doing keep thinking and putting things together as you are. glad you’re in #blog30
Regards, Ruthan
http://ruthanbrodsky.com Ruthan Brodsky
I have read alot about blog posts and written alot about how to write a blog but your perspective on blogs is original, interesting and very creative. What ever you’re doing keep thinking and putting things together as you are. glad you’re in #blog30
Regards, Ruthan
http://www.wizetime.com Lorraine Arams
Thank you – you gave me an idea – and, of course, you’re right – people love lists – I suppose because it’s a quick read – and I too love to read other blogs – there’s nothing more fascinating than “getting to know someone” through their blog – it’s also a great way to build trust – I feel more inclined to buy something from someone whom I’ve come to “know” through their writing. Adding lists is a great way to quickly give people ideas.
http://www.wizetime.com Lorraine Arams
Thank you – you gave me an idea – and, of course, you’re right – people love lists – I suppose because it’s a quick read – and I too love to read other blogs – there’s nothing more fascinating than “getting to know someone” through their blog – it’s also a great way to build trust – I feel more inclined to buy something from someone whom I’ve come to “know” through their writing. Adding lists is a great way to quickly give people ideas.
http://melaniekissell.com/blog Melanie Kissell
Very creative approach. I really like it! Covering all the different “I” types of blog posts. I read Part 2 first and I just had to take a peek at Part 1.
I must agree with you 100% that people really enjoy “list” posts. The most popular blog post on my blog was one where I “listed” all the different things you can Tweet about on Twitter. I never expected such a glorious response!
Looking forward to stopping by again,
Melanie
#blog30
http://melaniekissell.com/blog Melanie Kissell
Very creative approach. I really like it! Covering all the different “I” types of blog posts. I read Part 2 first and I just had to take a peek at Part 1.
I must agree with you 100% that people really enjoy “list” posts. The most popular blog post on my blog was one where I “listed” all the different things you can Tweet about on Twitter. I never expected such a glorious response!
Looking forward to stopping by again,
Melanie
#blog30
amarmehta
Thanks Melanie, I am glad you liked my post.
amarmehta
Thanks for the kind words Ruthan and thank you for the motivation.
amarmehta
Couldn't have agreed more Lorraine. In face I love list of resources type posts, as one can write them quickly and one can read them quickly too and it gives us good amount of information to go through.
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6I Formula for Creating Popular Blog Posts – Part 1
Before starting my blog, I used to read through quite a few other blogs, I am sure you do too, and there are some which are part of our favorites list, I monitor them using feedly. So, start my morning by reading a digest of what’s new in my favorite blogs.
While I read through quite a few posts, I was thinking about categorizing them in to different types. So, here are 6I types that I could gather.
Blog posts come in many different forms and lengths. Whether you are blogging to make money directly from the blog or blogging to drive traffic to an affiliate program, you should know about these six kinds of blog posts to create your own popular blog posts.
1. The INSPECTION Blog Post
Review blog posts can help you monetize your blog. You “inspect” – take a closer look at – a product or service. When you review a product or service and include an affiliate link, you’ll make a commission off of each sale generated with your affiliate link. Review blog posts should go over some of the major plusses and minuses of the product. Even if you loved the product, you should keep your review balanced by mentioning a few things that could have been improved. Your audience will appreciate your honesty and be more likely to trust your recommendation.
I have seen this strategy not being utilized properly and hence at times it loses its value. You need to put up your honest inspection for your readers to like and respect your opinion and take up your suggestion. Your main goal shouldn’t be earning money by making affiliate sale. If you genuinely like the product then only recommend it, if you won’t use the product then don’t recommend it to your readers.
2. The INSIGHTS Blog Post
Quick tips are great “in between” posts since they are so short. They are normally between 100 and 250 words. If there’s a great bit of information that you want to share with your niche but it doesn’t really warrant a full blog post, you can post a quick tip. The tip should be focused on one key area of the niche. For example, “How to Grease a Muffin Pan” is a perfect quick tip article for a cooking blog.
These are really quick and easy to churn out and help you keep your blog fresh and connection live with your readers. Even if you experienced something new in your life or want to share that as a quick lesson that you learnt from your visit to super market, you can do it with the Insights post.
3. The INDEX Blog Post
Blog readers love lists! If you’ll look at the most popular blogs you’ll see that they make good use out of this type of blog posts. You can make lists fit any niche topic imaginable. They are great ways to convey information online because they can easily be scanned by web readers who like to skim over information. You can create resource lists that will help your readers find information on your niche. You can also create lists of different ways to accomplish a goal in a niche, like “5 Ways to Drive Traffic to Your Sales Letter.” The possibilities are endless.
You know why this kind of blog posts work, because as a human nature we all like to make lists of the favorite places we want to visit, favorite movies we must watch, even Amazon has a wish list!
So, if you create a list of resources, you can use affiliate links and earn commission, you can also create 5-10 quick tips list and use the post to promote your product which covers the subject in great depth.
To be continued…
So, what are the different types of blog posts you write?
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