Article Advise

submitted: Sep 4th 2008 | by: TheoMcLanahan | Total views: 2 | Word Count: 401 | |

Everyone from students writing reports to newspaper reporters writing articles experience writer's block from time to time. Blogger's block is also a rather common problem among blog writers, since at times you just don't know what to post on your blog.

It would be best to not simply insert reprint articles into your blog. Ideally, you want your blog to reflect your own distinctive voice. If you want to use a reprint article, put it on your website and then link to it from your blog. That way, the content of your blog remains uniquely yours.

Maintaining your personal voice when writing for your blog will help readers get to know you and your personality, leading to a relationship between reader and writer.

You can find some great ideas for blog entries by reading the newspaper, watching the news, and checking out online news sources. Use the information put out by the media to create something interesting for your readers. If your website is about home schooling, for example, and you come across a media story relating to that, update your blog with a story about or your reaction to it.

After you give your opinion on the story, link to the original news source as a convenience for your readers. They may find your post so interesting; they'll want to read the original story, too.

Blog entries can even help you make money when you post about your affiliate programs. Blogging about an item by suggesting how to use it or writing a review of it will give you a good topic for your next blog entry and, each time a reader buys the item because of what you wrote in your blog, you earn some money too.

Adding a new article to your website or making other changes can be posted to your blog, since this will help you boost traffic to your website. When you publish a new article on your website, put an excerpt of it on you blog and add a link to your site, inviting readers to read the entire article.

Keep your posts timely and helpful. If it is almost Thanksgiving, adding a post with tips on celebrating St. Patrick's Day isn't timely or helpful. However, a turkey recipe or a how-to post that explains a quick and easy craft in the shape of a pilgrim would be both timely and helpful.

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