{"id":2909,"date":"2012-08-01T05:05:45","date_gmt":"2012-08-01T09:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mccordweb.com\/weblogs\/?p=2909"},"modified":"2012-07-28T09:12:59","modified_gmt":"2012-07-28T13:12:59","slug":"great-tips-on-blog-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mccordweb.com\/weblogs\/2012\/08\/01\/great-tips-on-blog-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Tips on Blog Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are a few of my top tips on <a title=\"Blog Writing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mccordweb.com\/blog-writing\/index.php\">blog writing<\/a> to consider.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Stay true to your key topic; meaning don&#8217;t skip around and try to write on everything that crosses your mind. Try to create authority and frequency on a few key items that you want to place on organically.<\/li>\n<li>Be consistent. Publish the same days and same time. Don&#8217;t miss your schedule! Write ahead and schedule posts if this works best for your needs.<\/li>\n<li>Hire a blog writer and then just add a paragraph at the end of each blog post to personalize the blog for your market.<\/li>\n<li>Try to use keywords that are important to you in the blog post title.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure to use tags and categories smartly and judiciously. Use categories for navigation and tags for keywords.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You don&#8217;t need to be an expert writer to write for your own blog, but it does help if you get your message out in a helpful, friendly, and grammatically correct way.<\/p>\n<p>If you need help with your blog, make sure to check out our <a title=\"Blog Writing Services\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mccordweb.com\/blog-writing\/index.php\">blog writing services<\/a> page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are a few of my top tips on blog writing to consider. 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If you need help with your blog, make sure to check out our blog writing services page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[374],"class_list":["post-2909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogging","tag-blogs-blog-writing"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Great Tips on Blog Writing | The Web Authority<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mccordweb.com\/weblogs\/2012\/08\/01\/great-tips-on-blog-writing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Great Tips on Blog Writing | The Web Authority\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Here are a few of my top tips on blog writing to consider. 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