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I will freely admit that I am not the best when it comes to spelling, grammar and all that good stuff. In fact I am one of those people who writes like I talk, which can often lead to mistakes that perhaps are best dealt with in the edit.
My approach has always been to aim to provide valuable content despite that English is my second language, but it seems mistakes in spelling, syntax, structure or grammar annoy some people so much that they can not read any further.
I can understand how there can be a limit to any individual’s patience when it comes to wading through error after error, but I am finding that there are folks out there who have a much lower tolerance than I had expected.
Now, I am not shouting out anyone in particular, my goal here is both obviously to have a good moan but also to get to the issue.
- How bad does the English need to be before credibility is lost?
- How many mistakes are acceptable?
- What is the tipping point from irritant to intolerable?
The web is full of people who either do not have strong writing skills or do not have English as their first language, and nevertheless have lots of value to offer. I believe everyone has something valuable to share within them. (Check my posts on how to write accurate and valuable content.)
Obviously some of us set ourselves up for greater criticism, I have to expect more heat about deficiencies in my writing skills when I am advising people how to write for the web in my blog posts!
We all make mistakes, and most of us are grateful when we are given the opportunity to correct them. When it comes to errors in writing, where do you draw the line?
Since some weeks before the start of Duoblogger I’ve been thinking alot about how to save time writing blog posts. When you think about it it comes to mind that you can divide that easily in 3 parts listed below:
Blog Post Templates Save You Time
If you care about your own time, then this is the way to go. However when you think you are writing your best post ever, mind that it can take alot of time, and by that I mean hours, maybe weeks of adding content to a single post. Here are some reasons to get you on the way:
- It is getting things done in action. Think about making your homework, my tactic was when you had to make a powerpoint presentation I always had some kind of template which I used to save some extra minutes. The template makes your post almost ready, like doing on the half part of the work.
- It is a checklist. With all the points already writting down, your mind can wander off and think about something more intellectual stuff.
- It is a guide. The less you make misstakes, the less you need to edit your post, which in the end saves you time.
Blog Post Templates builds your style
The important thing to remember while blogging (for money) is that your want your own style or brand. This depends heavily on how all your blog posts look like.
- Common look and feel. Returning visitors except when they arrive on your blog that they will see something they are familiar with, only the content in the post is different. One easy way to fix this is downloading one of the thousands of WordPress Templates.
- When you blog for money, AdSense is a very easy pick. Ask Hendrik on this blog anything about AdSense and he knows the answer. Integrating AdSense in custom themes is very simple and effective. Follow these tips on AdSense wrote by Hendrik to get maximized results.
Blog Post Templates saves your reader’s time
- Readers do not Read. They scan the web. Take a quick look at the link I just gave you, scroll down and then answer my question: What was the first thing you noticed when you arrived on that page, and scrolled down?
- Memorizing and building memory templates. Well formed posts are easier to remember and it is great value for the readers.
This post was written using the following template (which you can find below) and guidelines. Adopt it as is, change it, or create your own. The idea is not adapting my post template. The idea is Adopting the post template practice. Amen!
====== MY BLOG POST TEAMPLATE STARTS HERE =========
[TITLE - Using titles effectively on blogs - TITLE ]
[First Line. Hook. Ask questions. Say something intriguing. Get your potential reader hooked to make her/him read on.]
[Answer the questions. Make your statement. Think of sub headline in the newspaper article that generally says the essence of the post. This should make the reader read on to find out "how" or details on your take]
[insert picture from something related like Flickr]
[do not forget to give credit on picture, unless it is your own(legal purposes, and you help the person who made it)]
[Heading - help readers to scan the post]
[body and details - consider giving link love]
- Bullet 1. Explanation.
- Bullet 2. Explanation
[Heading - help readers to scan the post]
[body and details]
- Bullet 1. Explanation
- Bullet 2. Explanation
[quote would be nice]
[My related posts - promote yourself]
- post 1
- post 2
- post n
====== MY BLOG POST TEAMPLATE ENDS HERE =========
One last tip: check for stickiness!
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