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The Blogging Handbook
Looking at blogs Set up a blog Manage a blog Using a blog Getting the most out of your blog Writing effectively for a blog What's in a post? Getting to the point Telling the story Critical analysis Where to now?

Blogging is not just about writing, it is also about breaking up the text with images, and using hyperlinks, it is also about providing your readers with interesting stiff to look at such as video clips, diagrams, audio etc. However, this topic is mainly around what to write and how to write well on a blog.

My suggestions are:

• Get straight to the point in the first two sentences - entice your readers and tell them what the post is about;
• Provide a simple and succinct description;
• Demonstrate your thinking on the topic;
• Provoke discussion - stating your ideas, challenging and asking questions;
• Back up your ideas with evidence - hyperlink to items, provide references;
• Summarise at the end.

Activities

Take a look at the following blog posts which have tips for writing:

• Five tips for writing better blog posts by Sue Waters;
• 10 tips on writing a blog postby Lyndon from Flockblog;
• Do any of the tips match your list about what makes a good post?
• Write down five tips you would give someone who is starting out.