How to write blog posts with the greatest of ease
Why blog?
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Before you start:
Make a goal to write consistently. Hit it.
"Write. Every day."
Stephen King: On Writing
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There's no magic here. Just lots of hard work.
What do I write about?
"Share things that you think are cool"
Sarah Drasner. CDA Summit 2017.
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What have you been working on recently?
- What technologies are interesting to you lately
- What interesting thing have you read?
- Have you seen a tweet that you don't agree with?
- What did you just learn that you are pretty sure everyone else already knows?
- What's something that was frustrating or made you angry?
- Do you have a strong opinion about something and think you're the only one?
- Did you see a great movie? How can you relate that to something?
How do I start?
START
Intro
Body
Conclusion
🔥 Intro Tips
- Start with a quote
- Start with a song lyric
- Start with a joke
- Just start
Don't bury the lead
Body
Find A Voice
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Figure out what your voice is
- Serious? Funny? Sometimes both? Who are you?
Conversation trumps grammer
- Write like you talk. It's easier to read.
- Write in fragments
- Start sentences with but
- Throw paragraph structure out the window
"Arrest With Images"
Use Quotes
Conclusion
Be brief. Nobody is going to read it.
How long should it be?
Draft 1: Write
Draft 2: Delete
Where should I post it?
Go to where the readers are
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FreeCodeCamp
- Hackernoon
- Smashing Magazine
- CSS Tricks
- dev.to
- Scotch.io
I've written and published a blog post. I'm done!
No
"Promote Thyself"
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Web Designer News
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JS Weekly
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Lobsters
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EchoJS
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Your colleagues
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Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace
How do you write a blog post with the greatest of ease?
Challenge
Write one blog post per week every week for three months