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One of the biggest mistakes you can make as a blogger is blogging without keeping your audience and overall goal in mind.

In this post, I'll be discussing what should go into a blog post. These tips will make your content engaging, helpful, easy to read, and SEO friendly.

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1. Create a Catchy Title

When creating your post titles, you want them to entice people to read your content. Your post title is what will not only be seen on your blog, but on social media networks, and in search engines.

With so much similar information available out there, you want to do what you can to make sure that your content is what people are choosing to read.

Most of us (including myself) decide whether or not we're going to bother to read a post by looking at the title.

Which post are you more likely to read: 'How I Increased My Blog Traffic,' or 'How I Doubled My Blog Traffic in 30 Days.' I know I'm more likely to read the latter.

People are attracted to catchy titles, so make your titles catchy.

2. Use Images in Your Post

Whenever you create a blog post, you should always include images.

I add images to my posts for two reasons:

1. We are a visual society and people like to see images.
2. Since Pinterest is my highest traffic source, I want to make sure I always include a pinnable image. I recommend PicMonkey for creating pinnable images.

Here are some examples of pinnable images:

In addition to those two things, if you're writing a 'how to' post, images can help make your post easier to follow. Images also help to make your post easier to read by breaking up your content.

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Always keep in mind that images are copyrighted, and unless you have permission to use the image, it should not be used on your blog.

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3. Use Heading Tags

Using headings in your posts is a great way to break up your content, bring focus to major points, and tell search engines what your content is about.

In WordPress, you have six headings. They range from H1 to H6. When writing your posts, you should be using H2 or H3 tags for your headings. Never use H1 tags, as those are reserved for your post titles. I mainly use H2 tags within my blog posts.

4. Fill Out the Title and Meta Description

To ensure your post gets properly ranked in search engines, make sure you're filling out the title and description fields for your post.

When filled out with the proper keywords, this metadata tells search engines what your post is all about.

I use the Yoast SEO plugin to quickly and easily insert my title and description into each post.

Related Post:SEO for Beginners: How to Craft the Perfect SEO Post

5. Link to Older Posts

Never publish a post, share it a few times, and then forget about it. Whenever possible, you should be placing links to your older content, within your new content.

Linking to older posts allows you to elaborate on a point quickly. It also drives traffic to your older content and increases your page views.

6. Ask a Question, or Create a Call-To-Action

Ask a Question

Get the conversation started by asking a question or two at the end of your post.

Asking questions is an excellent way to encourage people to leave comments on your blog.

Create a Call-to-Action

If you wrote your post with a specific purpose in mind, such as getting people to sign up for your email list, be sure to include a call to action at the bottom of your post.

For example, if you want people to sign up for your email list, your call to action could be something like this:

'If you enjoyed this post, you'll love my weekly emails. Subscribe to have updates delivered to your inbox.' You would then include a form for your readers to subscribe to your list. I recommend providing an opt-in incentive such as a free helpful resource.

Doing creative work every day, over and over, is hard.

Sometimes it feels great, like dozens of ideas are knocking at your mind’s door, waiting to be sent on a mission.

Other days, you want to quit. Or bang your head against a wall. Or do both while you cry, watch chick flicks, and eat gallons of chocolate ice cream.

Blogging every day has taught me many lessons. First off, I don’t really like chocolate ice cream or chick flicks all that much. Second, habits are the key to success in life.

If you were to tell me five years ago that I would now be married, blog every day, be a full-time pastor, write songs for my church, exercise, and have time to walk the dog, I’d probably bang your head against a wall.

Most of us complain about not having enough time. The truth is, we have enough time to do whatever we want, but we’re not willing to make the sacrifices to do it.

Creativity Lessons from Blogging Every Day

Like I said, the discipline of blogging every day has taught me many lessons. Here are five habits that blogging has taught me about creativity:

1. Don’t underestimate the importance of a morning routine

Creative people can struggle to get things done. In order to put in the time necessary for my blog, I’ve had to wake up early. Like, 5 a.m. early. This has done more for me than improve my blogging.

The early morning hours seem to be the most productive for me and in Jon Acuff lingo, I “hustle” on my dream before the demands of the day drown it out.

I also love how Tim Sanders describes the need to feed your mind a good “breakfast.” During these early hours I write, read, and pray, setting the course for my day.

2. There’s more inside of you than you think

Sometimes people will ask me how I keep coming up with solid material to write. To be honest, the more you write, the more creative you become.

As long as you’re writing on something your passionate about, you’ll keep taking your writing to a new level the more you do it.

You’ll see things from a new perspective the more you do it. So, believe me when I say, there is more inside of you than you think. There are years of creativity in you that will only get deeper and more beautiful over time.

3. See every moment as an opportunity to learn

I used to just live — sort of let life happen while I had a good time.

But when you blog every day, it forces you to look for inspiration everywhere. Every conversation, every movie, every song, every walk, every book, every meal you eat.

The list continues. Learn everywhere and keep track of all your ideas.

4. Don’t fear criticism

I used to fear publishing because I was afraid of the negative reaction people would have. Or not having a reaction at all. I feared that people would hate me, think I’m too young, shallow, deep, naive, arrogant, uninformed, or simple.

As a creative, you can’t allow criticism to control you. Otherwise, your ideas will stay in your head. Blogging has taught me this: don’t fear criticism. Just keep creating.

5. Don’t waste time

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If you blog every day, you’ll have to sacrifice good things for great things.

I don’t watch much TV because there’s usually a blog post that needs drafted, an idea that needs developed, something that needs shipped. I love this, because it trades mindless entertainment for vision.

I’m able to make a difference in other people’s lives through my writing. That keeps me going.

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So there it is. That’s why I think you should write every day. Go do it. We are awaiting your brilliance.

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