Do you sometimes wish that you had a magical wand that could cast a self-writing spell on your computer screen? Well maybe you are suffering from a bloggers block; a temporary writing block suffered by bloggers. It’s just one of those times when everything except from the task at hand (i.e. writing) seems appealing and the words won’t come, no matter how hard you try! It would comfort you to know that almost all bloggers have experienced this at one time or another. After all your brain does need a break from all the creative thinking it has to do to put a piece together. Luckily there are some simple things you can follow to skip and hop past this hurdle TAKE A BREAK Do something other than writing for a bit. It may be any activity that rejuvenates you and is easy on the mind. Even a short break can do wonders sometimes. READ UP Reading always gives you a fresh perspective on things. It may spark up some new ideas related to the topic at hand and also widen your knowledge base. JOT IDEAS ON THE GO Great ideas may strike you anywhere and at any time, and when they do, just make a quick note somewhere. Trust us, ideas and thoughts have a weird way of disappearing in some far corner of the brain when you wish to revive them. WRITE REGULARLY Doing so will help your brain become accustomed to writing and will help your thoughts flow in an organized manner. Besides, practice makes perfect, right? QUALITY RATHER THAN QUANTITY It’s best to take up a limited amount of work as it helps you focus better. Taking up crazy amounts of work just saps your creative energies and robs your work of exclusivity and uniqueness. TITLE IS THE KEY A title for your post should be the first step towards writing a blog. Having a title gives a direction to the brain and prevents it from wandering. It will also ensure that your blog is coherent and covers important aspects. VERBAL VOMIT Simply jot down anything that comes to your mind, no matter how silly it may sound. This will help energize your brain and get it rolling. FIND A COZY PLACE Having your own comfortable place for writing can help prevent a writer’s block as it eases your brain and puts it at ease. Anyplace that makes you happy and calm can be used to pen down your thoughts. BREAK THE TOPIC Some topics can be hard to write and may seem ‘heavy’. In such cases, it is best to break the topic into smaller and more manageable content. START AT THE BOTTOM Sometimes it is okay to write the main body first and weave in the introduction later. This bottom-up approach works well as you can draw inspiration for the intro from the main text. There you go, some simple stuff to follow the next time you can’t seem to tame your brain. Happy writing!
Month: January 2016
Start with these 7 tips to make your content go viral
No, you don’t really need a content marketing agency to make your content go viral in its reach. Just pay attention to these simple tips and keep them in mind while churning out content. How does one measure the success of content marketing today? On the “Viral” yardstick of course! Ain’t no real content today if it hasn’t gone viral and crossed boundaries. And let us tell you, it isn’t a mere coincidence that makes a content score big on popularity, there’s more to it. It is possible to make content go viral deliberately by following some simple tips. Keep in mind though that there is no set formula for viral content and nothing can guarantee 100% success. But that shouldn’t deter us from trying right? So here you go, our list of carefully compiled tips and tricks to make your content go viral MYSTERIOUS HEADLINES A simple and traditional headline will seldom prompt the user to click on the news as they will not feel the need to explore further. However, a headline that builds suspense and does not give away the content is sure to get clicks. After all curiosity kills the cat! UNIVERSAL EMOTIONS If the content is funny or connected to universal issues, it is more likely to go viral as it will carry global appeal that transcends boundaries. Both negative and positive emotions may be used although the latter is a safer bet. This helps people connect to the content and encourages them to share it. WEAVE A STORY Weaving a story into your post makes it more relatable and triggers an emotional response in the reader. So try to build a story into your content and watch it being shared like hot cakes! USEFULNESS Any content that users find practical usage for or can use in their daily lives has more chances of going viral. It could be a simple ‘how to’ article or posts that enlist tips and tricks to get things done. IN VOGUE The chances of content going viral increase if the content is related to a current happening or the latest news as it prompts the user to hit the share button more. SIZE MATTERS In this case, the shorter the better. Users like to read and share bite-sized frame information that they can easily download on their mobiles and read on the go. RESONANCE It simply means that the content posted by you should find a connection with the reader. If the reader can relate to it and feel that it portrays what is happening in their life, then they are more likely to read/share it. These simple tips can help you polish your content and give it that edge over the thousands of other content that are squabbling for the attention of the net user. Did we miss something? Tell us in the comment below.
A Fail-Proof 10 Step Guide to Good Content
You get it! Content is extremely important for anything that has to remotely do with online marketing or its newer sibling content marketing. It’s the bait that the buyer is eventually going to bite! Yes you got it. And so you sit to write. That’s when you quickly realize, like many many people in the world do, that producing great content ain’t easy. So you turn to the luminaries in the industry and see what these cool guys have to say. This is, in short, what you find – OK, you get it…but how the hell is this going to happen. Well, the good news is that there is a process to every good thing. The process, well you cannot just set up a process and expect good content, what crap, you think. But hey, listen to this – a process always makes things simpler and clearer in your head. And that helps you think better. It’s sort of a way through which you walk to reach the goal of good content. So here it is – a simple 10-step guide to getting you started on your good-content journey. Share this Image On Your Site <p><strong>Please include attribution to https://justwords.in/blog with this graphic.</strong><br /><br /><a href=’https://www.justwords.in/content-writing-services’><img src=’https://justwords.in/blog/wp-content/files/jsw_content/Infographics%2021-8a_1.jpg’ alt=’A Fail-Proof 10-Step Guide to Good Content’ width=’540px’ border=’0′ /></a></p> Do you have any other suggestions to add to this list? We would love to read your views in the comments sections.
Tips to increase social engagement on your blog
You may have thousands of readers visiting your blog, but if they aren’t commenting or sharing they aren’t intrigued enough! Participation of the reader is extremely crucial to a blog’s success. The lack of participation or action on the part of your audience belies the entire content marketing exercise. Social engagement, therefore, is an essential ingredient in increasing traffic and making your blog successful. Studies have revealed that if people comment or share a content they are more likely to also utilize the product or services provided by the website. So spruce up your content with these tips to optimize the social engagement quotient of your blog. Choose interesting and relatable topics. A good way to do this would be to pick something from the latest happenings that is relevant to your website. Everyone has opinions and views to express on trending news. Utilize this desire of the audience to get comments on your blog. Make sharing/commenting an easy task. No one has the time to search for the share button, no matter how good the content is. You can either place it on both the top and bottom of the page or have it scroll along with the content. This way people are more likely to share the blog. Post the first comment. A good way to attract users is to post the first comment yourself. This acts like an invitation and draws the user to post their opinion. Always reply to comments. This helps in two ways: the people who have posted feel heard and important and it also paves the way for more people to share what they feel. You can even end blogs with sentences asking the reader to respond with their views. Make sure the comment request is customized to the content rather than being a generic statement like – “write your comments below”. Charity begins at home. Encourage your employees to share/like/comment on the company’ blogs. This way people will feel that that the blog is important and are more likely to share it themselves. Add some visual elements to the blog to catch the reader’s eye. The chances of sharing or commenting increase if the user actually reads the entire blog. So get into action with these killer tactics and watch your blog swell in size!
The freshness factor for a successful website
That was the simple math of the difference between a website that is just occupying virtual space and a great website that invites traffic and spells success. Apparently, ‘fresh’ is not just the patent of the food industry anymore, it has spilt over into other areas as well, website content is one of them. You can no longer revel in the blissful knowledge of owning a website and putting it up for people to see, constantly updating it is the key to attracting more audience. And given the thriving content writing agencies around, a lot of people seem to have realized its importance! If you are still among the sceptics, we give you 10 fantastic reasons to breathe life into your website with regular fresh content: Up Your Search Engine Ranking If you don’t figure in the first three pages of a search engine you are as good as extinct in the virtual world. Most search engines, like Google, score website content based on freshness and only display sites with the freshest content. You can hire a reputed content writing agency to further optimize your website’s ranking on Google. Vibrancy is Sign of Development If the last update on your website display 2011 as the year then people are likely to think you are out of business! Daily and regular updates imply that you take your work seriously and are deeply involved. Freshness is Contagious Fresh content will attract more people to your website; these people, in turn, will talk about your site on social media and even share links leading to publicity. Like we always hear, any publicity is good publicity. Brands You As An Expert The fact that your website is abreast with all the latest trends and innovations implies that your company has knowledge and expertise on the latest buzz. And when it comes to doing business, everyone looks for the experts, right? Creates a Communication Channel An updated website is able to establish a close link with its audience and even make them feel involved. This translates into the strengthening of the brand-consumer relationship and builds the brand image. Gets More Followers If your website constantly features new content, it is most likely to convert casual visitors into loyal followers. No one likes to re-visit a webpage that looks like it was done up in the Jurassic Era and never has anything new to offer. Employee Involvement A good company is one in which the employees take an active interest in the working of the organization and are made to feel involved. By encouraging employees to write blogs and other content regularly for the website, you make them feel like are a part of the company. Covering the Keywords Rather than fit all keywords into a few blog posts, you can create content around each keyword. This way you not only feature new content regularly, but even the search engine optimization will also increase. Reason to Explore The fact that your website is updated regularly and features new content will make people return to it. This gives them more chances to explore your website and get to understand you better. Reason enough to do business with you! Target Multiple Groups Often it is not possible to target all types of an audience with a single content. With regular fresh content, you can overcome this problem by targeting multiple audiences with different versions of the same content.
Mobile Friendly vs Non Mobile Friendly : What’s the Difference?
Oops, Google has done it again! It has brought about another mega revolution in internet affairs with its 21st April deadline of a major algorithm update. Simply translated, Google will be expanding its use of mobile-friendliness as a ranking signal for websites. This means its high time website owners pull up their socks and get their sites mobile-friendly to face the Mobilegeddon if they want to stay in the run. So does this mean that we all create of our websites to fit the mobile screen? The answer is NO. Mobile optimization is much more than that. Simply creating a mobile-friendly site will not do, the CONTENT needs to match up too. Very often we make the mistake of using the same content for the mobile-friendly sites as we do for the desktop sites. And herein lays the mistake. Like the Smashing Magazine points out “you may be losing users if responsive web design is your only mobile strategy.” In other words, you need to know how to write the content for your mobile site too. In case you are wondering how, here are a few tips for some rocking mobile-friendly content: Be Precise and Concise The precision of content to suit the target audience is extremely important. You need to identify your target segment and tailor content accordingly. Unlike computers, even the biggest of mobiles have comparatively smaller screens. Which is why using verbose content isn’t a great idea. Stick to short and crisp sentences that drive home the point without being bulky. Picture Perfect People love pictures. Period. Make use of interesting and catchy images to adorn your mobile site. Pair them with short and catchy captions and we guarantee you an increase in visitors. Remember to keep away from heavy graphics that take aeons to load! Headline Alert Do away with long and boring headlines and switch to short, catchy ones to keep the audience glued. No one is going to click on the content if your headline gives it all away. Retain the mystery. No Pregnant Paragraphs When writing content for mobiles, always remember to stick to short paragraphs. As the U.S. News explains, “Reading long paragraphs on your mobile device requires concentration – something people using a mobile device generally don’t have.” So break up your content into small readable chunks that maintain the flow of the article. Better, Not Less While keeping it crisp, short and simple is recommended, it does not mean that you wring all the meaning out of the content. Users on the go will read articles and will browse sites. You just need to ensure that all the text is presented in a readable format. With almost every website ready to join the mobile-friendly wagon, you need to do something different and creative. And this difference will come from quality content, so don’t lose focus on that.