Five Powerful Ways To Make Your Blog Writing Clear

August 21, 2009

Hey friends, I had decided to write new post at least 3 posts per week because my schedule is getting packed. But, I’ll make sure my post is worth to read although I post less..Therefore I had wrote this awesome tips for you..Enjoy it!

Writing for the blog can be difficult in many ways. Readers want their information quickly, and they want it, by and large, in bite-sized morsels rather than long, buffet type spreads. This can make the art of being clear even more difficult than it might be in other mediums.

If you write for the blog and have struggled with clarity, here are five tips to keep you on the right track, and make sure you don’t lose your audience in between the lines.

1 – Keep It Simple. This one is often easier to say than to do. But it is probably the most important aspect of writing clearly for the blog. If you’re a writer, chances are you love the English language (psst..I’m not too good in English but I think my English is getting better since I’m blogging). You probably read three or four novels a month (at least) and love to spin beautiful, melodious phrases that make the mundane special (I used to read novels especially about love :) ). That makes the ordinary sound magnificent. You love to use words that will send the average reader scratching their head, looking for context clues, or running for the dictionary. If this describes you, it’s time to bring it back down to earth.

2 – Keep It Moving. As was pointed out, readers on the blog are constantly looking for the next page. They want to keep moving, so your writing must do the same or you’ll lose them. If you have something to say, say it directly. Don’t take the long way around. Just go straight there and back.

3 – Use All The Tools At Your Disposal. This means pictures, video, clip art, links, and so on. If you have a picture you need your audience to imagine, by all means-show them the picture! If you have a website you want them to visit, give them a link (all my social media have my blog link). This is what the internet is about. It’s a multimedia experience and should be used as such.

4 – Repetition Is Your Friend (my readers is my friends). Of course, no one wants to read the same thing over and over again. Of course no one wants to read the same thing over and over again. See? But still, it doesn’t hurt to repeat the key concepts in your writing a few times to make sure they hit the mark. This is frowned upon in so-called "higher writing" as using a sledgehammer when you should be using an artist’s brush, but the Web calls for cruder tools. Don’t be afraid to use them.

5 – Put It Another Way. When you write a piece, read it over. Let’s say you used an example or two along the way to illustrate your point (I always jot down what I want to write on my jotted book) . Think about what percentage of your audience is likely to understand your point by way of your example. If it’s not close to 100%, think about using a second example. It can’t hurt, and you can be more confident in the percentage of your audience you’ll reach.

Writing for the blog isn’t always easy, but reading what you’ve written should be. Put these five tips to use in your writing, and you can be sure no reader will ever slip away from your website scratching their heads and looking for the dictionary.

Last but not least..Watch this awesome video and dance! Don’t forget to chitchat below~

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Asswass August 21, 2009 at 11:05 pm

Awesome vide Een, maybe I’ll do it in my wedding next year lol.

Awesome tips too. Let me tell you something my friend, your English has gotten 100% better :) .

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Een Rockstar August 21, 2009 at 11:21 pm

I hope I can make one video like this on my wedding too..who is the lucky girl man? If you want to make the video, please invite me to dance in your wedding..LOL!

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Asswass August 21, 2009 at 11:40 pm

She’s my girlfriend of almost 4 years. You can see her picture on my blog post of blogging on the beach.

If you’re willing to pay a ticket to Venezuela you’re more thatn welcome :) .

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Een Rockstar August 21, 2009 at 11:45 pm

Why not you sponsor me the ticket? Special guest..hahaha Just kidding man

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Fatin Pauzi August 22, 2009 at 5:02 am

I guess you didn’t see Asswass’s beautiful girlfriend’s photo yet, Een. ;)

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Asswass August 22, 2009 at 5:20 am

Thanks for the complement Fatin :) . She’s the love of my life.

@Een; @Ben: If Hiburrito takes off, take my word for it that I will :) .

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Een Rockstar August 23, 2009 at 2:16 pm

Really? Thanks dude..How nice if I can go to your place.. :)

Een Rockstar August 23, 2009 at 2:19 pm

I never saw Alfredo’s girlfriend yet..I should explore all his blog post.. :D

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Shaun August 22, 2009 at 3:45 am

Hot post man..really. I do most of those things naturally i think. Maybe from being in the web for all these years. I use the hard back notebook to :-) . Like your blog also.

Shaun

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Een Rockstar August 23, 2009 at 2:23 pm

Thanks man for visiting..If we use offline notebook we can track back whatever we wrote…

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Benjamin Cip August 22, 2009 at 5:02 am

Alfredo already got a ticket for me to his wedding ceremony… just kidding…

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Een Rockstar August 23, 2009 at 2:18 pm

It is unfair if you’re the only one who get the ticket.. :D

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Doug Dillard August 22, 2009 at 7:09 am

Great points! I am still having a problem keeping my blogs from being too long. After I write one, I always try and go back and scale it down so people will read the entire post… but many are still too long (IMO).

I also need to start using some more images, which I’m sure will liven up my posts :)

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Een Rockstar August 23, 2009 at 2:15 pm

Picture tells us more than word right.. :) Sometimes I use picture but it depends on my mood to use picture or not..:D..

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EarningStep August 22, 2009 at 9:16 am

nice point here . i always try to make my content as clear as i can .

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Een Rockstar August 23, 2009 at 2:13 pm

Thanks for dropping by..I love your blog too..You provide step by step on how to make money especially in blogging field…

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Stefan August 22, 2009 at 11:56 am

The best advice I can give everyone is to read as many books as possible. By doing so you will not only learn a lot and find new things to write about, but you will also develop your own language.

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Een Rockstar August 23, 2009 at 2:11 pm

That’s right Stefan.. I do agree with you..I always read newspaper to improve my knowledge and my language..

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Toan Nguyen Minh August 22, 2009 at 1:14 pm

Awesome tips. Looking forward to reading more post on Writing at here :D

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Een Rockstar August 23, 2009 at 2:09 pm

Sure..stay tuned..I have more idea to write about writing.. :)

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Surender Sharma August 22, 2009 at 3:52 pm

All the topics mentioned are really worthy for me but I think topic 5 is more useful for me.

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Een Rockstar August 23, 2009 at 2:08 pm

The main reason why our readers come to our blog are to read our writing..So I make this post as a guide for us..Sharing is loving..

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sha August 23, 2009 at 7:16 pm

hi ER..
just passing by..
appreciate the tips…(4 nwb like me).
i hav something..”take it slow but sure”

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Een Rockstar August 23, 2009 at 7:52 pm

blogging is a cool and relaxing job..anyway thanks for dropping..

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lloydsbackyard August 24, 2009 at 8:44 am

your not ran out with ideas…that’s great!

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Een Rockstar August 25, 2009 at 11:03 am

I got any ideas but I don’t have much time right now..I got a lot of work to do..my study almost kill me

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Ben - Pig Jockey August 24, 2009 at 10:02 pm

Nice tips. Haha, love the video, even though it’s totally random. I like it! :D

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Een Rockstar August 25, 2009 at 11:51 am

Thanks man.

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Jacob Yap August 25, 2009 at 1:28 am

Great advice Een.

@Alfredo: Haha buy me a ticket too :lol:

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Een Rockstar August 25, 2009 at 11:51 am

Lets ask Alfredo to buy us ticket. :D

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The Bad Blogger September 7, 2009 at 7:32 pm

Well… nice video there… Love to watch wedding with unique style…hahaha

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Een Rockstar September 8, 2009 at 9:04 pm

feeling like wanna dance too!

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HenleyL October 13, 2009 at 7:19 am

Hey, I really enjoy your blog. I have a blog too in a totally unrelated field (Online Stock Trading) but I like to check in here on a regular basis, just to see what’s going on and it’s always interesting to say the least. It’s always entertaining what people have to say.

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