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A New Blog Post Checklist

The steps every blogger should take when creating a new post.

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October 24, 2012 //  by Mike Allton

This infographic provides a great overview of the thought processes and steps every blogger should take when creating a new post, including:

  • Know Your Business Goals
  • Know Your Audience
  • Plan Your Content Strategy
  • Design & Usability
  • Content & Readability
  • Search Engine Optimization
  • Encourage Engagement
  • After You Post

RELATED: How To Start A Blog: The Ultimate Guide

Blogging Checklist [INFOGRAPHIC]

Infographic created by http://www.thewholebraingroup.com. 

Transcription:

Sensible Blogging Checklist

Everything you need to know about creating a successful blog for business.

By The Whole Brain Group

Know Your Business Goals

What are your objectives for the blog?

  • Inform your readers about your business mission & values
  • Educate consumers about your products & services
  • Establish yourself as an expert in your industry

Know Your Audience

Who are you hoping to reach?

Age Range: ___________________
Gender: ___ % men ___ % women 
Occupation: __________________
Income Level: ________________
Education Level: ______________
Type of Industry: _____________
# of Employees: ______________
Type of Business: _____________
Revenue: ___________________
Location (local/national): _______

Top problems they are trying to solve or pains they have:

1. ___________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________

What now? Use this information to develop an ideal audience persona and to tailor the content of your posts.

Plan Your Content Strategy

RELATED: The Ultimate Blogging Planner to help you organize your blog & blogging business.

Have you chosen content that serves both your business goals AND your audience?

Pick 5 topic categories to focus your blog posts.

1. ____________________________________

2. ____________________________________

3. ____________________________________

4. ____________________________________

5. ____________________________________

Create a new blog post with original content ___ x times a week / month

Develop relationships with bloggers in your industry and ask them to write guest blog posts

Create a new blog post with repurposed content ___ x times a week / month

  • Videos, infographics, pictures, etc.
  • Add your own spin
  • Give them credit with a backlink
  • Give them credit on social media

Design & Usability

Make sure your blog is user-friendly

YES    NO

___   ___   People can subscribe to my blog

___   ___   Users can navigate to previous blog posts

___   ___   My blog is easily accessible from my home page

___   ___   My blog has a search function

___   ___   Users can easily share my post on social media sites

Content & Readability

  • Blog post is under 350 words (Editor’s Note: we advise using different lengths for different purposes.)
  • The post is introduced with a catchy title
  • Bullet points are used to break up large sections
  • There is at least one image, a descriptive picture, or eye-catching graphic to encourage people to click on the link

Search Engine Optimization

  • The post focuses on one or two keywords or phrases
  • Keywords also appear in the blog post title
  • The post is tagged with the chosen keywords
  • The meta description includes detailed or expressive text that encourages clicks
  • Headings and subheadings appear in the blog post and also feature keywords
  • Keywords are in the alt text of any images or graphics

Encourage Engagement

  • There are links within the post to other relevant pages or blog posts on your website
  • A Call to Action appears at the end of your post
  • Seek participation by asking for comments, questions, or feedback
  • Ask others to share the post on social media

After You Post

___  You have asked other bloggers to mention your post

___  Post is shared on social media sites: 

  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest

___  Submit to social bookmarking sites:

  • StumbleUpon
  • Digg
  • Google Bookmarks

What do you think? Any blogging requirements missing?

Category: Beginning BloggingTag: Checklist

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Mike Allton is a Content Marketing Practitioner - a title he invented to represent his holistic approach to content marketing that leverages blogging, social media, email marketing and SEO to drive traffic, generate leads, and convert those leads into sales. He is an award-winning Blogger, Speaker, and Author, and Brand Evangelist at Agorapulse.

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