This is Day 2 of 31 Days to Build a Better Blog, a group project 50+ other bloggers are doing together in an effort to help each other become better bloggers. You can read more about it and still sign-up to participate here.
What an awesome first day we had in this series yesterday. I am blown away! To see my observations from yesterday check out 6 Things I Learned from Day 1 of #31DBBB.
Today’s lesson is about the list posts. If you’ve been reading blogs for any length of time, you know list posts are very popular. In fact, we have done our fair share of list posts here at Christian Web Trends. Here are some examples…
Top 5 List Posts on Christian Web Trends
- 20 Ways to Share Your Faith Online
- Top 10 Signs Your Church Website Needs a Redesign –
- The 10 Commandments of Social Networking
- 12 Ways to Ensure Easter Attendees Don’t Come Back to Your Church Next Week
- 10 Things I Learned from the Online Church Blog Series
The lesson gives several reasons list posts are so popular. They are easy to write. They’re easy to read. They break the main point up into clearly identifiable bite-size nuggets. In fact, you could make the case that list posts are the Chicken Nuggets of blogging. (Would you like some dipping sauce with that?)
Personally, I have my own theory for why list posts are so popular…
Geeks like numbers.
But that’s just one number-loving geek’s theory. (Full discloser: I was on the math team in high school)
Assignment
The assignment for today is to write a list post for your blog. If you’d like some more advice about writing list posts, check out 10 Steps to the Perfect List Post
Discussion
- Do you agree that list posts are both easier to write and easier to read? Why or why not?
- Of all the tips you’ve read about list posts, which do you think are the most important?
- If you did the assignment and wrote a list post, include a link your comment.
The Extra Mile
A few other things you can do to take your blog, other bloggers, and this project even further today…
- Reply & give other bloggers feedback on their list post
- Go back to 31DBBB – Day 1: The Elevator Pitch & check out the elevator pitches.
- Tweet, share, & bookmark this post. (You could win a $25 gift card!)
- Ask & answer questions about blogging but unrelated to elevator pitches in the forums.
303 Comments
Just under the wire….
5 Traits of Shiney, Happy People http://deliberatelegacies.com/?p=153
Enjoyed your list–and all your explanations. Wow! That must have taken quite awhile to write all of that information. The most interesting fact I pulled out of your list was that when we, as women, are stressed, we need to seek out family and friends. That it has a calming effect on us. Very interesting.
Blessings,
Janis
I agree with Janis on everything she said!
Question: Have you posted on this before in short bullet points of each trait? You put such effort into each trait and they all went into one post. I was thinking that your list could be a great series, to have started it with a small list with just the headings that you used and then each day after followed up with the explanation. Great job and a great read.
I was slammed yesterday and didn't have a chance to finish the list post for my personal blog. But I've posted it this morning. Inspired by Pete Wilson's new book Plan B…
5 Myths About Shattered Dreams http://www.liveintentionally.org/2010/05/05/5-myt…
I was slammed yesterday and didn't have a chance to finish the list post for my personal blog. But I've posted it this morning. Inspired by Pete Wilson's new book Plan B…
5 Myths About Shattered Dreams http://www.liveintentionally.org/2010/05/05/5-myt…
I was slammed yesterday and didn't have a chance to finish the list post for my personal blog. But I've posted it this morning. Inspired by Pete Wilson's new book Plan B…
5 Myths About Shattered Dreams http://www.liveintentionally.org/2010/05/05/5-myt…
I was slammed yesterday and didn't have a chance to finish the list post for my personal blog. But I've posted it this morning. Inspired by Pete Wilson's new book Plan B…
5 Myths About Shattered Dreams http://www.liveintentionally.org/2010/05/05/5-myt…
I was slammed yesterday and didn't have a chance to finish the list post for my personal blog. But I've posted it this morning. Inspired by Pete Wilson's new book Plan B…
5 Myths About Shattered Dreams http://www.liveintentionally.org/2010/05/05/5-myt…
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Okay … I know it is late in the day but I made my Day 2 post. Check it out. http://livinginextremeways.com/index.php?p=1_6&am…
LISTS are fun … I was able to expose my audience to 5 different scriptures pretty quickly. SAAAAWEEET.
My wife and I are doing this together. Our blog is about coffee and to a degree – romance. While I struggle a bit with writing, Monica does not. This was a good lesson to get the creative juices flowing.
This is our post:http://coffeecouple.net/2010/05/04/five-desserts-…
My wife and I are doing this together. Our blog is about coffee and to a degree – romance. While I struggle a bit with writing, Monica does not. This was a good lesson to get the creative juices flowing.
This is our post:http://coffeecouple.net/2010/05/04/five-desserts-…