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
Thanks Larry! (For your comment and for dropping by my blog)
Yes, I'm aware of Google Translate, but it's not everybody that knows…. I think.
I've tried Google Translate to read other languages, I found it… interesting. You get the meaning but it's kind of funny how it reads. 🙂
But for this project, I think it serves me well.
Great list. I would love that iPad now 😛
I love the humour in the first item, making reading the rest of the list just a bit more relaxed.
Wow, I think I missed that word recommendation..#fail on my part…haha. Great post btw!
thanks for sharing a good list that points out that any time is a time when i can fall.
Looks great, and I think it really is a great tool for helping people navigate your blog, but I think you hit the flaw right on the head: summary for each point. Even if it's just the first sentence of the blog you're featuring that would be great.
Since I'm not a big fan of lists…http://blog.beachdaze.com/?p=34
I agree with @Coenraad, a very difficult post to write. Off to staff meeting..will check back in later.
peace,
b
Since I'm not a big fan of lists…http://blog.beachdaze.com/?p=34
I agree with @Coenraad, a very difficult post to write. Off to staff meeting..will check back in later.
peace,
b
I like that idea. I've almost chose this as my post of the day.
Thanks. And sorry about the whole ipad thing. 😉
Awesome! Ever since starting my own blog i've been looking for others to follow also. Real genuine thanks on this one!