Content Magic - Do You Want to Discover How Liane (me) Builds Blog Content? My Blogging Secret No More

I should warn you, reading this post can be highly infectious to your writing style (I'm bluffing, I know. LOL). On a serious level though, if you are interested on my 'magic tricks' in making blog contents, this is your lucky day! I'm going to share it to you right here, right now. And no, I won't even charge you anything for my 'underground secret'.

So, do you like my content?

If no, then too bad. There's no point in actually reading this one. It's okay, I don't mind. You're free to exercise your own judgment. But if your answer is yes, then great, now I've built the reason why this post can be useful to you. In the following paragraphs, I will share to you my most-kept writing secrets... apparently not a secret anymore right?

I'll be referring to myself as a third person. Liane = I
Let's cut the story short.

Liane's Content Building Secret is...

experience, and then a combination of all other simple rules to live with.

It's actually a no-brainer if you think about it. Then why, I ask myself, do many bloggers still take it for granted? It's fairly easy to see a newbie blogger from an experienced one, just by looking how he or she writes. Your knowledge in the subject shows through your content. It's as simple as that.

When Liane makes a content, she makes sure that:

1. She knows about what she's talking about
2. She have at least an experience in it
3. She overlooks at all possible angles
4. She doesn't take sides (as much as possible and stay objective)
5. She doesn't over praise (it turns off people)
6. She writes honestly to the best of her knowledge
7. She comes up with a good explanation
(even if the topic has already been written by other bloggers)
8. She doesn't give false reports and lastly,
9. She believes in what she's saying

Liane's general principle in content making

I like to be as comprehensive as possible. I'm not a fan of short posts (plus it gives me an excuse not to post daily, haha). I'm especially keen on grammar and typos. I'm a student journalist and my backgrounds in being an editor-in-chief of a publication makes me meticulous to even the slightest of post imperfection (though sometimes I can be careless).

I still believe in long post lengths and I don't care about the time it takes for me to create one. Writing reviews and critics is my expertise since I'm found of judging stuffs on a basis of constructive criticisms.

Liane's posting rule: The Rule of Half Plus One

It's my favorite blogging rule since I basically created it on my own. So what exactly is Rule of Half Plus One? It's just simple. Count the total number of posts displayed on your homepage. For me it's seven. My rule states that at least half of the total number of blog posts plus one should be about my blogging niche and expertise (blogging tips). The rest of the articles can go to my preferred sub-topics (lie internet marketing or social media, sometimes, even review posts).

This rule keeps my content in check

I keep this rule since it practically helped me to be identified as an expert in my niche. Everytime I get first time visitors, it won't be much of a problem for them to figure out what exactly I'm blogging about. It makes my blog relevant to my niche too, plus it makes good resource for my loyal readers.

Posting more frequently about irrelevant or sub-topics under your niche can lead to confusion among your readers. They won't be sure what you really are about in the first place. I keep the rule of half plus one to remind me of that principle. So far, it works wonders for me.

What writing style do Liane adopts?

I find semi-formal writing style to be a generic if you want to actually build your portfolio as a blogging expert. Semi-formal writing style means to me writing in such a way as you are giving hard facts while at the same time, being personal and light about it. Just consider a news writer writing in a personal diary and you'll get a good idea of my preferred writing style.

I try to keep from writing bluffs (readers can see through that) and I make every content as helpful as possible to those who will be viewing it.

Conclusion: Liane's attitude to content making

The best way is to enjoy doing it, and oddly enough, I do enjoy making content. It's not something I think of as a task, rather than a means of learning from my own experience too. Content making basically varies from blogger to blogger. There is no such thing either as an 'ideal' style.

My ultimate tip is just simple, I already told you how I do my own stuff, it's time to find what works for you.