Your Complete Guide Before Publishing Your Blog Posts

When you write a blog post, do you normally hit the publish button so that your readers can get to read what you have written?

Or do you check your blog post to make sure that it is in correct order before publishing to the public?

Well most times bloggers would check to make sure that their article is proper condition before publishing.

What are the things to check for before publishing a blog post?

This article provides a list of things that you should check for before publishing your blog post.

[box type=”spacer”]Check The Blog Post Title[/box]

Whenever you write a blog post, a title is one of the first things that normally comes to a blogger’s mind.

The title can be classed as the foundation of the blog so to speak.

A blog post title means that this is the subject for discussion and this is what will be discussed in the article so it gives the reader an overview of what the article is about.

Check the blog post title and make sure that the title is eye-catching. An attractive blog post title will help to bring in more people to reader your blog post.

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[box type=”spacer”]Write Blog Post In Paragraphs[/box]

If you write your blog post with sentence after sentence, your article will seem messy.

Writing in paragraphs helps to bring the blog post to life. This will make your article much easier to read.

Using paragraphs with sub-headings helps to bring out the main points in your article.

The use of paragraphs in your article helps to make it scannable as well. This is because some readers will scroll through your blog post and they may find a particular point which appeals to them and this will make them read your article as well.

[box type=”spacer”]Have Images In Your Blog Post[/box]

Before you publish your blog post, do you normally place images inside your article?

Having images related to your blog post can help to bring in more readers and it as well helps to bring life to your blog post.

If a new visitor comes to your blog then the use of eye-catching images can be useful in turning that first time visitor into a loyal reader.

[box type=”spacer”]Categorize Your Blog Post[/box]

Before you hit the publish button you should place your article into a category.

This helps to define your blog post and is also good for search engine optimization as well.

Categorizing your blog post helps to make your blog look neat. If your readers are searching for topics related to a particular category then placing your articles in categories would help to make it easier for them.

If you use a related post plugin at the end of each article, then when you place posts in categories the related post plugin will show articles related to the current article being read using the categories which it was placed in.

[box type=”spacer”]Use Appropriate Tags[/box]

Tags also help to define your blog post, it is also similar to categories.

Tags are like a mini category and can help you to rank well in search engines.

Even though categories are normally overlooked, they are of high importance to every blog.

Be sure to tag your articles and see what difference they will make in getting more readers to your blog post.

[box type=”spacer”]Optimize Blog Post For Search Engine[/box]

Blog post optimization plays a very big roll in getting a high volume of free targeted traffic to your blog. Before you publish your blog post, check to see if you are targeting keywords so that you can rank for a particular word or phrase. Insert keywords in the keyword meta tag section, place your description for the blog post in the meta description section and also remember to place the keyword all over your article.

[box type=”spacer”]Adjust Your Permalink For The Blog Post[/box]

The permalink for each blog post plays an important roll.

Permalinks should be a few words which help to describe your blog post. It should not be too long so that it looks the the whole article in is the the permalink.

It is also good to have the keyword which you are targeting for search engine traffic in the permalink.

[box type=”spacer”]Proof Read Your Blog Post[/box]

Read over your article so that there were no mistakes while writing.

Not reading your article before publishing is one of the mistakes that most new bloggers tend to make because they are eager to get in new readers to their blog.

Proof read for grammatical errors and correct if there was any.

[box type=”spacer”]Preview Your Blog Post[/box]

Always be sure to preview your article so that everything is in place.

If you use images then previewing your blog post before publishing will let you know if you have inserted the images correctly.

Check to see if the sub-headings look neat and in the correct place.

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Now that you have completed the check list guide, you are now ready to publish your article for all to read it.