An A to Z guide to successful business blogging

Here are 26 tips to help you on your blogging journey:

Add pictures, visuals, and images to your posts to communicate with readers on different levels.

Be the solution. Help people solve their problems. Solve, don’t sell.

Consider all multimedia platforms such as video blogs, podcasts, and audio clips.

Define who you are, who your audience is, and what benefits blogging may bring you. The bottom line: Why are you blogging?

Eavesdrop on conversations to help you develop new content.

Forget the word count. Be clear and make your point. That’s it.

Grab people’s attention from the get-go with compelling and punchy headlines.

Highlight text, subheads, key phrases, and lists to emphasize important points and make your posts more reader-friendly.

Interact with your readers by asking them questions in your posts and responding to comments.

Jump into the fray. Don’t be afraid to take a stand on an issue or controversy in your niche or field. Boldness counts.

Kill the negative self-talk and judgment. You don’t have to be a professional writer to be a great blogger.