HANDOUT A

Blog Tip 18 Change up your posting form find new blog topics In the same way
that its easy to get stuck in always posting in the same voice its also possible to
get stuck in always writing in the same form or genre.
Yesterday I decided to look through a the 500 blogs entered in Australias Best Blog
Competition (I didnt view them all but looked over at least 200). I was amazed by the
talent out there. I also came away from the exercise struck by variety of different
approaches that people take to blogging especially with the form of posts that they
write.

As I surfed I jotted down some of the different types of posts that I came across.
Experiment with some of these and you might find it helps you in your battle with
Bloggers Block. I came up with 20 types of posts but am sure there are more. Feel
free to suggest your own in comments below:

20 Types of Blog Posts

Instructional Instructional posts tell people how to do something. I find that my
Tips posts are generally the ones that are among my most popular both in the short
term (ie loyal readers love them and will link up to them) but also in the longer term
(ie one of the reasons people search the web is to find out how to do things and if you
can rank highly with your tips post you can have traffic over a length of time).

 Informational This is one of the more common blog post types where you simply
give information on a topic. It could be a definition post or a longer explanation of
some aspect of the niche that youre writing on. This is the crux of successful sites
like wikipedia

Reviews Another highly searched for term on the web is review I know every
time Im considering buying a new product that I head to Google and search for a
review on it first. Reviews come in all shapes and sizes and on virtually every product
or service you can think of. Give your fair and insightful opinion and ask readers for
their opinion reviews can be highly powerful posts that have a great longevity.

Lists One of the easiest ways to write a post is to make a list. Posts with content
like The Top Ten ways to., 7 Reasons why. 5 Favourite ., 53 mistakes that
bloggers make when. are not only easy to write but are usually very popular with
readers and with getting links from other bloggers. Read my post 8 Reasons Why
Lists are Good for Getting Traffic to your Blog for more on lists. One last tip on lists if
you start with a brief list (each point as a phrase or sentence) and then develop each
one into a paragraph or two you might just end up with a series of posts that lasts
you a few days. Thats how I started the Bloggers Block series.

Interviews Sometimes when youve run out of insightful things to say it might be a
good idea to let someone else do the talking in an interview (or a guest post). This is
a great way to not only give your readers a relevant experts opinion but to perhaps
even learn something about the topic youre writing yourself. One tip if youre
approaching people for an interview on your blog dont overwhelm them with
questions. One of two good questions are more likely to get you a response than a
long list of poorly thought through ones.

Case Studies Another popular type of post here at ProBlogger have been those
where Ive taken another blog and profiled them and how they use their site to earn
money from their blogging (eg one I did on Buzzmachine the blog of Jeff Jarvis).
Sometimes these are more like a review post but on occasion Ive also added some
instructional content to them and made some suggestions on how Id improve them.
Case studies dont have to be on other websites of course there are many
opportunities to do case studies in different niches.

Profiles Profile posts are similar to case studies but focus in on a particular person.
Pick an interesting personality in your niche and do a little research on them to
present to your readers. Point out how theyve reached the position they are in and
write about the characteristics that they have that others in your niche might like to
develop to be successful.

 Link Posts The good old link post is a favourite of many bloggers and is simply a
matter of finding a quality post on another site or blog and linking up to it either with
an explanation of why youre linking up, a comment on your take on the topic and/or a
quote from the post. Of course adding your own comments makes these posts more
original and useful to your readers. The more original content the better but dont be
afraid to bounce off others in this way.

Problem Posts I cant remember where I picked this statistic up but another term
that is often searched for in Google in conjunction with product names is the word
problems. This is similar to a review post (above) but focuses more upon the
negatives of a product or service. Dont write these pieces just for the sake of them
but if you find a genuine problem with something problem posts can work for you.

Contrasting two options Life is full of decisions between two or more options.
Write a post contrasting two products, services or approaches that outlines the
positives and negatives of each choice. In a sense these are review posts but are a
little wider in focus. I find that these posts do very well on some of my product blogs
where people actually search for X Product comparison to Y Product quite a bit.

Rant get passionate, stir yourself up, say whats on your mind and tell it like it is.
Rants are great for starting discussion and causing a little controversy they can also
be quite fun if you do it in the right spirit. Just be aware that they can also be the
beginnings of a flaming comment thread and often its in the heat of the moment
when we say things that we later regret and that can impact our reputation the most.

Inspirational On the flip side to the angry rant (and not all rants have to be angry)
are inspirational and motivational pieces. Tell a story of success or paint a picture of
what could be. People like to hear good news stories in their niche as it motivates
them to persist with what they are doing. Find examples of success in your own
experience or that of others and spread the word.

Research In the early days I wrote quite a few research oriented posts looking at
different aspects of blogging often doing mind numbing counting jobs. I remember
once surfing through 500 blogs over a few days to look at a number of different
features. Research posts can take a lot of time but they can also be well worth it if
you come up with interesting conclusions that inspire people to link up to you.

Collation Posts These are a strange combination of research and link posts. In
them you pick a topic that you think your readers will find helpful and then research
what others have said about it. Once youve found their opinion you bring together

everyones ideas (often with short quotes) and tie them together with a few of your
own comments to draw out the common themes that you see.

Prediction and Review Posts We see a lot of these at the end and start of the year
where people do their year in review posts and look at the year ahead and predict
what developments might happen in their niche in the coming months.

Critique Posts Attack posts have always been a part of blogging (Ive done a few
in my time) but these days I tend to prefer to critique rather than attack. Perhaps its
a fine line but unless I get really worked up I generally like to find positives in what
others do and to suggest some constructive alternatives to the things that I dont like
about what they do. I dont really see the point in attacking others for the sake of it,
but as Ive said before this more a reflection of my own personality than much else I
suspect and some people make a name for themselves very well by attacking others.

Debate I used to love a good debate in high school there was something about
preparing a case either for or against something that I quite enjoyed. Debates do well
on blogs and can either in an organised fashion between two people, between a
blogger and all comers or even between a blogger and themselves (try it argue
both for and against a topic in one post you can end up with a pretty balanced post).

Hypothetical Posts I havent done one of these for a while but a what if or
hypothetical post can be quite fun. Pick a something that could happen down the
track in your industry and begin to unpack what the implications of it would be. What
if.Google and Yahoo merged? What if

Satirical One of the reasons I got into blogging was that I stumbled across a couple
of bloggers who were writing in a satirical form and taking pot shots at politicians (I
cant seem to find the blog to link to). Well written satire or parody can be incredibly
powerful and is brilliant for generating links for your blog.

Memes and Projects write a post that somehow involves your readers and gets
them to replicate it in someway. Start a poll, an award, ask your readers to submit a
post/link or run a survey or quiz. Read more on memes.
As I wrote above this is not an exhaustive list but rather just some of the types of
posts that you might like to throw into your blogs mix. Not everyone will be suitable
for all blogs or bloggers but using more than one format can definitely add a little
spice and color to a blog. Lastly another technique is to mix two or more of the above
formats together there are no rules so have a bit of fun with it and share what you
do in comments below.

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HANDOUT B

Student: Romero Surez Jess

Practice No. ____Blog and Bloggers. Video Tutorial

Date: ______31/08/16________
True or False

INSTRUCTIONS: Listen and mark the sentences True (T) or False (F). Then correct
the false ones.
1. T___To create a new blog, the first thing you have to do is go to your google account.
2. _T__If you already have a google account, you only need to sign in to create a blog. If
not you can create an account.
3. F___When you sign in, the site will ask you two questions to make sure your email
address is correct.
4. _F__You dont have to accept the terms of service to create your blog.
5. __T_You have to accept the email notifications about google blogger to create your blog. .

6. _T__The site asks you a name you want to show to sign your blog post.
7. _T__When you click on create a new blog you need to put a name for your blog.
8. _T__It is recommendable to choose a name for your blog that describes what your blog is
going to be about.
9. _T__Next is your address, this is the url somebody will go to ...to visit your blog. It has to
be the same as your title.
10. F___You can always later add a dot com (.com) domain to make it even easier for people
to remember.

HANDOUT C
Student: Romero Surez Jess
Practice
Tutorial

No.

_2___Blog

and

Date: ____31/08/16__________
Bloggers.

Video Fill in the gaps

Instructions: listen and fill in the gaps.

Its just makes (1)__your blog ________ easier If your title and if your
(2) ____content_______match people dont have to wonder, oh what
was the name of that ..what was the (3) ____title_________ for that blog

and of course you can always later add a .com (4) ___for_____________
to make it even easier for people to remember.

Next choose the(5) ___desing__________

(6)____aply_______________

and then click on

Then you can start (7) __performance____________

Click on the pencil and write a (8) _descriptions_________________
You need a tittle to (9)___identify__________ your post and then you
can actually see what your (10)___blog_____________ looks like
Theres a lot of more things you can do to (11)____make of_____________
your blog.
You can always change the (12) __desing________________

HANDOUT D

INSTRUCTIONS: Put into the correct order the steps to create a blog. (1-11)

____11___

Start posting

____10___

Customize your blog.

___7____

Write a name you want to show to sign your blog post.

___1____

Go to blooger.com.

___8____

Write a title to publish your post and then see what your blog looks
like

____6___

Click on the pencil and write a post

___9____

Include the address for your blog.

____4___

Write a name for your blog.

___3____

Accept the terms of service to create your blog.

___2____

Sign in to create a blog.

__5_____

Choose the template and then click on create blog