How To Write An Amazing Blog Post In Under 10 Minutes
Since I am in the process of writing 100 blog posts, learning a bit about how to write a blog post probably make sense. My first endevor is to get faster at creating posts. I actually set a stop watch for this one so everything you are about to look at took me under 10 minutes to write. My goal was to learn about writing a blog post quickly, and immediately apply it. This is that structure. Enjoy!
Introduction
I've fallen into the trap before, of sitting down for 2 hours and slogging out a mediocre blog post that no one actually wants to read. Thankfully I came across a few techniques that took my post creation time from over an hour to just 10 minutes!
You might be thinking, no way. Fair, but just try it. All you need to do is follow these 4 steps:
Title (“Click-bait")
Intro (The Hook)
Bullets (Simplify)
Conclusion (Restate the “why”)
Let's go!
The 4 keys To Writing a Killer Blog Post
Hop on YouTube for 5 minutes and you will see the 4 keys come up over and over again. Notably, Neil Patel (1.23M Subs) and Adam Enfroy (171k Subs) talk about these a lot and are proof that they work. Check out some of their stuff:
Title
Before you start writing a post, think of a good title. The reality is, people window shop for information. If your title is boring or not descriptive enough, no one will bother clicking on your post. I know “click-bait" has been given a bad wrap, but the truth is that people click on “click-bait”. To get some ideas of how to do this well, look at the titles of your favorite bloggers or YouTubers.
Intro
Just like the title, the intro serves a key roll in getting people to actually read your post. It doesn't matter how good the content is if no one keeps reading after the first few sentences.
When writing an intro, ask yourself how you can keep the readers attention. Your first few sentences should inspire intrigue, but don't over do it. While this part of your post needs to hook people, it also needs to clearly tell people what they are about to read.
Bullets
After the intro it is time to lay out what you are teaching or sharing with the reader. This is the section to deliver on the promise you made in the intro. Make sure this section is kept concise. Don't let your paragraphs get more than 5 or 6 sentences long, and keep the information moving.
One quick tip to do this is to use a bullet format. Use headers and sub-headers like you would bullets and sub-bullets in an outline. My outline for this post is:
How to Write an Amazing Blog Post In Just 10 Minutes:
Intro
The 4 Keys to a Killer Blog Post
Title
Intro
Bullets
Conclusion
Bonus Tip (ask for engagement)
Conclusion
As you can see, this is a quick and easy way to get your idea into a structure. All you need to do then is fill in the content between.
Conclusion
Finally, you need a conclusion. In Neil Patel's video on creating a blog post, he stated that most people scroll to the bottom first, read the conclusion, then decide if they want to read from the top.
A good conclusion ties everything together and re-emphasizes why what you just read matters. Be sure to prompt the reader to take action or apply what they just read. One way to do this is…the bonus tip.
Bonus Tip
Ask for engagement! If someone takes action after reading your post they are much more likely to engage with you in the future. Apart from this, the goal of creating content is, hopefully, to share something valuable with other people. A blog is not going to be compelling to people if they don't take something away from it.
Conclusion 2.0
There you have it, how to write an amazing blog post in just 10 minutes. So, how long did it actually take me to write this? The actual writing did take less then 10 minutes, but I also had to do some quick research, formating, and editing. In total this took just under 30 minutes to put together.
So, do I recommend writing a blog post in 10 minutes, yes and no. This is a really great practice for people like me who tend to over think things and spend too much time editing as they write, but for most people most of the time, you are going to be better served spending more time crafting your content. After all, the goal is to deliver value to people.