[Title of the Post]

This is one of my favorite posts and it’s about a year or more old so I know there are a lot of you who may not have seen it. Today, I’m reposting it in all it’s glory (which a few new fun things added in) for your enjoyment.

“Targeted quote about the subject of my post; something resonating.”

                                                                                                                                                -Someone you’ve heard of (or one I found on Google making me seem learned)

This first paragraph grabs you and pulls you into the blog’s world.  Sometimes it’s an anecdote about something I’ve seen (and I hope you’ve seen too) that will relay directly into what the post talks about or a nifty stat that I Googled 5 minutes ago.  The post has a short amount of time to draw you in because on average I will lose the most readers after a crappy first paragraph. (Hopefully my relevant and quirky photo to the right will give you the sense this blog is funny and not just full of boring words.)  Notice how I use action verbs to make this more entertaining for you?

[Clever Subhead]

The subheads must be clever but not too telling.  You are more than likely skimming at this point to decide if this post is “up your alley”.  Gotta make you read down into the post.

English teachers across America join hands and cringe at the length and structure of blog paragraphs.  No five sentences and a “thought break” here, the readers’ precious time must be attended to.

This paragraph is sure to drop in some buzz words like “community”, “conversation”,  “target market” and “social media ROI” so Google Spiders will notice and increase this page’s search ranking during their crawl.  It’s neat, because I didn’t even plan that, I’m just writing what’s on my mind.  Be sure to click on this link that will open in a separate window; I can’t have you leaving and messing up my Bounce Rate, can I?

Time for another picture.

5 Things In A List

I know you like lists because you don’t want to have to think too hard, so here you go.  Isn’t this easy to read?  Skim-ready and processed so you don’t have to analyze anything yourself.

You’re welcome.

1. First Item In List – You’ve probably heard this point before, but now you that you know this list applies to you, read on.
2. A Little Deeper Now – This might not be something you’ve thought of before, but here I am telling you about it.  I must be smart, right?  Read on.
3. The “Jan” Point – This is something I found on Google+ and I don’t know much about, but since it’s in the middle like Jan from The Brady Bunch, you don’t notice it much.
4. Winding Down – You can’t become too complacent, so this point is very important and will lead you directly into…
5. The Final Point – Last point in the list.  I hope you remember this one and it is strategically placed so you will.

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Conclusion

You’ll recognize a point from the first paragraph to let you know things are wrapping up.  You’re almost done so don’t stop reading now!

The blog now makes a HUGE POINT about something that I want you to remember/do/buy. This is known as a “Call To Action”, but you don’t have to know that.  If done correctly at this point you will want to share this on Twitter or Facebook by clicking the “Tweet This” or “Share” buttons conveniently floating beside you on your screen or around this post.

Here’s me asking you a question and bringing you into the conversation so you will leave a comment.  Sound about right?  Did I leave anything out?

Clever closing line bringing together everything and making me sound awesome and witty.

Now I’ve brought my post to a close and done everything I needed to, unless I don’t to anything I just said…………

Thoughts?

Tags: blogging, blogging template, buzzword, social media, something you've heard of, tag, the right way to be social, writing for social media