The secret to writing a great blog post for the first, second, third, and every other time lies in keeping the content engaging, educative, and possibly entertaining. But if you are at the beginning or your blogging career, you might be wondering what to write about. What are some of the really cool and easy-to-write first blog post ideas for beginners?
The answers lie in the sections that follow, and the only way to find out is to read to the end. Let’s dive in now.
Common Examples of Good First Blog Posts
Developing a good first blog post may be challenging, but surely not impossible. Your blog posts should be able to engage, educate, and possibly entertain your readers.
If you can achieve this, you can rest assured that your readers would be impressed with your posts, engage with it, and re-visit your blog for more quality content.
Generally, there are two central first blog post ideas you can start with. They are:
- An introduction to your blog
- The content itself
To be honest, your first blog post does not determine the fate of your blog in the long run (lucky for you). Your follow up posts would be responsible for that.The way you introduce your blog would be greatly determined by its name. If your blog is named according to a specific niche (e.g. the food experts blog), your introduction should state what kind of content readers should expect regarding food.
On a similar note, if your blog’s name is “the fitness guru blog”, you should introduce your blog with lines like – “Welcome to the fitness guru blog. Here, you will get daily content on fitness tips and healthy living, ranging from home workouts, outdoor exercise, and the different fitness programs that will enable you to achieve your fitness goal, etc.”.
Your introduction should also state how long you have been in the business of fitness, your challenges at the beginning, and how far you’ve come.
Stating specific or brief details about your journey through the world of fitness will help build trust among your readers. They’ll be more confident that they would be getting credible content from you later on.
If, on the other hand, your blog is named after you, e.g., Brenda’s Blog, then your introduction should be different.
You would have to start with lines like – “Hi, my name is Brenda, and I am a….(state what you do).
You should also tell your readers why you do what you do, how long you’ve been doing it, and give them reasons why they should keep checking out your blog (what value your blog can offer them).Basically, your introduction should do the following –
- Tell the readers who you are
- Tell them what you do.
- Tell them how long you’ve been doing it.
- Make the reader feel like you are there for them.
- Give reasons why the readers should follow your blog.
- Build anticipation and excitement for the next piece of content
- Build some form of trust
Your introduction should be exciting and have a friendly tone. If it is “cold,” then it would not have the desired effect on the reader!
The advantage of starting your blog with an introduction is that the reader will be absolutely sure of what your blog is about. It will also give them fair knowledge of what to expect if they keep visiting your blog.
The major disadvantage of this is that an introduction on its own isn’t what a reader is looking for from a blog, as this does not help them solve any of their problems or answer any of their questions. They would have to visit again to be convinced that you are credible.
The Content Itself
This is the second example of a good first blog post. Go straight to the point and deliver the content!
While an introduction is ideal, writing the main content itself is another way to go.
The “Fitness Guru Blog,” for instance, instead of kicking off with an introduction, you can start with some informative content as the first post.
Examples include:
- “5 best workouts for first-time mothers”
- “5 best workouts for abs”
- “How to build chest muscles in two weeks”
- “10 foods to avoid when working on your belly”
The advantage of starting with the content itself is that it can help a reader solve his/her problem or answer the questions that led them to your blog in the first place.
If the content is excellent, then you can be sure they will re-visit.
If you’re going to be using content as your first blog post, then the content must do the following to ensure continuity with your readers.
- It must be informative.
- It must answer popular questions in your niche.
- It must be easy to read and understand
- The information provided must be accurate (wrong information will destroy trust among your readers)
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