Killer blog post is a key to traffic on a blog that could be written so well and it should contain all the flavors that are needed by the general audience.
What is killer blog post?
Killer blog post is a post that can boost the traffic on your blog and it may bring lots of exposure through various social media sites like Digg, Stumble Twitter and Facebook. Killer post is not a post with correct grammar and lots of words. Killer post has unique style, containing lots of information at one place, having lots of link backs, so that readers can get some better resources.
How to write killer blog post?
Well it is very difficult to answer this question because there are different strategies exist among bloggers to write and market their post. But certain points taken in mind while writing and promoting your post.
1. Make a list of resources
Resources are really important if we are going to write something which is going to hit the internet wildly. You should have collection of data and proper back links so that you can really connect the blog post through several other articles.
2. Content
Content is always the king. A blog post with lots of Grammar and spelling mistakes and too long descriptions are never going to work. Try to make your points small. Write a blog post that would stay in readers mind for a long time. The chances are high that they will link your article in their future post. Try to make a list post. 40 free Twitter apps or Top 10 twitter background design is most common kind of killer post.
3. Headline of the post
Well, the headline of the post is another big thing. Make your headline killer if you want to make your post killer. For example suppose in a blog post you are telling your readers about blogging tools used for blogging. There could be two possible headlines: (1) Blogging tools, (2) 25 Amazing and killer blogging tools. Which one sounds better? Obviously second one; the chances are high that other user retweet the article by other twitter users without having any look on the post. Headline will make everything easier.
4. Try to increase your list
If you are making any list post, try to make a huge list. If you are listing some useful 10 websites in a particular field, try to make it 20. People like more. 10 is common, if it would be 20, 30, 40 then it will spread viral in social media.
5. Add effects
People love effects, add more and more effects. Effects should be in a form of images, video, presentation, slide shows. It will definitely going to warm the reader’s eye while reading an article.
6. Linking
Linking a blog post to other post is very important. The link could be inbound or outbound depends on the nature of the post, but make it sure that it will useful for other readers. Don’t link to any old crap articles which has nothing to do with the current article. Try to link your article to some other killer article. It will make it authorize post. It is also good for SEO.
7. Promotion and networking
Promotion and marketing is very important after publishing the article. Immediately after publishing the post try to tell all the people in your network about your blog post. Try to send the tweets to fellow bloggers in direct message and ask them to RT it. Try to spread the post in Facebook and reply all the comments you get. It will increase popularity of post and the chances are high that your post will come at the sidebar on your Facebook friend. Ask your readers to take part on Digg, Reddit, Stumble, Delicious to give the greatest exposure to your post.
Himanshu is a B.Tech graduate and a professional blogger from New Delhi India. He is passionate about blogging. He is also a professional writer and offers a freelancing service for blogs. Follow him on Twitter.
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Great Post, I like.. I Like
Another killer post from you!
Title YES! it matters a lot to attract the crowd to read and ofcourse need to have a strong story line to write.
And another thing is if you give data points like %, numbers that drags people interest more.
am finding little difficult to understan the 4th point
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Great Effort buddy!
@Malini 4th point means try to make a list post. It should be like Top 50 Wordpress pluging, or top 10 Wordpress SEO tips, try to make this list as huge as possible.
@Marlene Thanks very much for appreciation.
@Teen blogger Thanks for the kind words. Killer post is aways a traffic booster for any blog.
@Shriganesh Great headlines always a start of killer post. Thanks for your comment.
@Techfreak stuff Thanks for the appreciation. Yes you are correct, killer post never dies , it remains useful for every pne for a long time.
Thanks for the reply, dude, my name SRI GANESH.M
Thanks for your kind clarification himanshu!
And this post is also an example of a killer post. Great tips! I’m still striving to create my killer post.
And I’m waiting for it Marlene !
Great advice. I hadn’t really thought about your tip on list posts. I’ve written several list type post but I don’t think I’ve ever had more than 5 tips per post. Glad to know that people actually like more.
Credit goes to Himanshu !
According to me, there is no count for tips.. it goes on and on.. and updates !
The 1st one is the great method to woo both the Search engines and the readers.
Of course, buddy.. resources play an important role..
And that helps us to create base posts and automatically increase page views !
Hi dude
HAPPY DIWALI to you
Great post.
If only we could create killer post every time we blog. Woudn’t that make life easier. I think creating good content + havinf a attractive headline are the first steps to a killer post and if promoting and marketing goes well it can complete the killer post.
ya your are damn sure, i must improve my style of headings,and effective writing more than what iam now. as a 2 month blogger, iam learning
Very good tips! I would suggest that the “Killer article” must be ever-green so that you can get traffic from it for a long time! There is a typo in the Heading of the 4th point. Check it.
Thanks for reporting that Rohit !
Bad Proof Read !
thanks for this great article!
Glad you liked this article.. this article is from Himanshu Yadav !
Thanks for your first comment here dude ! …
Thank you for sharing the info. You really know what your talking about that’s why I subscribed to your blog. Thanks!
Credit goes to buddy Himanshu !
And thanks for subscribing Dsheray ! …
7 worthwhile pointers there. The trick it coming up with the worthwhile content thats unique.
Yup ! Unique content and title gets much RTs and Diggs !
That is true, readers today don’t want to read monotonous content like history or philosophy books. What if the history books would be written in the way that “100 big mistakes that our ancestors made” and put all the history under it! Oops a good blogging idea
Exactly Tejaswini !
Writing an article in an unique way always wins !
I had a doubt regarding the 6th point , should we link the posts to our own site posts or other blogs posts.
If in our blog only then if we try to write a first killer blog post then it would be difficult to link to other posts of our blog which is not a killer post. Can you be little more clear about this???
Thanks for the guidance Himanshu
Link related articles.. no matter which blog’s articles they are…
And linking articles other than killer ones won’t be an issue Sunny !
ok , thanks
People like more and more stuffs. Make it 100 if can.
One must keep in mind to make use of first paragraph. It should contain your all important keywords plus a brief introduction. People will judge you from the first paragraph of your article(search engine also).
Yup, First impression is the best impression !
very nice post
hope it will help a lot
Thanks Muhammad Qasim ! This is from Himanshu !
It’s a very wonderful tips. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and valuable tips with us. I am looking for the same kinda tips. Really appreciable. Thanks……
Glad you liked this article!
Great tips…. I was reading on copyblogger that now a days context is more important than content. Context is becoming king but contest is still a prince
Ha ha.. I think I need to concentrate on context more now-a-days!
Well.. let me read that article now…
Looks like there is a series of 7 articles on 7 tips to increase blog’s traffic and revenue from you Pradeep. Way to go man. Keep them coming.
Ha ha..
Well 7 is quite lucky I guess… let’s see whether more articles… will come like this…
Awesome insights and writeup. but I would like to suggest include that if you write article through practical experience then it would be click and you will get more visitors. as this I’d experience on it and it will work.
Yeah.. I agree with you..
I’m not an expert in making money.. so I didn’t write a single article related to it ..
I feel this itself is a killer post
with tips for writing a killer post.. 
awesome…
Yup.. Killer article from Himanshu!
no need to mention what a killer post is.. This is a real killer post..
Thanks dude.. credits goes to Himanshu!
You offer some great tips. Focusing us your subject line and the first part of the article is important because that is what attracts readers.
Well said Rose, I agree with ya. First impression is the best impression indeed!