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(1.1) Product tips

(1.2) Infographic

(1.3) Pick of the week

(1.4) Customer showcase

(1.5) Video (embedded)

(1.6) Survey

(1.7) Debate about something

(1.8) Podcast (embedded)

(1.9) Answer a question

(1.10) Give a presentation

(1.11) Tell a story

(1.12) Problem/Solution

(1.13) How-To

(1.14) Review

(1.15) Multi-guest (get multiple authors to contribute)

(1.16) Case Study

(1.17) Research

(1.18) Lists

(1.19) FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

(1.20) Series

(1.21) Parody

(1.22) Stats

(1.23) Off-Topic

(1.24) Interview

(1.25) Links (curated list of related links)

(1.26) Quotes (from famous people)

(1.27) People to follow

(1.28) Satire

(1.29) Profile (yourself or others)

(1.30) Holiday

(1.31) Checklists

(1.32) Behind the Scenes

(1.33) Rant about something

(1.34) Challenge

(1.35) Inspirational

(1.36) Comparison

(1.37) Company update

(1.38) Predication

(1.39) Ask a question

(1.40) Contest

(1.41) Cartoon

(1.42) Meme

(1.43) Best of

(1.44) Reaction

(2.1) Is the Title/Headline short, catchy and compelling?

(2.2) Is the Meta Description, 160 characters maximum with a call to action encouraging a click?

(2.3) Is the URL address based on the post title with hyphens separating words? (eg. www.example.com/this-is-your-blog-post-title)

(2.4) Is this post optimized for a keyword? Ensure keywords are in the title and URL.

(2.5) Are you using a custom image that has a text overlay?

(2.6) Did you insert the main image at the top of the article, and set featured image (if theme requires it)?

(2.7) Did you link the main image back to the post URL?

(2.8) Did you set image file names and ALT tags?

(2.9) Did you source all photo credits, and have source link open in a new window?

(2.10) Is your blog post under 350 words?

(2.11) Is your post using consistent text formatting, color and styles (from previous posts)?

(2.12) Are you internally linking (to at least one other related article or page on site if possible)?

(2.13) If curated, did you use quotes with a source credit link (that opens in a new window)?

(2.14) Do you have a call to action at the end of your post (eg. encourage people to comment)?

(2.15) Did you break text up into bullets and numbered lists whenever possible, for easier scan-ability?

(2.16) Did you set a blog snippet (aka excerpt) that excites reader to â€˜read moreâ€™ and click?

(2.17) Did you set the Blog Category (2 maximum)?

(2.18) Did you set a small but relevant number of tags to your blog post?

(2.19) Did you ensure the article author is set correctly (eg. not just â€˜adminâ€™)?

(2.20) Did you check and review for grammar and spelling?

(2.21) Did you check that all links work?

(2.22) Did you schedule the post, and check date and time is correct?

(2.23) Did you schedule time to check back and approve comments?

(3.1) Are you sending short and quick email reminders, when launching your blog posts?

(3.2) Are you daring people to comment?

(3.3) Are you commenting on your posts and other comments?

(3.4) Are you rewarding commenters?

(3.5) Do you allow commenters to subscribe to the comments?

(3.6) Are you inviting readers to subscribe via RSS or email?

(3.7) Do you add social sharing buttons to every post?

(3.8) Are you leveraging your own blogging support team (ie. Commenting on each others posts)?

(3.9) Are you regularly posting?

(3.10) Do you ping Google after each post? (eg. Re-submit your XML site map to inform Google about the update)

(3.11) Are you using only a few high-level categories?

(3.12) Are you linking internally, whenever relevant?

(3.13) Are you including social accounts throughout the blog?

(3.14) Are you using pop-ups when a visitor leaves, that asks for them to opt-in to your email newsletter?

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