Friday, June 13th, 2008 4:16 pm by
jdmacor 
All good bloggers have a formula or basic framework for putting together posts. Think of it as a post template. This should go beyond breaking an entry into paragraphs and throwing in a few gratuitous pictures. It should not only incorporate the theme of the post but also the individuality of the blog’s design. Today, I would like to share my blog’s framework with you.
Lead Image
My newest part of the template is to lead with an image. People are very visual and I myself find it most appealing when there is an image to start the post. It kind of puts me in the mental mood to read it. I especially like the way Nate Whitehill handles it on his blog. My own style involves adding a thick black line to a sizable image.
Going Big In The Opener
My next formatting tactic involves the opening paragraph. I like to increase the size of the first paragraph, which has the effect of bringing the reader into the main body; or at least, that is what I like to think… Anyhow, the inspiration for me to use this method comes from Steve Smith over at Ordered List.
Incorporate Images Intelligently
Of course, adding images to a post is a great idea. But there are two keys to doing it with blogging class:
- Use images only when necessary
- Incorporate the images into you blog’s design
I do my best not to throw in unnecessary images (although some may argue that the lead image falls into that category). As for integrating them into my design, I make them all black and white and try to make sure that they fit in, in terms of size and shape.
Add Affiliate Links
This method may not be for everyone, but I like adding amazon links to products that I mention in my posts. I don’t hardly ever make money off of these links, but if someone wants to buy the product I mention, I feel like it is very useful to the reader to be able to link directly to it.
Close With A Question
This little tactic I picked up from David Airey. He always closes a post by asking the reader a question. It invites participation in a direct personal way, and as far as I can tell, it works very well for him.
I opened this post by saying that all good bloggers have a formula or basic framework for putting together posts; what makes a blogger great is when they know when to mix it up a bit, you know what I mean?
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Yes, I know exactly what you mean!!
Yes Nate’s posts are very elegant and yours too are, now. The trick of leaving the post with a question makes it very interesting for the visitor to want to comment.
Hi, David!
Good tips and ideas!
I think that another good way to add links to your post is to use Link A Dink. You can create any type of text replacement you want, and instead of manually inserting links for a certain site, just let Link A Dink do the work for you!
I have Link A Dink setup to replace words like Firefox, WordPress, webhost, etc. in my blog with affiliate or direct links.
Ellie, thank you for that very handy link. Quite good really.
Thanks. I like what your advise on this post. Me, I just type away whatever comes to my mind. Having a strategy like yours is way better.
oo nice design..
This is the second post this week I’ve seen covering ‘post templates’. The strange thing is that up until now I had never heard of them. Although I am quite intrigued now.
Great design!
Thanks for the insight. I have been meaning to get a blog up on my website. I like the big opener idea. Its all about the first paragraph. That will determine if the reader will continue or move on to a different post or worse a different website.
Awesome peace of work. I really like this.
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Bigger text in opening paragraph, I like this idea. I’ll do it in my blog too. And leaving the post with a question makes it very interesting for the visitor.
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Great post! I have used a similar technique myself. I think it also helps readers know what to expect in your posts.
I Really Like your Bigger text in opening paragraph and also idea about Link A Dink.
Really thanks for sharing such wonderful idea.
Thankx for that link !
Cheers ..
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I realy like the theme of wordpress.
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Yeah you’re theme is pretty nice. And if you were the one who designed then you are quite good at designing
Hi David,
I really agree with your tatics of post,Your idea of using Images related to the topic is great. For your second tatics also there is a good Quote.
” First Impression is the last Impression”.
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Funny foto here
It is really very great.
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thanks for this.
great advice. Ill try to use most of this advice for my own blog. Might help readers stay a bit longer
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Why don;t you add some vibrant colors to your blog header image.. I guess that will look more attractive..that was just an idea
template is very useful with its and added variation on web
It’s an excellent idea to have a standard template for your blog posts. Not only does that give a unifying look to your blog, but it frees you to concentrate on your writing and creativity when it comes to posting.
nice advice
this is great information for me 
nice tips about blog’s framework. Thanks for sharing.
the key to good blogging is definitely fresh, original content.
something that is actually worth reading and providing your intended audience with some thing useful.
I think blogs that are purely news aggregators don´t capture the same volume of traffic as ones with human content.
Awesome peace of work. I really like this.
That last piece of advice, “end with a question” proved to be very valuable in keeping my reader re visiting my blog to see comment responces.
Nice ideas!
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yeah..from time to time you should create a new image
Thanks for sharing blog frame work.
thanks for sharing, I think your blog is simple design now
Built in templates also make our work easy. Thanks for sharing useful information.
Bigger text in opening paragraph, I like this idea. I’ll do it in my blog too. And leaving the post with a question makes it very interesting for the visitor.
It is definitely important to have a Blog Post template, and a unique style of your own, David, I think your style is great for sure
Good post. Thanks for providing awesome information. It’s really useful information.
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I like this image, please dont change it!
Sweet blog. I never know what I am going to come across next. I think you should do more posting as you have some pretty intelligent stuff to say.
I’ll be watching you .
Nice ideas!
Ellie, thank you for that very handy link. Quite good really.
I am putting a blog on blogger.com. My blog has several columns and spaces in the text. When I post the blog, it takes the entire text and starts every line at the left margin. It makes it look horrible.
you’re great frenzz.
this is informative.
This is some great tips David for those of us who have trouble writing posts. Highly recommended.
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Thanks for this template David, it will help me when writing new posts, and to be more active posting on my blogs.
i think the last tactic does work for u.
Thanks. I like what your advise on this post but i think you should do more posting as you have some pretty intelligent stuff to say.
Concluding an article with a question or “call to action” is crucial if you want to engage the community and encourage responses. This works very well for advertisements as well.