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How To Structure a Blog Post – Best Ways To Write Your Blog Posts

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How To Structure a Blog Post – Best Ways To Write Your Blog Posts

When it comes to how to structure a blog post, there are actually quite a few options.

Whether you are a new blogger or have been blogging for years, these tips are for everyone!

Sometimes having a different way to do something can help speed up the process – more than you’d expect!

Finding the way that works for you is key.

In THIS post we go over how to write an entire blog post in just 1 hour…

But what if that doesn’t work for you?

Maybe your brain works differently.

You may have a hard time getting into a good flow if it’s broken up by too many headings. 

Maybe you can’t get your head around structuring this way.

That’s okay! 

We are all different and work in different ways.

There could be so many reasons why that specific way of structuring a blog post doesn’t work for you! 

Never fear if one way doesn’t work for you.

There will always be a way that suits you and your blogging style.

How to structure blog post examples:

(We are assuming here you already have your keywords sorted and title decided for these posts.)

 

1 – Plan Out Headings and Fill These In Afterwards

I talked about this in the above post, but as a quick summary:

The first option is to have your title noted down, and then lay out multiple headings. 

Let’s say (for example) you want your blog post to have 1500 words.

(If you are wondering why 1500 – read this post.) 

You write out 5 headers and you only then have to fill in 300 words under each header!

From personal experience this is the quickest way to get 1500 words typed out.

What can also be great about this option is that you may end up adding in extra details/information you initially hadn’t thought to add!

Depending on your niche/topic it may be easier or harder to write a full length blog post without pre-planned headers.

For example: 

Imagine you’re aiming for 5 headings but only 3 spring to mind. 

The extra research/thought needed to get 2 more headings may give you ideas that hadn’t come to mind initially.

The extra information that gets added in may just be the exact pieces of info that someone needs and was looking for! 

For this reason, as much as this is one of the fastest ways to structure a post, it can also end up being one of the most informative.

Win-win!

But, nothing is perfect!

Nor is everything suited to everyone.

This option doesn’t work so well if you prefer to get all your thoughts out in one go.

Some people prefer to start typing and then keep on typing until they hit their word count/have said everything they want to say.

It’s also not ideal if you prefer to write a full post out and then work your headers out afterwards!

It can stop you getting into a “full flow” as you are stopping after writing 300ish words each time.

Obviously you can write more but for some they may see they have hit 300 words and stop writing for that heading.

Not the best if there was more info to be added! 

Aiming for 300 words per header is just a base word count to aim for. 

If you find the short blocks of writing too stop-start, try one of the other options below!

Planning out headings and then filling them is my favourite way to structure a blog post, but it certainly isn’t the only way!

 

2 – Keep Typing

This is the option most people go with when they first start blogging.

It’s also widely used by pro bloggers as this way suits people in its own right! 

If you prefer to brain-dump your ideas and just keep on writing until you have a full post, then this option is for you.

You may have a title planned out and may even have your headings planned out, but the key to this option is just to keep writing.

Don’t get too caught up on the word count.

Having a minimum number to aim for is ideal but you can honestly just keep writing until you have said/put across all you want to say.

All of our brains work differently, and there’s undoubtedly more of a flow to writing this way.

(Aside from the last option listed – for obvious reasons) This is the most similar style to talking.

You already know what you’re talking about and will (ideally) already be passionate about the content of your post. So let it out! 

Write and write until you have written all you want to say in this post.

Headings and breaks can be worked out later.

This option of how to structure a blog post feels very free, but there is a slight downside.

One of the main issues I have when I try to structure blog posts like this is that I end up going off on a tangent.

That or missing bits I meant to add in!

Making a note of the things you want to include can help.

Another positive of writing this way is that you may add in extra flow sentences taking you from one topic to the next.

I personally find this way TOO free and my brain ends up walking off mid-way through, but it can be an amazing way if you prefer to just keep writing!

 

3 – Focus On 2 Sub-headings – Almost Like 2 Smaller Blog Posts

This third option of how to structure a blog post is similar to a mashup of the previous 2 options! 

It gives you the freedom to write all the things in your head you want to include in your blog post, but also keeps it more structured.

The headers will help keep you on track and not have your brain walk off, but also gives you more freedom to write more in one go.

Whereas aiming for 5 headings would give you 300ish words per topic, this way you can aim for 700-800 in each section.

It’s like writing 2 mini blog posts!

You can add in extra headers once you have your post written as you would if you had typed the whole post out.

Having those one or two subheadings in your post will stop you hitting a wall in terms of what you are writing about in your post.

It will be the 2 main topics you are covering.

Doesn’t have to be the only 2! But the rest can be worked out after you’ve written the post.  

This post here for example I wrote out 4 headings I wanted to cover and then populated those.

Instead, I could have written about all the options I could think of and then added headers afterwards.

Similarly, I could have written 2 subheadings as “free writing options” and “structured options”, put all info for each under each heading, and then broke it up once finished.

There is one more option I want to include!

(This is the other free writing option…)

 

4 – Record Yourself Talking

Now I’ve never done this but I know it can work SO well for some people.

This option is to get your phone or a voice recorder and speak your blog post outloud.

Voice recorders like this one are super affordable if you wanted a designated one for blog posts!

It’s especially helpful for those short on time as you can speak it while multitasking.

I’ve never done this as I know I would WAFFLE.

I would probably end up with about 2 hours worth of blabber and it would take longer to decipher it into a readable post lol.

It all depends on how you think and what sort of structure works for you in terms of your blog post writing.  

The idea behind speaking your post is not only to save time, but it can make your blog sound more like a conversation which can work amazingly for some niches especially. 

This is probably the freest (free-est?!) option to write out a blog post.

 

Too free for those like myself that would start talking about dogs and end up on pineapples 3 hours later…

 

But if this option sounds like it would suit you – try it!

You could talk out your post while doing laundry, or taking a walk etc. 

From a time saving perspective – or to sound more “friendly”, it could be ideal!

Talking out an entire post (if you’re easily distracted like myself) may not be the right option for you.

But!

There are options within options.

If you like the idea of talking a post out, you could talk out headers or make voice notes for yourself to make some notes.

You could use a voice transcriber to minimise distractions but use your voice as a direct replacement to typing – could be the best of both worlds!

As I’ve mentioned a few times before, the beauty of blogging is that it’s yours.

Yours to write and run however suits you!

If something isn’t working or you aren’t happy with a particular aspect/process, find another way that suits. 

Work smarter not harder! 

Which of the options above do you find yourself using the most?

Do you have a different way in how to structure a blog post not mentioned here?

Let me know! 

Speak soon! 

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