write better blog posts

Focus: What topic or category(ies) do/does the post fit into? More than one can be selected.

Brevity: Blog posts do NOT have length limit. Students aremore likely to read a short post rather than a long one.

Links: It’s good to provide pathways for readers to get moreinformation. Use hiperlinks to your own blog or to othersites.

Images: An image helps your post visibility.

Tags: When people search for these keywords, they pointthem to this post. Use a lot of tags. There is no penalty!

Title: Give some careful thought to the headline you choosefor your post. You can attract potential readers.

Tone: Invite students to comment and give some feedback to the post. Analyze why some posts get more commentsthan others.

Transparency: Don’t be afraid of sharing who you are, whatinspires and moves you. You can link your personal blog, Twitter account or Facebook account.

Engage with your audience: It’s very important to read andrespond (as appropriate) to comments left by others.

Focus or audience of the activity

Topic of the activity

Instructions to do theactivity

Asking for feedback

Useful structure to write thecomment in English.

Sample Comment Structure