This is a guest post by Lee Kahoong. He likes to share how he makes money with his blog through his many blogging tips, SEO and Adsense tips. Do visit his blog to get all these wonderful tips.
There are dozens of ways to attract more readers to read our blog post and stick to our blog for days and the method of writing a blog post might affect a first time visitor to stay or leave. I’d actually participated in Darren Rowse’s 31 Days Build A Better Blog project a few days ago, I’d learned a lot from this project. At the 2nd day of the 31DBBB project, he wrote about writing a list post. I’d compiled some information and written my list post, it was “66 Professional Bloggers You Should Follow“. With this list post, I’d attracted a lot of new visitors to my blog and the list post received tonnes of page views as well.
When we talk about make money online, traffic is what we want, especially organic traffic or search engine traffic, because only organic traffic could convert well into money. Writing a list post is easy, simply write your article and list your points in point form, list post must not be a long one, a short one will be better as well. Writing more great and interesting list posts could be able to make you money online indirectly, this can be explained further.
As I told you above, organic traffic is what we want in order to make money online, in order to get more organic traffics. Of-page optimization is very important, such as number of quality backlinks that point to your blog with the relevant anchor tag. With that said, list post is what we should be practicing to get more quality backlinks. Based on my experienced on the “66 Professional Bloggers You Should Follow”, I’d added more than 66 professional bloggers into the list post, after this I’d received a few backlinks from other bloggers who wrote an article and linked my list post.
How To Write A Good List Post
1) Numbering your list
We should always be practicing this while writing a list post, numbering your list, easy for yourself and your readers to read them. Sometimes your list is long, numbering them should be good in reading.
2) At least 10 items in your list
If you’re going to write a list post, this means that you should have dozens of ideas about the topic for your list post, it’s not ideal to make your list post with less than 10 points. If you don’t have enough points, you can save your post in draft and keep adding more points into the list post day by day when you have the ideas, publish it once you have enough points in the list post.
3) Link back to your older post into the list
You can always link back to your older post into the list post. Let’s say you’re writing about “10 Tips How To Improve On-Page Optimization”, and you have an older post talks about “A Good Title Tag And Description Help Your SEO”. In this case, you can add this post into your list and insert a link back to it, you can get the list longer and make your blog sticky because they will spend more time reading your older blog post if the older post is interesting.
4) Make your long list post in series
Sometimes you have dozens of ideas and points to add into the list post, say 160 points. In this case, you can separate the 160 points into a series, let’s say 2 series, 80 points each. Try not to waste your interesting list post in only 1 post, make them 2 series. In this way, you can get backlinks from other bloggers. Besides this your readers who read the first series might be excited enough to come back and read the 2nd series, so you’ll have more and more returning visitors.
5) Ask your readers to continue adding the points into the list
Always ask your readers help to contribute or share their ideas about the list post. As you know, knowledge and ideas from 2 persons might be different, so your readers might have more different points compared with yours. You should give a backlink to your readers who contribute a new point to the list post, as a credit to them, I believe that they would be happy to contribute and share.
6) So, it’s your turn to add your points into this “non list post” and make it a list post. Kindly share your points below in the comment box.
In Conclusion
Writing a list post might have the chance of getting backlinks, but there is no guarantee. It’s the same for me, I linked to more than 66 bloggers and wrote the list post, I didn’t know whether they’ll be linking back to me, it’s all about “Give and Take”. Bear in mind, don’t be too mindful about this, just write your interesting and unique list post, people might be more than happy to link with you in future.
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May 20, 2009 at 11:03 am
I've been reading lately that this is the number 1 linkbaiting technique – I think I'll have a go at this myself
Thanks for the advice Lee!
Ed
May 20, 2009 at 11:03 am
I've been reading lately that this is the number 1 linkbaiting technique – I think I'll have a go at this myself
Thanks for the advice Lee!
Ed
May 20, 2009 at 11:45 am
@Ed,
Yes, if you notice most of the social networking site like digg or stumbleupon, most of the top post are list post. I personally experienced it in my blog, I found it effective and I might want to come out another list post in my blog soon. Perhaps you should try to write a list post in your blog and see how is it going.
I hope you like this post Ed!
Regards,
Lee
May 20, 2009 at 11:45 am
@Ed,
Yes, if you notice most of the social networking site like digg or stumbleupon, most of the top post are list post. I personally experienced it in my blog, I found it effective and I might want to come out another list post in my blog soon. Perhaps you should try to write a list post in your blog and see how is it going.
I hope you like this post Ed!
Regards,
Lee
May 20, 2009 at 4:42 pm
Hi everyone,
I think this is such a nice group but could be better if we share our experiences in order to improve our blogs, not only in content but in design.
I have found a web called Vismo Media, where you can find videos uploaded by people such as me or you, not necessarily pro's. I believe people want not only to read information, but to see, so maybe we can put some videos from there in our blog, and we can also make extra money from Vismo Media, at least that's what they explain in an interactive pie. Take a look http://www.vismomedia.com
If you have another site, please share it to me, I'll be glad to read from you.
May 20, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Thanks for sharing your SEO insight
May 20, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Thanks for sharing your SEO insight
May 21, 2009 at 4:10 am
Thanks for sharing, I thinks it's a good idea. I'll try it at one of my blogs
May 21, 2009 at 4:10 am
Thanks for sharing, I thinks it's a good idea. I'll try it at one of my blogs
May 21, 2009 at 7:01 am
@ryanbiddulph,
You're welcome! I hope you like this!
May 21, 2009 at 7:01 am
@ryanbiddulph,
You're welcome! I hope you like this!
May 21, 2009 at 7:08 am
@BCG,
No problem dude! I think you should try it in your blog and see how's the result. Perhaps you can write your list post and share it here with us.
Regards,
Lee
May 21, 2009 at 7:08 am
@BCG,
No problem dude! I think you should try it in your blog and see how's the result. Perhaps you can write your list post and share it here with us.
Regards,
Lee
May 21, 2009 at 9:11 pm
Nice post, very informative. But for me, i prefer reading those blogs that are short and are more generalized and direct, specially when you can show some proofs or pictures. Thanks for that post Lee.
May 21, 2009 at 9:11 pm
Nice post, very informative. But for me, i prefer reading those blogs that are short and are more generalized and direct, specially when you can show some proofs or pictures. Thanks for that post Lee.
May 22, 2009 at 12:11 am
Write list post is a great way to create a relationship between you with another blogger.
Thank Lee ^_^
May 22, 2009 at 12:11 am
Write list post is a great way to create a relationship between you with another blogger.
Thank Lee ^_^
May 22, 2009 at 12:58 am
Hi Lee,
I see this strategy more and more in other blogs even the big ones. I will need to make more list posts, this sounds like a good strategy to make some backlinks.
Good post Lee.
Luis
May 22, 2009 at 12:58 am
Hi Lee,
I see this strategy more and more in other blogs even the big ones. I will need to make more list posts, this sounds like a good strategy to make some backlinks.
Good post Lee.
Luis
May 22, 2009 at 1:03 am
What proofs did you mean? Lists are great if you looking for DoFollow Blogs, forums or anything like that, yu need a list of good sites or tool sites. I had done a compilation of Lists of lists of DoFollow Blogs and I did had lost of comments. I seen it work.
Luis
May 22, 2009 at 1:03 am
What proofs did you mean? Lists are great if you looking for DoFollow Blogs, forums or anything like that, yu need a list of good sites or tool sites. I had done a compilation of Lists of lists of DoFollow Blogs and I did had lost of comments. I seen it work.
Luis
May 22, 2009 at 7:16 am
Very good tips, Peter! I have noticed that people appreciate list posts.By getting right to the point and keeping it short by presenting the benefits is working.People are so busy these days that they just don´t have the time to read long posts.
May 22, 2009 at 7:44 am
@JMS,
Yes, I love blogs with short, direct, with proofs and pictures article, it's easy to be understanding. Between, list post can be short too, list post can be understood easily, list post can be read easily as well. I love list post more than any other style of posts.
Anyway, I hope you like this post.
Regards,
Lee
May 22, 2009 at 7:44 am
@JMS,
Yes, I love blogs with short, direct, with proofs and pictures article, it's easy to be understanding. Between, list post can be short too, list post can be understood easily, list post can be read easily as well. I love list post more than any other style of posts.
Anyway, I hope you like this post.
Regards,
Lee
May 22, 2009 at 7:53 am
@clicktdotcom,
Hmm..I think it's nothing to do with relationship between another blogger and us, it's just a way to write a post to make your readers love your blog, because list post is easy to be understood.
Anyway, you're welcome!
May 22, 2009 at 7:53 am
@clicktdotcom,
Hmm..I think it's nothing to do with relationship between another blogger and us, it's just a way to write a post to make your readers love your blog, because list post is easy to be understood.
Anyway, you're welcome!
May 22, 2009 at 8:00 am
@Luis,
Yes, a lot of successful bloggers wrote lots of such post. If you realize, most of the list post in others' blog have lots of comments. You should try it and share your list post here with us.
Thanks for reading this post Luis!
Regards,
Lee
May 22, 2009 at 8:00 am
@Luis,
Yes, a lot of successful bloggers wrote lots of such post. If you realize, most of the list post in others' blog have lots of comments. You should try it and share your list post here with us.
Thanks for reading this post Luis!
Regards,
Lee
May 22, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Posts with bullets or top10, top7 or top100 lists works great. I do however find that especially the linger ones might attract traffic but very few people actually truly benefit from them because longs list can be overwhelming and thereby leave people doing nothing instead of taking action. What is your view on that?
/Mikael
May 22, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Posts with bullets or top10, top7 or top100 lists works great. I do however find that especially the linger ones might attract traffic but very few people actually truly benefit from them because longs list can be overwhelming and thereby leave people doing nothing instead of taking action. What is your view on that?
/Mikael
May 23, 2009 at 12:54 am
This actually is a pretty good tactic, and what's ironic is that on the day he wrote that particular item, I'd actually just posted a list post. So, I was ahead of the game; didn't make any money, but I tried. lol
May 23, 2009 at 12:54 am
This actually is a pretty good tactic, and what's ironic is that on the day he wrote that particular item, I'd actually just posted a list post. So, I was ahead of the game; didn't make any money, but I tried. lol
May 23, 2009 at 11:41 am
The best way to create a good top 100 list is in tip # 5. Start with a smaller list, but keep you readers adding to it. Tying this in with a do-follow blog, and a top commentator widget (like the one on this blog) will keep the list growing.
May 24, 2009 at 7:16 am
Nice post my friend, I'll try to follow your suggestions!!!
May 24, 2009 at 7:16 am
Nice post my friend, I'll try to follow your suggestions!!!
May 25, 2009 at 8:39 am
Theses are really quality tips, thanks!
May 25, 2009 at 8:39 am
Theses are really quality tips, thanks!
May 25, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Lee, this is a great post and thank you Peter for having guest bloggers! I will be trying this technique once I get my blog up and running however like some said here I also like the traditional aspects of a post but I can't knock it until I try it.
May 25, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Lee, this is a great post and thank you Peter for having guest bloggers! I will be trying this technique once I get my blog up and running however like some said here I also like the traditional aspects of a post but I can't knock it until I try it.
May 26, 2009 at 6:19 am
@Mikael,
Yes, for list post, people can only take action, perhaps people can treat it as a tutorial or lesson for them to improve their blogs. Perhaps it's one of the way of pushing reader to improve their blogs, by asking your readers to write a list post and share their link in the comments, I believe that they will be more happy to do that.
Regards,
Lee
May 26, 2009 at 6:19 am
@Mikael,
Yes, for list post, people can only take action, perhaps people can treat it as a tutorial or lesson for them to improve their blogs. Perhaps it's one of the way of pushing reader to improve their blogs, by asking your readers to write a list post and share their link in the comments, I believe that they will be more happy to do that.
Regards,
Lee
May 26, 2009 at 6:21 am
@Mitch,
Great that you were ahead of the game, perhaps you can share your list post with us here, so that we can take a look and you might be able to increase your traffics as well?
Regards,
Lee
May 26, 2009 at 6:21 am
@Mitch,
Great that you were ahead of the game, perhaps you can share your list post with us here, so that we can take a look and you might be able to increase your traffics as well?
Regards,
Lee
May 26, 2009 at 6:23 am
@Forex RoadMap,
You're welcome dude! Try to come out some interesting list post, don't forget to share it with us here!
Regards,
Lee
May 26, 2009 at 6:23 am
@Forex RoadMap,
You're welcome dude! Try to come out some interesting list post, don't forget to share it with us here!
Regards,
Lee
May 26, 2009 at 6:25 am
@Nercis,
Thank you for reading and like this post! Perhaps you can try to write a list post in your blog, be sure you keep track your traffics after publishing your list post. Keep us updated okay?
Regards,
Lee
May 26, 2009 at 6:25 am
@Nercis,
Thank you for reading and like this post! Perhaps you can try to write a list post in your blog, be sure you keep track your traffics after publishing your list post. Keep us updated okay?
Regards,
Lee
May 26, 2009 at 6:27 am
@MBS,
You're welcome dude! I've to thank Peter for giving me a chance to guest post in his blog, he has a very awesome blog as well! Keep us updated once your blog is up okay? I believe that all of us would like to read your blog.
Regards,
Lee
May 26, 2009 at 6:27 am
@MBS,
You're welcome dude! I've to thank Peter for giving me a chance to guest post in his blog, he has a very awesome blog as well! Keep us updated once your blog is up okay? I believe that all of us would like to read your blog.
Regards,
Lee
May 26, 2009 at 7:11 am
Peter,
your guest-writer is absolutely right. Using numbered points make the post more professional-looking as if it would include all the points about the topic in question. I have used numbers already in the title. Especially odd numbers work well, like 3,5,7,9,11.
May 26, 2009 at 7:11 am
Peter,
your guest-writer is absolutely right. Using numbered points make the post more professional-looking as if it would include all the points about the topic in question. I have used numbers already in the title. Especially odd numbers work well, like 3,5,7,9,11.
May 26, 2009 at 11:42 am
@ Juhani Tontti: Hi Juhani, thanks for stopping by. I just visited your blog and left a comment. Believe I made history on your blog by being your first commenter
and it's looking very nice indeed. Good luck on your new blog.
May 26, 2009 at 11:42 am
@ Juhani Tontti: Hi Juhani, thanks for stopping by. I just visited your blog and left a comment. Believe I made history on your blog by being your first commenter
and it's looking very nice indeed. Good luck on your new blog.
May 26, 2009 at 11:44 am
@ Medical Billing Sitemap: Thanks for stopping by. You mean you haven't got your blog up? Well hope to see it soon.
May 26, 2009 at 11:44 am
@ Medical Billing Sitemap: Thanks for stopping by. You mean you haven't got your blog up? Well hope to see it soon.
May 26, 2009 at 10:06 pm
yeah, to make them keep on reading and coming back everyday.
May 26, 2009 at 10:06 pm
yeah, to make them keep on reading and coming back everyday.
May 27, 2009 at 12:09 am
Hi Peter,
yes I noticed your historical visit and thanks for your kind words. When my blog is the most visited online, thanks to your many tips, I will write an ebook about how I made it.
May 27, 2009 at 12:09 am
Hi Peter,
yes I noticed your historical visit and thanks for your kind words. When my blog is the most visited online, thanks to your many tips, I will write an ebook about how I made it.
May 27, 2009 at 11:16 am
Great post, Lee. I have yet to try this out, but I definitely want to. I need to find a topic to write about that I can incorporate a list into. I guess that's why I have yet to write a list post lol. Anything to get my blog more exposure is worth it in my book.
Thanks!
Alan
May 27, 2009 at 11:16 am
Great post, Lee. I have yet to try this out, but I definitely want to. I need to find a topic to write about that I can incorporate a list into. I guess that's why I have yet to write a list post lol. Anything to get my blog more exposure is worth it in my book.
Thanks!
Alan
May 28, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Hi,
This strategy is effective, as I also used it and benefited from it. What makes a list post great, is that it can be useful for readers for a long time.
May 28, 2009 at 10:39 pm
i i'm new to the blogging area.. I found your post very interesting .. tnanks and keep it up..
May 29, 2009 at 6:33 am
@Alan,
You definitely should try to think a topic to write and make it a list post. I'm sure you'll get more exposure if you have an interesting list post. In fact, I'm lazy to write list post too as it may need to think for few hours, sometimes I'm out of ideas. lol!
Don't forget to share us your list post.
Regards,
Lee
May 29, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Yeah, I'm still thinking of something to write about… LOL.
I'll definitely let you know when I get one written.
May 29, 2009 at 5:50 pm
Thanks for the tips. I know like a lot of people during this recession; we are all trying to make more money. At least I know I am. I am a Plano Realtor and the market isn't all that great, so if I can make extra money until it corrects itself, why not. Thanks again for the tips
May 29, 2009 at 9:55 pm
@viclogic,
Yea, as you can see in many social bookmarking sites such as Digg, StumbleUpon and etc, all the top posts are list post. With that said, list post is the most popular among all the style of post, it's easy to be read and understood. I may want to come out another list post soon in my blog.
Regards,
Lee
May 29, 2009 at 10:02 pm
@nadnye,
You're welcome nadnye! I hope you learn something new here! If you have any question about blogging, don't hesitate to ask Peter or me, we would like to help. I've gone through your blog, seems that you like to write about your kids and about baby? Perhaps you can write something about 10tips on how to take good care of newborn baby, or something like this. With this post, I believe that you could attract lots of new mommy to read your post.
Regards,
Lee
May 30, 2009 at 1:18 pm
I know , I know but my life is really crazy right now so I can't get certain things I want accomplished. Between working full time, owning and running a side business, marketing and selling my products online, promoting all of my affiliate products, writing articles specifically for my niche, doing SEO for ranking purposes, answering potential customers emails and a host of other functions that there's not enough time in the day for me.
Not to worry though because I have all the things I want to accomplish written in my goals ledger and once I get more situated in my life I will do what I must to propel me and my business to the next level.
Till then when I get a free moment I visit places like your blog to keep myself up to speed so when the time comes to let's say Create My Blog I am certain with all that I have learned here that within a month (on my first attempt ever) I will be in the 5% making more than $100 from my blog.
Paul
June 1, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Awesome
I just had to stop by and say hi
Feel free to pop by mine if you wish!
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Speak soon
June 2, 2009 at 3:36 am
Nice post Lee! I've just came across it and was very amazed by the new ideas I got after reading this. I'm thinking to apply the ones that sounded easy to me and check the results.
I'm running a Home Biz Solutions company in the United Arab Emirates. This is fairly a new concept here and I believe I'm one of the very few who are doing this in my country.
I'll keep you informed of the results.
Thanks,
Mona
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June 6, 2009 at 3:57 pm
Hey Lee, I've finally gotten a list post written. Feel free to check it out…
http://www.replaceyoursalary.com/work-from-home….
Thanks!
June 7, 2009 at 11:41 pm
Wow its nice to see Lee so active… I hope to send you more guest post soon Peter..
June 9, 2009 at 12:07 pm
I'm looking for ways to make money online without spending any money therefore I do not have any money to spend.So if you have any good ideas feel free to give me your answers.
June 9, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Get paid to write articles and content. There are many people who want contents for their website and varies topic to topic. What's your expertise? If you knew a lot about health, then you can write topics about health and get paid for it.
June 18, 2009 at 10:26 pm
Good idea of making of blog list. It will definitely attract the readers towards your blog and you have given nice tips to regarding this. Nice post. Thanks.
September 16, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Theses are really quality tips, thanks!
September 18, 2009 at 5:58 am
Writing the posts on blogs is becoming an easy way of creating money online now a days.. Its pretty nice and a quite safer and innovative idea as well for money creation..
September 21, 2009 at 5:37 pm
this is an interested method; i will need to think of a list to post on my blog!
November 4, 2009 at 9:32 am
This is something that I will find very useful, thanks!
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January 18, 2010 at 5:44 pm
nice post lee. i ve never thought about it myself seriously.
February 6, 2010 at 4:03 pm
What makes a list post great, is that it can be useful for readers for a long time.
February 6, 2010 at 10:03 pm
What makes a list post great, is that it can be useful for readers for a long time.