How to Write a Tips Blog Post

by Jess Haynes

Overview

Blog posts written in a tips style are attractive to readers for their usefulness and for the scanning-friendly nature. Writing a tips blog post is not, however, simply stringing together random tips and pressing publish in your blogging platform. A tips post generally solves a problem or gives the reader a solution that eases a process. Keep this objective in mind during your composition and focus on what the reader needs and you'll write a helpful tips blog post.

Step 1

Write a thesis statement or short sentence stating the purpose of the blog post that will define the tips content.
Step 2

Brainstorm potential content for the tips blog post. Don't hamper your creativity here--write down everything you could potentially use and you'll find more original content by exhausting your mental muscles.
Step 3

Parallel your tips in a logical way, such as giving all writing tips or all common missteps. Rather than a random list, parallel tips will be easier to read.
Step 4

Format the verbs, first words, initial phrases or simply the bullet points that begin each list item in boldface or italicized font for emphasis and visual interest.