The 7 Keys to Writing a Better List Post

Welcome back to Copyblogger! Thanks for taking a moment to check in with our community ... Looking for content marketing services to help you stand out and grow your audience? This issue is sponsored by [Digital Commerce Partners](, the content marketing and SEO services wing of Copyblogger. Learn more about how we can take your digital business to the next level at [DigitalCommerce.com](. I'm Stefanie, Copyblogger's Editor-in-Chief, and below you'll find your weekly dose of tips and resources to strengthen your content marketing skills. Scroll on! --------------------------------------------------------------- The 7 Keys to Writing a Better List Post A lot of smart writers can’t stand list posts. What’s a list post? It’s also known as a numbered list post, or a (shudder) listicle, and it’s a post whose headline features a numbered collection of things. This post, for example, is a list post. There are an awful lot of crummy ones out there. The tabloid sites make frequent use of them (These 17 Celebrities Used to Be Hot, etc.). So it’s natural that a quality-focused content writer (like you) might try to avoid that sort of bad writing. But that would be silly. And here’s why: Smart marketers have always focused on underlying human psychological drivers. And those drivers change very little, if at all. One of them, for whatever reason, is that we get a tiny bit mesmerized by numbers. Keep reading: [The 7 Keys to Writing a Better List Post]( --------------------------------------------------------------- to Be Perfect (...Not) This week on The Copyblogger Podcast, Tim Stoddart and Ethan Brooks talk about Tim’s recent article on decision making. They discuss haters, having skin in the game, how to lead teams through the decision-making process, how to (actually) start saying no, and a whole lot more. Listen now: [How to Be Perfect (...Not)]() --------------------------------------------------------------- Embrace Bad Writing to Master Great Writing It’s always a good time to reevaluate your habits and goals, especially if you think bad writing is holding you back from achieving your creative dreams and business goals. Here’s what this reevaluation sometimes looks like for me: - What should I stop doing (aka, What’s not working?) - Is there a process I could optimize? - Do I need to add anything to my routine? And while you’re assessing which writing habits you’d like to incorporate or remove from your routine, I have an eye-opener that will help you approach these changes with more ease. Keep reading: [Embrace Bad Writing to Master Great Writing]() --------------------------------------------------------------- Closing: $1 Digital Copywriter Just a courtesy reminder that the discounted monthly promotion for Digital Copywriter ends tonight at midnight. You can join and get started for just $1. $1 to get the skills and training you need to succeed and thrive as a writer in today’s digital world. My recommendation? [Sign up now before it’s too late](. You can cancel at any time with zero obligation. But with full access to EVERYTHING, you have a lot of upside ... just for giving it a shot. [Click here to get in for just $1](. Tomorrow, it’ll be too late. Talk with you again next week, [Stefanie Flaxman]()EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, COPYBLOGGER MEDIA This email is sent from Copyblogger Media LLC, 1942 Broadway, Suite 314, Boulder, Colorado 80302 If you would like to stop receiving emails from us you can [Unsubscribe]( Powered by [ConvertKit](=)