{"id":461,"date":"2006-09-26T15:08:16","date_gmt":"2006-09-26T22:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=461"},"modified":"2006-09-26T15:08:21","modified_gmt":"2006-09-26T22:08:21","slug":"blogoff-post-84-give-your-weblog-posts-a-magic-middle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/461\/blogoff-post-84-give-your-weblog-posts-a-magic-middle\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogoff Post #84: Give your weblog posts a magic middle . . . ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.problogger.net\/how-to-group-writing-project\/\" target=\"_blank\">Problogger &#8216;How To&#8230;&#8217; Group Writing Project<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessblogwire.com\/2006\/09\/5_tips_on_how_to_give_your_blo.html\" target=\"_blank\">Business Blogwire serves up &#8220;5 Tips on How to Give Your Blog Posts a Magic Middle&#8221;<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>1. Think meat and potatoes.<\/p>\n<p>2. Transitions are crucial.<\/p>\n<p>3. Make your theme abundantly clear.<\/p>\n<p>4. Read your post carefully before publishing it.<\/p>\n<p>5. Whatever you do, overdeliver.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The dinner is in the details, of course, but I think these are good working principles for any kind of writing or presentation, not just weblogging&#8230;<br \/>\n<!-- technorati tags start --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;font-size:10px;\">Technorati Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/blogging\" rel=\"tag\">blogging<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/sellsius 101\" rel=\"tag\">sellsius 101<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/real estate\" rel=\"tag\">real estate<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/real estate marketing\" rel=\"tag\">real estate marketing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- technorati tags end --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Problogger &#8216;How To&#8230;&#8217; Group Writing Project, Business Blogwire serves up &#8220;5 Tips on How to Give Your Blog Posts a Magic Middle&#8221;: 1. Think meat and potatoes. 2. Transitions are crucial. 3. Make your theme abundantly clear. 4. Read your post carefully before publishing it. 5. Whatever you do, overdeliver. The dinner is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6,5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-461","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-blogging","7":"category-marketing","8":"category-real-estate","10":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1119,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/1119\/weblogging-as-if-it-really-mattered-how-to-write-with-integrity-and-passion\/","url_meta":{"origin":461,"position":0},"title":"Weblogging as if it really mattered: How to write with integrity and passion","author":"Greg Swann","date":"March 6, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Do you know what stinks? 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