How to Make the End of your Blog Post a Beginning

Knowing how to make the end of your blog post a beginning is huge. The end of your post shouldn’t fade into the sunset, end abruptly, or ghost off into the night. It should be as compelling as the title that attracted the reader in the first place. And it should be as entertaining or enlightening as the body of the post. If the purpose of your post is to attract interested parties, introduce them to your company and product, and then lead them to action, try these steps.

How to Make the End of your Blog Post a Beginning

The key to a great ending is a new beginning. Directing visitors to further action may include visiting other pages on your website, seeking a quote, or contacting you for information.

Summarize

Before writing the conclusion, revisit the opening paragraph. Did you lay out what the post was about? Did you offer points throughout the post? Finish the post by tying back to the opening and recounting the points presented in the post.

Link it

Offer links that share additional information or a deeper study such as a white paper. Backlink to similar content you’ve previously published.

Ask questions

This can be as simple as:

Would you like to know more?How does your business handle this?What’s your opinion?What are your thoughts?Present a CTA (Call to Action) such as:If you’d like to discuss this contact usAre you ready to take on this challenge? Complete the activity steps below. Be sure to let us know the outcomeGet a free quoteVisit our products pageFor more on this go to our free downloadable eBookHow could you use our product or service, we’d like to knowTake our survey on this topicSign up for updates to this blogHere’s further reading on this topic2 more ideas Make it easy to sign up to get notifications for related postsOffer an opt-in to receive replies to commentsWhat’s the Key? 

The key is to think of it as a start not an end, an introduction to your business and its capabilities. You’ve captured a prospect by offering a tantalizing title and compelling copy; the next step is to show your visitor what action to take to begin their journey with you. Has this post helped? Would you like to know more?

How Can I Help?

Let me know if I can offer any help or advice. If this post struck a nerve, you might want to check out my book, How to Stay Ahead of Your Business Blog Forever. The book is full of action plans to create a blogging/writing system that works for you.

If you enjoyed this, you might also like, What Makes a Blog Attractive to Readers?

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