The goal of any good screenwriter, or any writer really, is to grab the reader's attention and keep it until the end. Your goal for your blog should be exactly the same. From the minute the site visitor hits your landing page, his attention should be captured enough that he doesn't leave for a good long while.
Like a good film that leaves you wanting to know more about the characters, view it again, or see the sequel, a good blog will draw in the visitor and make him bookmark your site and sign up for your mailing list.
The Opening Hook
Every great movie has an opening scene that grabs you and makes you want to keep viewing the film. There are a few examples of this technique and there are many ways to make the viewer care.
Star Trek
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If you're scared to venture into the ocean, this movie is likely the reason why. So, what can we learn about blogging from this screenplay (adapted from a novel)? Sometimes you have to scare your readers. This can be done through headlines on a blog. For example, "Top 10 Dangers of XX" or "Why Not Doing X Could Be the Biggest Mistake of Your Career".
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Any in the Raiders of the Lost Ark series will throw you right into the action from the first moment of the movie and the clip above is no exception. Adventurer Indiana Jones, played by actor Harrison Ford, makes a poor decision which lends to edge of your seat nail biting as you wait to see how he'll get himself out of this terrible situation.
How can you implement this for your blog writing? Throw the reader into a case study type situation. Set up a worst case scenario and then explain how the blogger can work himself out of that situation.
These are just a few of the examples of what you can do to hook your reader from the minute she hits your site. If you can hook her in the first few seconds, she'll likely hang around a while. You can also use humor, state a startling fact or anything that will grab
Like a good film that leaves you wanting to know more about the characters, view it again, or see the sequel, a good blog will draw in the visitor and make him bookmark your site and sign up for your mailing list.
The Opening Hook
Every great movie has an opening scene that grabs you and makes you want to keep viewing the film. There are a few examples of this technique and there are many ways to make the viewer care.
Star Trek
The …show more content…
If you're scared to venture into the ocean, this movie is likely the reason why. So, what can we learn about blogging from this screenplay (adapted from a novel)? Sometimes you have to scare your readers. This can be done through headlines on a blog. For example, "Top 10 Dangers of XX" or "Why Not Doing X Could Be the Biggest Mistake of Your Career".
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Any in the Raiders of the Lost Ark series will throw you right into the action from the first moment of the movie and the clip above is no exception. Adventurer Indiana Jones, played by actor Harrison Ford, makes a poor decision which lends to edge of your seat nail biting as you wait to see how he'll get himself out of this terrible situation.
How can you implement this for your blog writing? Throw the reader into a case study type situation. Set up a worst case scenario and then explain how the blogger can work himself out of that situation.
These are just a few of the examples of what you can do to hook your reader from the minute she hits your site. If you can hook her in the first few seconds, she'll likely hang around a while. You can also use humor, state a startling fact or anything that will grab