I like to help out where I can. And I’m not going to pretend I invented the following method, though I did borrow it from a course I took about 8 years ago that had nothing to do with blogging or technical writing/sharing. I actually spent a minute trying to google, er, bing where the source materials originated but instead I came across a bunch of people blogging using the same technique, rather than its origin … and then I got bored.
Anyways, when blogging on a technical issue, topic or fix …
While you don’t have to use this format exactly, think about making sure you are addressing the three things someone would care about most when reading your post. Often I even use the What, So What and Now What as headers to quickly spell out the details of a post to get it over with quickly – and it serves the reader well as well.
Always include or consider…
- What (what is the problem or issue at hand?)
- So What (why do I care about the problem?)
- Now What (and what can I or should I do about it?)
There you go. Secrets from a lazy blogger. Have fun.