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Generating a style Guide For your Blog

Generating a style Guide For your Blog

Anita-Ihuman

March 08, 2021
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  1. Software Developer, Technical writer, Open source biggest fan ANITA IHUMAN

    01 Twitter: Anita_ihuman, Github: Anita-ihuman Connect via:
  2. What is a Blog Style Guide? 03 A blog style

    guide is a document that contains rules and guidelines for the content on your blog. That serves as a reference to you and for anyone contributing to your blog.
  3. Use it as your main source of criteria when writing

    and editing 05 Quality and professionalism Consistency in style and tone Build a connection with Your audience Use it as a reference to keep your own content consistent
  4. Establish Your Target Audience Your style guide should be designed

    to communicate with a particular audience in a certain kind of way. 07
  5. Choose Brand Colors. What’s your colour wheel? Decide on a

    set palette and keep the exact color codes on hand 08
  6. Decide What Fonts and Font Sizes to use You should

    know the font family and font sizes that you’re working with. You can use a particular font for headings, another for subheadings, and a third for the main text. 09
  7. Create Rules Around Language and Tone Consider the tone: is

    the content serious or playful, American English or British English, Abbreviation and the choice of words. 10
  8. Create Rules For Images. Where the first image is placed

    in an article minimum and maximum sizes for images how images are credited what type of image are you using? 11
  9. Develop a Release Schedule The pillars of a great blog

    are consistency and quality. Having a consistent voice will help readers connect with your brand. How many time a week do you publish an article. 12
  10. Formatting. What format do you follow when organising your content

    in an article? Do you prefer more emojis, or pictures, or gif, or quotes? Do you like referencing resources? 13
  11. Keep Your Content Style Guide Updated 14 Always make sure

    that when writing you follow the rules of your style guide on every publication you make.
  12. 15 In summary: Put the reader first Get to the

    point. Organize your thoughts
  13. 16 Email Address [email protected] Don't hesitate to reach out! You

    can contact me on any of these platforms for more questions. Twitter Anita_ihuman GitHub Anita-ihuman