Earlier this year, I crossed the threshold of writing over 3000 blog articles on the Zambian Economist . I hope to share some thoughts on what I have learnt about blogging and writing. I thought I should start with the top ten tips that has has helped to make my writing as effective as possible. I am no expert but I have more than a million annual readers - so I must be writing right. Okay it is possible people just put up with me. But for what it is worth here are my tips: Tip #1: Know your key message . No point writing unless you can answer the basic question, ‘what am I trying to say’? Sum it up in single sentence. Then start writing! Tip #2: Make it short. Not everyone is blessed with a huge knowledge of English. So make everything short. Make your words shorter. Even more important keep your sentences short by cutting out words. It is also important that you use one topic or idea per paragraph! But make sure you break paragraphs and keep them short too –...
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