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Momina Asif July 05, 2022 at 08:53 AM

Hi everyone! đź‘‹
I am writing an article on “How to write a great intro for a blog post” and I would love your input on:
1. Is there a particular framework you follow to write your intro? (AIDA, Problem Agitate Solution, feature, advantage, benefits, or something else)
2. How do you find the hook of your intro?
3. What are the things you avoid when writing a good intro?
Please mention your title too so I can quote you in the article. Thanks!

Dominic Kent July 05, 2022 at 09:04 AM

Hey Momina, I don't subscribe to frameworks for introductions. I think everyone should be unique; especially if you're writing consistently for returning readers.

My main goals for an intro are:
1. Do I read this back and nod/smile/grimace? Is there an element of emotion?
2. Have I mentioned the keyphrase (for SEO articles anyway)?
3. What's the reason to keep reading?
I avoid anything that sounds bland and doesn't excite me as I’m writing it. I know this makes ot hard for writers to follow any kind of brief for the intro but I normally end up writing them myself as I'm creating a brief

Hope this helps :)

Dominic Kent, Founder of UC Marketing.

Amna Aslam July 05, 2022 at 09:56 AM

@Momina Asif Dmed.

Faizan July 05, 2022 at 01:39 PM

I have a very simple intro framework for technical tutorial, I used it for 100s of times.

Are you looking for XYZ?
XYZ helps in -- what XYZ does.
However, you have to do XYZ properly. In this quick tutorial, we will learn to do XYZ.

For example from a recent tutorial:

Are you looking to create newsletter templates in Magento 2?

Newsletter and email marketing are in huge demand now, and every brand has a newsletter. The email provides a very personal communication without distraction.

The best part, you can automate the newsletter and schedule it to send weekly.

But you have to create a newsletter template for that. In this quick tutorial, we will learn to create newsletter templates in Magento 2.

Momina Asif July 06, 2022 at 08:15 AM

Thank you for your response.

Sakshi Shukla July 06, 2022 at 03:46 PM

DMed!

Harshala Chavan July 06, 2022 at 05:02 PM

I recently found this amazing article that should help:

https://www.mintcopywritingstudios.com/blog/blog-introduction-converts

I used this framework and now my article is much better and more attractive in terms of the 'usefulness' of the content piece. It's a good read for gaining perspective.