<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel><title>Comments on: 10 ways to achieve a winning first paragraph for your article</title> <atom:link href="http://www.smartbloggerz.com/2009/08/10-ways-to-achieve-a-winning-first-paragraph-for-your-article/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.smartbloggerz.com/2009/08/10-ways-to-achieve-a-winning-first-paragraph-for-your-article/</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:37:32 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>By: Razor nathan</title><link>http://www.smartbloggerz.com/2009/08/10-ways-to-achieve-a-winning-first-paragraph-for-your-article/comment-page-2/#comment-25997</link> <dc:creator>Razor nathan</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:01:19 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smartbloggerz.com/?p=1216#comment-25997</guid> <description>Great work Sushant.I will suggest this article to my friend bloggers.Usually I will start my first paragraph with story narration along with high clarity images.Here after I will added famous quotes and exact statistics to my Opening.Keep rocking..</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great work Sushant.I will suggest this article to my friend bloggers.Usually I will start my first paragraph with story narration along with high clarity images.Here after I will added famous quotes and exact statistics to my Opening.Keep rocking..</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Jomson George</title><link>http://www.smartbloggerz.com/2009/08/10-ways-to-achieve-a-winning-first-paragraph-for-your-article/comment-page-2/#comment-25996</link> <dc:creator>Jomson George</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:54:06 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smartbloggerz.com/?p=1216#comment-25996</guid> <description>i find these tips are great help to me because i am newbie. I had a thought that giving links in first paragraph is very much useful for readers but its different and there is a point too, why we shouldn&#039;t give link there. Thanks bro:)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i find these tips are great help to me because i am newbie. I had a thought that giving links in first paragraph is very much useful for readers but its different and there is a point too, why we shouldn&#8217;t give link there. Thanks bro:)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Kostas@Online Opportunities</title><link>http://www.smartbloggerz.com/2009/08/10-ways-to-achieve-a-winning-first-paragraph-for-your-article/comment-page-2/#comment-17603</link> <dc:creator>Kostas@Online Opportunities</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 06:51:49 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smartbloggerz.com/?p=1216#comment-17603</guid> <description>In my opinion the best way to get the attention of readers is to have a teaser on the first paragraph. In that way readers are curious about what exactly they will read and most probably they will read all the article</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In my opinion the best way to get the attention of readers is to have a teaser on the first paragraph. In that way readers are curious about what exactly they will read and most probably they will read all the article</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Matheus</title><link>http://www.smartbloggerz.com/2009/08/10-ways-to-achieve-a-winning-first-paragraph-for-your-article/comment-page-2/#comment-16268</link> <dc:creator>Matheus</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 21:20:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smartbloggerz.com/?p=1216#comment-16268</guid> <description>Great tips , i usually use a question or a summary , but ill try these other tips, thanks...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great tips , i usually use a question or a summary , but ill try these other tips, thanks&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Jym @ Blog Marketing</title><link>http://www.smartbloggerz.com/2009/08/10-ways-to-achieve-a-winning-first-paragraph-for-your-article/comment-page-2/#comment-16192</link> <dc:creator>Jym @ Blog Marketing</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 10:55:49 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smartbloggerz.com/?p=1216#comment-16192</guid> <description>Good stuff Sushant...It&#039;s very true that unless you captivate your reader within the first lines of your post, you can easily lose them.The first paragraph is a place where some creativity can be applied - practicality on the topic at hand can come further in. Love that you outlined a whole bunch of ways to keep it interesting and hold the reader&#039;s focus.Whatever strategy you use for writing that paragraph, it has to follow the energy of the headline which brought the reader in. Keep it consistent, then transition naturally into the body of the post.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good stuff Sushant&#8230;</p><p>It&#8217;s very true that unless you captivate your reader within the first lines of your post, you can easily lose them.</p><p>The first paragraph is a place where some creativity can be applied &#8211; practicality on the topic at hand can come further in. Love that you outlined a whole bunch of ways to keep it interesting and hold the reader&#8217;s focus.</p><p>Whatever strategy you use for writing that paragraph, it has to follow the energy of the headline which brought the reader in. Keep it consistent, then transition naturally into the body of the post.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>

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