---
title: "The Perfect Blog Post"
canonical: https://www.ianlurie.com/writing/the-perfect-blog-post/
date: 2020-08-03
category: "Randomness"
description: "Read this to plumb the depths of my despair as a marketer and writer."
---
Breathless, content-free intro.

Self-deprecating humor. Anecdote about favorite hobby aw-shucks-I’m-just-like-you.

The real point.

1.  Numbered list
2.  Of anything
3.  I can think of
4.  And one idea
5.  Broken up into
6.  Ten absurdly small ones
7.  So that I can call this post
8.  Top 10 ways
9.  To do
10.  Keyword

Anecdote with thinly-veiled political reference.

Challenge To Fight Me If You Don’t Agree!!!! See! I Am Authentic!!!

## Level 2 heading because an SEO pro told me to

Self-deprecating humor. Followed by strongly-worded, sober advice.

Passive-aggressive anecdote only That One Person will understand.

![A great alt attribute, of course](./the-perfect-blog-post/clean-capybara-1024x752.jpg)

Witty commentary.

[Nofollow link to another blog](#).

Inspirational wrap-up!

Sales pitch for my latest book.

Request for comments below.

The end.