How to Write a Killer Blog Conclusion that Leaves the Reader Satisfied | Ep. #485

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">In Episode #485, Eric and Neil discuss how to write a killer blog conclusion that leaves the reader satisfied. Tune in to learn how having a conclusion can encourage the skimmer to read the entire article, encourage engagement through next steps and questions, and cap things off with a concise summary.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Time-stamped show notes:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">[00:28] - Today's topic: <em>How to Write a Killer Blog Conclusion That Leaves the Reader Satisfied</em></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">[00:46] - How Neil always had a conclusion on <a href="https://www.quicksprout.com/">Quick Sprout</a>, his first big marketing blog.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">[01:09] - Ending a conclusion with a question mark encourages more comments.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">[01:19] - The conclusion should summarize the blog post. People scroll to the bottom and read the conclusion first.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">[01:46] - Eric likes to get to the point and extract value.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">[02:06] - Put next steps in the conclusion such as “leave a comment” and “check out this post”.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">[02:25] - Have conclusion, ask a question, and summarize things. Cap it off.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">[02:38] - That's it for today!</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">[02:41] - <a href= "http://marketingschool.io/">Marketing School</a> is giving away a 90-day FREE trial to <a href="https://www.crazyegg.com/">Crazy Egg</a> which is a visual analytics tool. Go to <a href= "http://singlegrain.com/giveaway">SingleGrain.com/giveaway</a> to get your FREE copy.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">[02:51] - You can also learn how to win a one-year subscription to <a href= "https://www.crazyegg.com/">Crazy Egg</a>. </span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-siz