Blogging on a hot topicJulianne Taylor

paleozonenutrition.com

It started with an outspoken vegan

Who has a blog, eats mostly fruit, and boasts superb health

How the hell does he thrive?

I researched him extensivelyAnalysed his dietWrote a thorough article with little bias

The paleo people linked to meThe 30BAD people linked to me

250 + comments, many long and thoughtful, from top bloggers

Vegan science,

This is less than ½ the post

Paleo nutritionist

Even Harley contributed, and sent me a new photo to post

The post led to another question that needed addressing:Do people fail on a raw vegan diet?

My most popular post however is one jam packed with useful information Omega 3 and omega 6

30K views + 150-200 views day (74 comments, many linked to it)

What makes a popular post?

• Hot topic – keeping an eye on topics of debate in my community

• Answering a frequent question or confusion (look for trends in forums, comments on blogs)

• Analysis and useful information (takes time and research)• Not just giving an opinion• Telling people really interesting new facts, pick a topic that

intrigues or fascinates people• Encourages debate from smart people, not self promoters• Post link to comments on other blogs if you have info that

helps others, helps to be known as a smart commenter first

• Trial and error• Look at other bloggers’ posts that go viral and analyse them