A short, pithy synopsis of the material to follow — with enough of a tease to entice readers to click beyond their feed readers. Of course, these sentences must stand alone, and in the largest font size.
Less cryptic introduction to the topic at hand, in a large font — and aligned with the image of the newsmaker or object seen floating to the right.
Sentence meant to bridge to PR topic, establishing relevance, usually with a hyperlink to the source material. Interesting insight, in the form of an analogy meant to convey meaning in a short fashion. Contrary statement, highlighting the fundamental key difference (in italics) that fine-tunes the reality described by the analogy. Supporting evidence of that contrary statement, indicated with a blockquote from another external source available as a link, and ending in a colon:
Relevant passage from source material, designed to provide just enough context for those who are too lazy to follow or are on dialup. Preferably, a second sentence that highlights an emotional attachment to the perspective — saying something that I would never dare say myself. All enclosed in a large voice balloon that came with the WordPress theme template.
Transitional sentence, usually done in a larger font, again reiterating the main point.
Return to smaller type, to disguise the fact that I am about to steal borrow someone else’s thoughts and opinions. Preferably someone who flaps his gums a lot as outspoken as I am, and in another city:
Quote lifted from another PR blogger, accompanied by an animated .gif that I cleverly assembled using Microsoft Paint, IrfanView, and unFreez — all because I am too
cheappoor to buy software. Preference given to quotes from A-listers, on the off chance that my TrackBack link will drive traffic to my blog.
Summary of AB-lister’s point, implying my tacit agreement without committing myself to controversy.
Slow build toward conclusion in a larger font. Synthesis of two main points of quoted texts above, in a callous effort to “break new groud” with a meta-observation.
Pithy, clever conclusion in a massive font, thematically in tune with the opening line and closing the circle.
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Generic comment from frequent reader to be placed here.
Comment by John Wagner — March 10, 2006 @ 4:09 pm
Appreciation for readership.
Further explanation of my thesis — graciously balanced between a self-deprecating tone indicative of my failure to clearly state my point and an embarrassing backtrack or concession.
Declaration that in no way or manner is it the commenter’s fault for a lack of understanding.
Comment by Ike — March 10, 2006 @ 5:22 pm
Sycophantic comment, expressing nothing, but emphasizing devotion and unsubtly inviting readers to visit sycophant’s site! Unseemly use of exclamation marks and emoticons.
Comment by Eric Eggertson — March 12, 2006 @ 2:19 am
Additional comment, using first name of blogger, again saying nothing, but correcting a small error caused by inability to proofread!
Comment by Eric Eggertson — March 12, 2006 @ 2:22 am
Yet another similar comment, several days too late, but making a fine point and letting you know that I blogged about the same thing today (go figure) and that our points are nearly identical.
A side comment about how funny/great the A-lister looks, in hopes that he will notice me too.
Comment by Kami Huyse — March 12, 2006 @ 9:46 pm
Generic brief comment, even later than the above, and the least relevant, written to merely join in to a conversation and not to make any real point.
Comment by Jack Yan — March 13, 2006 @ 12:19 am
Unrelated personal anecdote.
Comment by scott — March 14, 2006 @ 4:39 pm
Generic comment with link to irrelevent item on my blog.
Parting best wishes.
Blogger’s name
Comment by David Parmet — March 21, 2006 @ 5:39 pm
Exclamation of genuine delight at hilarious to-and-fro in the commentsphere!
Comment by Todd Defren — May 31, 2006 @ 10:12 am