Tuesday Tip: Get Started Blogging in the Community

As 2025 begins, it's a good time to review the blogging opportunities in the Community! In our first Tuesday Tip of 2025, we will cover how to set up your community blog and share some best practices for writing your blog posts.

Community blog articles are a great resource for Community members and can be an effective way to help answer questions, give tips, and provide detailed guidance. Members can subscribe to blogs to receive every new post and comment (if comments are enabled by the author).

There are two types of blogs on the Community:

1. Hosted blogs – these blogs are authored and published directly on our Community platform by the author.
2. Syndicated (or external) blogs – these blogs are hosted and published initially on another platform and then syndicated to our Community via RSS feed (you will need to provide the correct RSS feed for your external blog site).

Request a blog in the Community

To request a new blog, first review the blogging help page, then open the support form and choose the first option (Community support) then choose Blog creation request

Next, provide blog type, title, description, associated product category, and other relevant details depending on which type of blog you need. Our community managers will review the request and respond with updates or follow up questions if needed.

Tips for setting up your blog

Whether you are a seasoned blogger or just starting out, here are some good tips for setting up your blog, including:

1. Target your audience – narrow it down to a specific audience that still allows you to appeal to a wider group.
2. Name your blog – title should be catchy, short enough to be memorable, and tells your audience what you’re about.
3. Build your blog – go basic over fancy at first because your content is what will initially attract people.
4. Build a content calendar – Create out a few posts then schedule the next few to present a consistent publishing rhythm over time.

Best practices for writing articles

Here are some great guidelines for writing articles that people actually want to read, such as:

1. Solve their problem – write blog topics that have real, usable information, not vague suggestions.
2. Hook ’em with a great headline – if you can’t get them to click, they’ll never see how great your content is.
3. Keep the momentum with a strong lead in – write something strong, clear and meaningful to keep them interested.
4. Make it easy on the eyes – your audience wants their info fast and in easy-to-read format.
5. Clean it up – be sure to run a spell and grammar check, and look it over again closely before publishing.

From the entire Dynamics 365 community team, here's to a year filled with new beginnings, growth, and success in our professional careers and in our Community. Wishing you all a very Happy New Year! 🎉