List Blog Posts
Below are a few of her most popular list blog posts. Such list blog posts are popular because they are fun to read, more likely to be shared, and always challenging. More people comment on list blog posts than almost any other kind of blog post.
12 Meaningful Movies With Important Life Lessons to LearnManifestos
15 Amazing Commercials That Will Inspire the Greatness in You
15 Free, Beautiful Inspirational Wallpapers for Your Desktop
10 Powerful & Inspiring Graduation Speeches You Don’t Want to Miss
25 Most Inspirational Songs of All Time
101 Most Inspiring Quotes of All Time: Vol 1 | Vol 2 | Vol 3 | Vol 4
101 Things to Do Before You Die
101 Ways to Live Your Life to the Fullest
101 Important Questions to Ask Yourself in Life
She also writes Manifestos, which she then summarizes in neat little graphics like the following:
The above graphic came from her manifesto on the 8 Habits of Highly Productive People.
Note: Manifestos generate interest simply from their names. And manifestos get shared more than other documents, reports, or white papers. When writing a report, call it a manifesto and you will almost always get more readers (and more social shares).
Celestine's Blog Success Story
Celestine started her blog in December 2008. In the following three years, her blog has become one of the top personal development websites in the world - with over a million pageviews every month.
Her blog has also gotten her interviews with magazines, TV, and online media - including CNN International, CBS Business Network, Asia One, and Simply Her. In addition, she has been invited to speak in Europe, the United States, and many parts of Asia. All because of her blog.
Does her story inspire you to do more with your blog? Will you start creating more lists? Will you write a manifesto? Let me know in the comments below. Thanks.
Note: The most popular blog posts on this Book Marketing Bestseller blog are the list posts featured on the top right hand corner of this page. Not only do I like these posts the most (that's why I now feature them), but my readers do as well.
John Kremer, author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books and Book Marketing Magic.
