5 Ways To Make Your Writing Timeless

As a writer or a blogger, your number one goal when writing articles is to make them as timeless as possible.  If your content isn’t timeless you face the danger of all of your hard work quickly becoming irrelevant.  And once this happens, you start to lose readers, traffic, and credibility as a writer.

Creating timeless posts is as simple as following a few guidelines when writing.  You don’t have to completely change your writing style.

Here are 5 ways to make your writing timeless:

1. Avoid Items That Will “Date” Articles

Even if your article idea was inspired by a recent event, avoid mentioning any specific dates in the body of the article. Readers may associate specific dates/times with that information and therefore may dismiss that information once the event has passed. Avoid using words like “recently” or even “yesterday”, “today” etc. to keep your topic as relevant as possible.

2. Research For Original Content

Even if you are writing on a topic that has been widely discussed, on the web or otherwise, try and take a fresh approach. Do some research on how the topic has been approached in the past then write it from a different angle. Chances are you will be giving your readers some new and valuable information.

3. Provide Solid Information And High Quality Work

Properly researching your topic and backing up all information in your article is a great way to build your credibility. Make sure to cite all your sources and double check that all links within the article go to the correct pages. Similarly proofread your work to make sure it is as error-free as possible. One little slip-up can make a writer untrustworthy in the eyes of a reader.

Just remember that building a readership is based on a trusting relationship between the reader and the writer. Consistency in the type of information and quality level of the work is what will help writers meet with great success.

4. Add Value To News Or Current Events

If you write blog posts, the chances that you’ll write at least one breaking news or current event article is almost guaranteed.  When you do write something that is relevant only for a specific time period, try adding some value to it rather than only reporting the facts.

Adding you opinion, analysing the information, or even proposing an idea based on the event are great examples of how you can add timeless value to your writing.

5. Remove The Post Date

For many blogs, a big percentage of visitors often come from search engines.  These visitors visit individual posts rather than the homepage of my blog.

So putting a date on my writing could give them the impression that the blog is outdated or decrease the effectiveness of a post’s point and ideas because the reader will not view it as relevant past a specific date.

When a reader stumbles upon a post that may be dated a year or two in the past it could also hurt my credibility as a writer, and could cause me to lose that reader as a potential subscriber.

By removing the date, you can also take some of your best posts (that may be older) and put them back in the spotlight of your readers.

What tips do you have for writing timeless content?