Found this fantastic (and well written) article on Copyblogger - originally titled “5 Simple ways to open your blog post with a bang“

While I certainly think it’s well written and great advice - I think it can be more relevant for email newsletter articles or something else. I believe blogs should really be off-the-cuff sounding and conversational - too much planning and editing can make it lose some personality.

Then again maybe I just say that because that’s how I do my posts

Anyway definitely worth the read, check it out:

5 Simple ways to open your blog post with a bang