on Apr 10th, 2007This one’s for all the bloggers
There is this must read post by Tom Johnson on his blog about usability tips for bloggers. Sure blogging has become a rage and there has been an upsurge of blog data in the market; stats also show that many are left idle after they are started. The phenomenon is dying down, but the upside is that good quality blogs are being churned out in the process. There are many great points for bloggers and I shall quote a list of all the points.
- Pick a topic for your blog
- Encourage comments
- Make it easy to subscribe
- Include an About page
- Present your ideas visually
- Keep posts short and to the point
- Use subheadings for long posts
- Link abundantly
- Make headlines descriptive
- Archive by topic
- Include a list of related posts beneath each post
- Allow users to contact you offline
- Present your real viewpoint
- Write for your future employer
- Include a Top Posts section
- Provide an index
- Get your own URL and match it to your blog’s title
- Include a Recent Posts section in your sidebar
- Reward commenters for commenting
- Post often
Read the complete post here and try incorporating most of the tips if not all of them.
