Top 20 Blog Usability Tips
Tom Johnson, the blogger behind the cool blog, I'd Rather Be Writing (great name!). Johnson researched dozens of blogs and came up with a list of the top 20 tips for bloggers. Be sure to read his original column with specific software suggestions and illustrations of each tip.
In summation they are:
In summation they are:
- 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 under 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
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