Top usability tips bloggers must know about.

These are some really useful tips from Tom Johnson’s I’d rather be writing. I think the post, entitled “Twenty Usability Tips for Your Blog” covers most of what should be said about the best practices of blogging.

You really should read his full article, but i will give summary of here anyway:

1. Pick a topic for your blog
2. Encourage comments
3. Make it easy to subscribe
4. Include an About page
5. Present your ideas visually
6. Keep posts short and to the point
7. Use subheadings for long posts
8. Link abundantly
9. Make headlines descriptive
10. Archive by topic
11. Include a list of related posts beneath each post
12. Allow users to contact you offline
13. Present your real viewpoint
14. Write for your future employer
15. Include a Top Posts section
16. Provide an index
17. Get your own URL and match it to your blog’s title
18. Include a Recent Posts section in your sidebar
19. Reward commenters for commenting
20. Post often