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:
- 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
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