 20 usability tips for bloggers
Sunday, 14 October 2007
Do you have a blog but need some ideas on how to make it work better? If so, make sure you read Tom Johnson’s fantastic usability tips for bloggers. Here’s the gist of what Tom’s saying:
- 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
If you’re not doing most of these already, now is the time to get started.
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