Blogging Mistakes
Here are the top 10 mistakes that we should not commit as Blogmaster, according to Jakob Nielsen.
1.
No presentation from the author: Your readers need to know with whom they have to do. It is a matter of trust. The anonymous write less credibility than those signed.
2.
No photo of the author: A photo is important for two reasons: a) It has a more personal feel to the author. Increase your credibility by the simple fact of not wanting to hide. And then, readers write more easily to someone they saw b) The picture connects the virtual world to the physical world. It allows your readers to remember you as a large part of the human brain is dedicated to recognizing and memorizing faces.
3.
Securities nondescript items: Readers should be able to understand what you are going to speak from the title of your article. Descriptive titles are especially important for the layout of your blog on the search engines, RSS (rss) etc..
In this environment, the user just read the headlines and it allows him
to decide whether or not clicks to read the whole article. Especially avoid writing any title capitalized. This reduces by 10% the speed of reading and readers have the impression that you are shouting.
4.
Ties do not say where they run: Some bloggers find it clever to write "you can read more here and there." One of the basic rules of the web is: "Life is too short to click on an unknown link." Tell readers where they go and what they find on the other side of the link.
5.
Sections 5 stars are hidden: They'll come to write articles of great value even for those who are not your regular readers. Do not relegate the archives where readers can not find if they know that you were writing, say, in May 2004. Highlight some of them on your navigation bar (why not try this widget to your most read?). Do not forget to occasionally link your old items in your new posts. Do not think that readers have followed you since you started.
6.
A calendar as the sole means of navigation on the blog:
Many blogging platforms offer a way to categorize your items with
labels (tag) so that readers can find a list of all your articles on a
certain topic. Categorize your items but avoid the mistake of wording your articles with almost all of your classes. Be selective. 10-20 categories are sufficient to classify your subjects.
7.
Irregular publication frequency: Create and experience the passion of the players is a fundamental principle of the web. For webblogs, readers should be able to anticipate when where how often there are new articles.
8.
Mix matters: If you write about a variety of subjects, you are less likely to attract a loyal audience. Busy people visit a blog to read the news on a topic of interest. As you are selective in the issues you deal with, as you target your readers.
9.
Forget that you write for your future boss:
When you post something on the net (in a blog, a discussion group and
even e-mail) think about what will be the reaction of your boss in 10
years. Never forget that your writings are indexed, archived caching in several departments.
10.
Having a domain name owned by a blog platform: Having a blog address ending in blogspot.com, typepad.com, etc..
will soon be the equivalent of having an address or a site sur@aol.com
Geocitie (sign of a newbie naive should not be taken seriously. $ $
Louis blogging secret recommends elsewhere in this purpose of purchasing
a domain name with the first $ 10 you earn through your blog.
