11 Feb 10 Blog with a Friendly Face – Part 6
In the last part of the series, I told you how important it is for you to be a god entertainer, a good talker in order to give friendly face to your blog. In this part, I will tell you what more you can do with your writing to make people flock around your blog.
About page
If you do not have an about page on your blog then do write it. It will work like your business card in informing your reader about who you are, and will work like your personal marketing expert that will tell you what you believe in, and what you don’t. It will also tell your visitors what to expect from your blog. In short, without about page your visitors do not know who you are, what you do, and why you are here.
Write inspirational posts
I am not talking about self-help stuffs here; by inspiration post I meant write a post that different bloggers link to. A blogger only links to stuffs that inspires him, entertains hi, or excites him. You need to build either of the three in your post, if you want to see any real result.
Don’t worry about grammar
I don’t say grammar is all crap, but I do say that good grammar will never make you a good writer who affects the reader. Good grammar at best will make you a writer who do not commit any grammatical mistakes, and mark my words, which means boring writing. Sticking to grammar is good, only till the time it does not kill the real fun of your article. Having said that I would emphasize the importance of re-reading your post before hitting the publish button in your blog.
Always remember, no one likes a friend who is never wrong. They want real people as friends who sometime err, and at others fall too. Your goal is to be that.
Tags: blog, Business Card, Crap, Face, Flock, God, Grammar, Grammatical Mistakes, Inspiration, Personal Marketing, Real Fun, Real People, Worry
10 Feb 10 Blog with a Friendly Face – Part 5
A good talker, a good entertainer gets lots of friend compared to the one who keep him to himself. People make befriend people who can entertain them, inform them, and with whom they look cool when hanging out. I will tell you how to make your blog do all these in this post. Let’s not waste any more time and learn the trick.
Attract with your headline
A Headline is like an opening sentence that people use to strike conversation with their friends. The quality of an opening sentence (headline) gives the listener an idea about what is to come in the conversation. The more attractive an opening sentence will be the more glued your listeners will be.
Communicate intention with a sub-heading
If your headline failed to get the attention you sought, say one more sentence and make them know your intention behind the headline. You can use sub-heading to clarify the purpose even when the headline is powerful. A sub-heading helps you retain the interest of your target audience. Use it judiciously.
Make your read R-E-A-D Your Blog
How good will it be for your blog if people coming to your blog and leave it even without caring to read it. It would be devastating, isn’t it? If you are facing this problem with your blog then ask yourself why is it so? Is it because you do not have anything new to say, or is it because you do not know how to say it? You also need to check your writing style and find out if it is suited for the topic you are writing about or not. Not every style is suitable for all types of writing.
I have shown you the areas where problem may persist, which puts off your friends (visitors). Read into these tips and see what you need to do to make your headline click, sub-heading explain, and blog-post attractive.
Tags: blog, Face, friends, Heading, Intention, Listener, Listeners, Opening Sentence, People, Target Audience, writing style
06 Feb 10 Blog with a Friendly Face – Part 4
Presentation is important. How you present yourself will decide how people will perceive you. And believe me know one likes to befriend people who do not conduct them smartly. In this article I will talk about presentation part of a blog.
Get a professional designed blog theme
A blog design plays a very important role in making your blog look good. You should not mess with the design part of your blog. Hire a designer and get a custom theme for your blog. It will make your blog look different, and as they say it, looks matter.
If not, buy a professional theme
If you are just starting out then you may not have the budget for hiring a designer to design a cool theme for your blog. If this is the case then at least buy a professionally designed theme for your blog. I will not recommend going for any free themes, as they are bad-looking or overly used.
Post Format
It is not just the content of the post that matters, but it is the way it is presented. Use image, table, graphs, videos, and presentations etc., to make your post appear cool. In the text-only posts as well, you can craft paragraphs in such a way that it looks cool. You can use bullets, nested headings, etc., to achieve this purpose.
Before I talk about anything else in the series—which actually I am tempted to do—you should apply these tips in your blog. Go ahead and get a professional theme and also create a simple post. I will wait till you are done with that.
Word of caution: Do not waste inordinate amount of time on searching for a web designer or a professionally designed blog theme. Overdoing kills the joy.
Tags: Ahead, Amount Of Time, blog, Budget, Bullets, Caution, Custom Theme, Face, Free Themes, Graphs, Headings, Paragraphs, Plays, Presentation, Web Designer
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