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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.

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26 Feb 09 Family Blog? Just Do It!

Why not?  Just think of how that once a year a holiday letter is going to be a thing of the past.  Hallelujah!  So now those of us who really don’t care to hear about little Timmy and Lassie (names changed to protect the innocent), don’t have to.  And there will no longer be the dreaded “home movie nights”.  Yeah, I hear you out there saying, “Thank you, internet angel!”  I even imagine you high-fiving, stirring the martini!  It’s a brave new day!

Ooops! What I meant was, here are some great reasons why you would (or should) start a family blog:

A family blog is an easy way to post family news, share pictures, and have a family calendar. You could also have an address book online for all your family and friends to review at their convenience.  It will keep everyone up to date with what’s going on in your life.  And everyone in the family can post to it easily and quickly.  News can be posted just as easily as sending an email, photos can be uploaded and shown as a slideshow (hence the no more “home movie nights” part), the calendar can remind you of all the birthdays, anniversaries, etc., and the address book will have all those important numbers handy for when you need them.

So what if you have a family reunion coming up?  Or a wedding around the corner?  Or a new baby arrival?  A family blog can be a very helpful when trying to coordinate that family event.

Or just for those everyday happenings, like keeping tabs on family who are spread all over the country, or to keep up with births, deaths, illnesses, special projects, accidents, awards, promotions, unemployment, graduations, anniversaries, and birthdays!

It will make you feel closer to grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.  You could get to see and hear about milestones, vacations, thoughts, struggles, concerns and senses of humor.

You may find that this is the best way to stay in touch with your extended family.  And think about all the money on postage you will save.  Don’t stress about it, your family blog doesn’t have to be only about family stuff, or on the other hand it doesn’t need to be a piece of art, it is your blog, so make it your own.  Include information about your favorite sport or hobby, a great new recipe, the book you just read, or absolutely anything that interests you, or even just talk about what you did today.  It’s your blog and you are the boss.  Have fun with it.

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