Lifehack.org has shared a list of 20 things to make your blog work.
Granted, many of you may not be concerned about this, but if you want to make any money from your blog and efforts they’re good pointers.
I’m still working on some of these. My biggest downfall might be that I have so many things I’m interested in that it’s hard to narrow my blog down to only one topic.
Here’s the top 10 pointers. Visit Lifehack for the rest.
- Pick a topic for your blog. Having a specific focus actually gives you more to write about. Like a novel, your blog takes on direction and purpose.
- Encourage comments. Allow comments, and respond to comments.
- Make it easy to subscribe. Make it easy to subscribe to your feed by placing an orange RSS button in a highly visible location.
- Route your feed through Feedburner so you can keep track of your subscribers.
- Include an About page.
- Present your ideas visually. Long blocks of text aren’t read.
- Keep posts short and to the point.
- Use subheadings for long posts.
- Link abundantly. Links increase readership and let others know you’re writing about them.
- Make headlines descriptive.
- Archive by topic. Rather than date.
What other pointers do you have to make my blog better or for others to improve their blog?
