Saturday, October 10, 2009

Top 5 Blog Tips

Tip 5) Make sure you are knowledgeable about the subject you present.


Reason: It’s hard to get people to follow you. People do not have time to waste. The first words should get them hooked. Especially, since human beings have an urge to want things right away. This is why Mcdonalds has a drive thru, Comcast has hi-speed, and Pizza Hut delivers pizzas. Do you expect people to follow a dumb individual? You will look like a real A-hole if someone comments on your blog with better facts. All the viewers would just follow that person due to your mistake. So remember, don’t blog about something without proper research. You will look like A-hole for wasting everybody’s precious time.


Tip 4) Know your market, your audience sorta speak.


Reason: You have to give people what they want. For example, a clown gets paid more for using balloons and a mini tricycle. He feels like carrying the tricycle is too much work. So he shows up with balloons instead. The people that hired him would have a fit. They might pay him less or refuse to pay. The clown would have nobody to blame, but himself. In this case, the customer is always right. You need them to thrive in the world of business. In the blogging world, if your followers demand a certain subject. Give it to them. Don’t try to switch your routine because you’re tired of your theme. You are not blogging for yourself, you are blogging for your followers. They believe in your words, so why switch it up? My dad always told me “if it is not broken, don’t fix it.” Unless, your followers demand something else, don’t make the mistake on introducing new material outside the box.


Tip 3) Use a unique font, especially big letters. The size should be around 18-20 pt.


Reason: Your followers follow you because they believe in your words. What about the new viewers? They don’t know anything about you. They are just strangers passing by. They are browsing to see who they should follow. The majority are going to glance at your page. If your font is too little, you are forcing readers to squint too much. They are in a hurry. They don’t have time to squint. They have 50 other blogs to look at before they log off. You might have the exact insight viewers are looking for, but they can easily miss it with a small font. The bigger the font, the bolder your information looks. So when viewers pass by, a simple word or sentence can catch his or her eye. Who knows? They could be your next group of followers.


Tip 2) Insert as many images and videos to back up your blog.


Reason: Images and videos can enhance a preexisting page by 50%. This is a huge increase when you look at it. These items provide flavor for your blog. Plus, these are your tools of evidence. “The absence of evidence is the evidence of absence”--Samuel L. Jackson in “The Boondocks”. Evidence is important just as the oxygen in a court room. Without it, most guilty people are set free. When you are blogging about a controversial topic, you need evidence to back it up. If you have videos or images that back up your claim, people will believe in your word. Plus, when you toss around images and videos, it makes the overall page look good. People are intrigued more with visual components anyway.


Tip 1) Last and not least. The most important tip for a successful blog is a custom or eye candy background design template.


Reason: “Image is everything, so obey your thirst”--Sprite’s slogan. If your content is not intriguing at all, your design template might do some justice for you. This is the first thing viewers see when they click on your page. The flashier your page, the better. If you put in a lot of time to make your page look good, people will appreciate your blog spot more. Some won’t. If your design goes along with your theme, it gives the impression that you put a lot of thought into it. This adds professionalism to your blog page. A custom design template will separate you from the rest of the bunch. You might have a few bloggers out there who might browse just to look at designs. The trick is to hook them while they are on your site. if you don’t hook them and they leave your site, your page will be forgotten.

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