Top 10 Blog Design Mistakes
I listened in on a call with the Blog Squad last week, where they shared the top mistakes they see in blog design. They include FAILING to have:
- Good, interesting content
- Your name on the main page–and leaving visitors to wonder who is behind the wheel
- Photo on either the main page or About Us page
- Email subscription form for blog updates
- Comments enabled–its best to have as few barriers as possible when it comes to allowing people to have a conversation with you
- Call to action to comment on posts
- Clear identification of who the blog is for and why they should read it
- Link to your main website
- Link to your products and services or any clear way for visitors to find out how to hire you
- More personal and casual bio on the About Us page (written in the first person) than the one on your website
Posted: July 2nd, 2008 under Online Marketing.
Comments: 2
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Comment from Jennifer Haubein
Time: July 2, 2008, 10:23 pm
This is great information Tracy thanks for sharing! These are the type of things I work into my clients blogs when I put them together and into my blog. I recently posted about different types of content to include on your blog in case any of your readers get writers block. You can take a look at: http://bestbiz.typepad.com/bizblog/2008/07/blog-content-id.html
Comment from Tracy Needham
Time: July 3, 2008, 1:05 am
Thanks for your comments Jennifer! I checked out your article and you do have some great content ideas. Sometimes it is just so hard to think of something. I also find that reading other’s posts help tool.
Tracy
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