Comments on: Running A First Time Reader Audit On Your Blog http://suewaters.com/2009/01/17/day-2-run-a-first-time-reader-audit-on-your-blog/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:25:18 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Which is Better: Posting in Drips or Bursts? | EvoBloggito | Evolution Web Development http://suewaters.com/2009/01/17/day-2-run-a-first-time-reader-audit-on-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-3090 Which is Better: Posting in Drips or Bursts? | EvoBloggito | Evolution Web Development Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:40:47 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1068#comment-3090 [...] then determine the optimal amount of posts per week or month. If you are not sure, ask them in a satisfaction survey. Send them an e-mail or ask them to fill in an online survey. As long as you listen to your [...] [...] then determine the optimal amount of posts per week or month. If you are not sure, ask them in a satisfaction survey. Send them an e-mail or ask them to fill in an online survey. As long as you listen to your [...]

]]> By: Sue Waters http://suewaters.com/2009/01/17/day-2-run-a-first-time-reader-audit-on-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-2604 Sue Waters Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:07:33 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1068#comment-2604 Good points about the About page - I didn't touch on it because it is a task for later (and later is looking far away at the moment -- says she laughing). There are pros and cons with having an About information on your home page. Definitely a benefit if you have room on your blog side bar. My other blog has it because I have three column theme but this blog only has two so a bit of an issue. Plans are for this blog soon to have an extreme makeover so you never know -- may happen then. PS my hubby does Taekwondo - shame I can't convince him to blog about it - mind you he would drive me crazy with questions. Staying fit - he is doing really well - even after breaking his arm twice in one year. Good points about the About page – I didn’t touch on it because it is a task for later (and later is looking far away at the moment — says she laughing).

There are pros and cons with having an About information on your home page. Definitely a benefit if you have room on your blog side bar. My other blog has it because I have three column theme but this blog only has two so a bit of an issue. Plans are for this blog soon to have an extreme makeover so you never know — may happen then.

PS my hubby does Taekwondo – shame I can’t convince him to blog about it – mind you he would drive me crazy with questions. Staying fit – he is doing really well – even after breaking his arm twice in one year.

]]> By: BlackBeltBlogger http://suewaters.com/2009/01/17/day-2-run-a-first-time-reader-audit-on-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-2603 BlackBeltBlogger Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:17:55 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1068#comment-2603 We have some checklists within our course. From memory, we stress: 1. Coherence. You should have an AboutMe, a look, and content that make sense together. For instance, avoid having an AboutMe that is full of personal interest stuff but a blog that is basically commercial. If the blog is commercial in nature, admit it. 2. Coherent and Pithy. Find the essence of why you are blogging and who should care. For instance, if your interest is words, it is OK to have a wordy blog. If your interests are the visual arts, be sure to be visually sophisticated. The AboutMe is a good item to focus on. Have on the home page, a very short AboutMe so that at first view, you attract visitors. While more detail can be provided elsewhere, the first glimpse of your AboutMe, whether a picture or a description, should tell the appeal of your blog. Mine, for instance, "A black belt at 50" communicates the martial arts interest and the struggle to remain fit. We have some checklists within our course. From memory, we stress:

1. Coherence. You should have an AboutMe, a look, and content that make sense together. For instance, avoid having an AboutMe that is full of personal interest stuff but a blog that is basically commercial. If the blog is commercial in nature, admit it.

2. Coherent and Pithy. Find the essence of why you are blogging and who should care. For instance, if your interest is words, it is OK to have a wordy blog. If your interests are the visual arts, be sure to be visually sophisticated. The AboutMe is a good item to focus on. Have on the home page, a very short AboutMe so that at first view, you attract visitors. While more detail can be provided elsewhere, the first glimpse of your AboutMe, whether a picture or a description, should tell the appeal of your blog.

Mine, for instance, “A black belt at 50″ communicates the martial arts interest and the struggle to remain fit.

]]> By: Sue Waters http://suewaters.com/2009/01/17/day-2-run-a-first-time-reader-audit-on-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-2593 Sue Waters Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:59:22 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1068#comment-2593 Steve Dembo and I did agree to disagree over the placement of widgets however if you look at most probloggers you will get a good idea of order and how much. Trouble with name and blog URL is that you often choose it when starting out and don't consider the long term because you are new. Steve Dembo and I did agree to disagree over the placement of widgets however if you look at most probloggers you will get a good idea of order and how much.

Trouble with name and blog URL is that you often choose it when starting out and don’t consider the long term because you are new.

]]> By: Sue Waters http://suewaters.com/2009/01/17/day-2-run-a-first-time-reader-audit-on-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-2592 Sue Waters Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:57:46 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1068#comment-2592 Good point Penny about design of blog posts when most people read in their readers. I always preview on sites and then when comes through in my reader make sure it is looking okay in there. Blogrolls is a hard thing. Mine is so long I have a separate page. And it can upset people if they aren't on it. Good point Penny about design of blog posts when most people read in their readers. I always preview on sites and then when comes through in my reader make sure it is looking okay in there.

Blogrolls is a hard thing. Mine is so long I have a separate page. And it can upset people if they aren’t on it.

]]> By: Ken Allan http://suewaters.com/2009/01/17/day-2-run-a-first-time-reader-audit-on-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-2589 Ken Allan Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:06:21 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1068#comment-2589 Kia ora Sue Some good tips here, thanks! Your info on fonts, font size and italics is similar to what I'd learnt some time ago about designing web pages. The reasons are exactly the same. Thanks for confirmaing this. What a hoot about the blog title. <a href="http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2008/12/can-find-you.html#c6726141320136785786" rel="nofollow">I spoke with Tony Karrer</a> about this. One has always to think of the bigger picture, I guess, and this can be difficult for people who are very good about putting the focus on specifics. Good to know about the importance of important widgets and where to put them on a blog site. Catchya Kia ora Sue

Some good tips here, thanks!

Your info on fonts, font size and italics is similar to what I’d learnt some time ago about designing web pages. The reasons are exactly the same. Thanks for confirmaing this.

What a hoot about the blog title. I spoke with Tony Karrer about this. One has always to think of the bigger picture, I guess, and this can be difficult for people who are very good about putting the focus on specifics.

Good to know about the importance of important widgets and where to put them on a blog site.

Catchya

]]> By: Posts about Internet Marketing Experts as of January 17, 2009 | The Lessnau Lounge http://suewaters.com/2009/01/17/day-2-run-a-first-time-reader-audit-on-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-2586 Posts about Internet Marketing Experts as of January 17, 2009 | The Lessnau Lounge Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:56:03 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1068#comment-2586 [...] of national news … there to explain it to us.” Read the rest on Seth Godin’s blog. Day 2: Run A First Time Reader Audit On Your Blog - aquaculturepda.edublogs.org 01/17/2009 [ Image of magnifying glass ]Day 2 in the 31 Days to [...] [...] of national news … there to explain it to us.” Read the rest on Seth Godin’s blog. Day 2: Run A First Time Reader Audit On Your Blog – aquaculturepda.edublogs.org 01/17/2009 [ Image of magnifying glass ]Day 2 in the 31 Days to [...]

]]> By: Penny http://suewaters.com/2009/01/17/day-2-run-a-first-time-reader-audit-on-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-2585 Penny Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:07:57 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1068#comment-2585 Another tip would be to design your blog post as if it will be read in a reader (because it probably will). It's not worth spending ages agonising over getting it "just so" because most people won't read posts at your actual blog site and all of that formatting will be overridden anyway. I also find blogrolls very valuable - if I like your blog then I'd probably like others on your blogroll as well. And vice versa - if there's ones I like on your blogroll, Ill probably like yours too, so am quicker to add it to my feeds. Another tip would be to design your blog post as if it will be read in a reader (because it probably will). It’s not worth spending ages agonising over getting it “just so” because most people won’t read posts at your actual blog site and all of that formatting will be overridden anyway.

I also find blogrolls very valuable – if I like your blog then I’d probably like others on your blogroll as well. And vice versa – if there’s ones I like on your blogroll, Ill probably like yours too, so am quicker to add it to my feeds.

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