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If you’ve run into the problem of people passing through or over you blog without a second’s pause, then you may have a problem. You have put a lot of effort into the way your blog looks. You have put a lot of effort into the content of your blog and blog posts.
Why are people not sticking around to see what you have to offer? Well, it might be the way you have your blog posts set up. Here are a few tips on improving the readability of your blog:
- Images – Quality photos that correspond with your post topic really grab people’s attention. Most people are very visual, so if you can attract their eye, they are more likely to keep reading and hanging around your blog.
- Paragraph size – No one wants to read a huge chunk of text. Break your post into smaller, more manageable paragraphs that will allow people to read it easier and not feel overwhelmed.
- Bullets or numbers – People love lists. It makes it really easy to skim an article or blog post without having to read the whole thing. Then they can just read what points they are interested in.
- Number titles –People love number titles because it gives them some indication to how long the article is going to be. Number titles also usually have numbered lists, which, as I said above, people like because they are easy to scan.
- Accurate titles –The importance of accurate titles cannot be overstated. It is so important that readers know what your post will be about by the title. I am not saying you can’t be creative, but make sure your title has something to do with your blog post.
These five tips are just the tip of the proverbial blog iceberg. Depending on your audience and who you want your blog to appeal to you may need to tweak them a bit. Find out what works for your competitors and use that knowledge to make your blog better. Then find new ways of your own to compete. Good luck and happy blogging!
Author Bio
Nancy Parker was a professional nanny wages and she loves to write about wide range of subjects like health, Parenting, Child Care, Babysitting, nanny background check tips etc. You can reach her @ nancy.parker015 @ gmail.com
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I tend to skip a blog post if it loads too slowly and if I can’t make sense of the 3-4 sentences. The beginning of the post (and of course the headline) should make clear what it’s going to be about. It only takes us seconds to decide if the content is going to be useful for us or not.
Nice, I loved the number 3 and 5…
Its important to keep the track roll of the content, and not just post whatever it comes to our mind, well it can be but allways we have to have a coordination between what we are writing and what we are thinking….
Great Article, and direct to the grain.
-IO
What you said was very much about the look of the blog. I am taking your point that lists are great with bullets or numbers and will apply it. I have dabbled in that; I need to do more lists.
Two things that I might add—and you probably didn’t mention them because of the fact that you were focussing on the looks of the blog are;
1) Tell a story. People love stories. and
2) Use humor whenever possible. Whenever the writer injects good humor into the post, readers want more.
There; I did a list. I am soooo proud of myself!
yea you are right however these are the small small things but it matters alot ,,,,thanx for sharing such good stuff
let me add one thing more that is you should use charts wherever necessary ,,,it makes you article more easy to understand
Hi Nancy –
I do agree with the simple tips you’ve shared. This is great for having a good flow on your website and for a user to easily see – follow and not get confused. Though one of the simplest elements that webmasters tend to forget about is the Line and page breaks you can use. This is great for breaking the layout into sections.
Thank you for these great ideas. I used to write blogs without minding if it is readable to the audience or not. Definitely, i’m going to use bullets and numbers. Very informative information.
I would like also to add that having a Call-to-Action phrase or a Value Preposition in the Title increases the Click-Through-Rate. Although not all articles are capable of such, but it doesn’t hurt to have a very catchy Title that makes the reader click the link…