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Your Post : To Break or Not To Break

Breaking postOne of my favourite features with Wordpress blog posting is the “More” tag. What this essentially does is to allow you to break your post into two. The first part would be visible from the Index / Home site whilst the full post (first and second part) would be visible once the reader clicks on the “Read more” link which appears at the place where you place the “More” tag break in your blog editor. In this post, I will discuss why one should break or not break a post into two parts and how one can easily customise the “Read more” phrase.

 

At the risk of sounding patronising but strictly for the benefit of those who really don’t know what I am talking about, the “More” tag is located on the Wordpress post editor and it looks like this More tag . You simply click on it when you want your post to be broken into two parts. Alternatively, you can type (Alt+Shift+t). Browse around this blog and you will find that I use the “More” tag frequently for my posts to break them up.

 

Why break the post? Breaking a post into two parts can be beneficial to your readers. A lengthy post after another may not be your reader’s cup of tea when they visit your blog’s home page.

 

Breaking a post into two allows your reader to decide whether they wish to read further on your post. Hence, keep the important introduction at the upper part of the post to give your readers an insight into what is in store for them and allow them to choose whether to read further or to scan your other posts. Read on »

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. 24 Mar 08 | About Writing | Comments (7)

The Idiot’s Guide To Providing A Better Blog Reading Experience

Blog ReadingWhen you put together two bloggers who churn out equally good contents, chances are you will be attracted to one more than the other especially when the said blogger has taken pains to deliver a livelier blog reading experience. By the end of this article, you would be able to grasp what brings a better blog reading experience and you should aim to deliver that kind of experience to your readers.

Let us take the analogy of two salesmen making a powerpoint presentation of the same product. One salesman uses vivid images and friendly fonts to bring the message across. Another merely stuffs his powerpoint presentation with text, and sometimes with a poor choice of colours. The former will draw your attention and get you all excited but the latter would probably make you bored and shut all your attention to it. Get the picture of what I am trying to say? It is all about presentation.

 

Font

Not everyone reads with a magnifying glass and not everyone has difficult reading. Unless absolutely necessary, stay with the safe standard 12 point font. You wouldn’t want your readers to have to strain to read what you have written. Arial and Times New Roman are the standard fonts which are acceptable to most readers. Read on »

. 17 Mar 08 | About Image | Comments (8)

6 Secrets Revealed To Be A Grade-A Blogger

AdulationLet’s be honest, unless you are blogging solely for your close families and friends, chances are you wish you could be a Grade-A blogger. We all dream of having thousands of readers and subscribers. We all dream of having our blog posts becoming popular on social media and attracting more than 100 comments. We all dream of having other people raving about our blog. Just like how a 1st class student is distinguished from a 3rd class student, the attributes of a Grade-A blogger can be distinguished from an average blogger. If you can show the following characteristics in your blogging, you definitely have the makings of a Grade-A blogger (if you are not already one). These are 6 brilliant ways to be a Grade-A blogger.

 

Originality of Thought
Tell your story your way. Nothing is more important than expressing your own thoughts through your own style. Assuming you author a blog about managing personal finance and you wish to blog about tips to reduce credit card debts. We all know there are thousands of articles on the same subject matter. Don’t follow the others. Rather, tell it in a different way. If you have a personal experience, use it and share it in your tips. It becomes more original and lends a reality to the thing you are blogging about. Remember that your own story is unique. And people generally like that. Read on »

. 08 Mar 08 | About Beginners, About Blogging | Comments (7)

Tree Blogging

Shady TreeMost people are in awe of towering trees - deep and healthy roots, massive trunk and shady branches. It is not surprising that trees are often used as a symbol of strength and to a lesser extent, protection and comfort. Man, being attuned to nature, are naturally attracted to trees (and plants) for the benefit they bring which explains why even a condominium dweller would still buy some potted plants to adorn his home or balcony. So, what’s a tree got to do with blogging? Well, I want to share some tips with you to visualize how you can use the example of a tree to create a blog which people love.

 

Roots

Roots denote foundation and security. When you build your blog, begin by writing a few (say, 10) foundational posts - posts which are timeless and provide plenty of value to readers. Write these posts with the aim of providing maximum attraction to new readers and continuing to attract new readers even when you have blogged for a considerable time.

 

When executed in the most optimum way, these foundational posts serve to draw incoming traffic. Even during dry days (eg. when you are too busy to blog or have nothing to blog about), you can rest secure that these foundational posts of yours continue to bring incoming traffic. Unless deliberately poisoned, the roots of the tree are probably one of the last parts of the tree to die. Read on »

. 03 Mar 08 | About Beginners, About Blogging | Comments (5)

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