Sep | 01 | 2010

Blog Usability: Navigation Elements

Posted by Guru as Design, Tips As I promised in my previous post I will be listing down ways you can make it easier for readers to look for the information they need in your blog. The truth is that this is all you need to do is give readers several options to navigate through your blog. This is very easy nowadays since most blog tools (Blogger, Wordpress, etc.) automatically generate the code for you. All you need to do is drag and drop and of course specify some fields. Some of the most common and useful ways to help your readers find the information they ...

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Aug | 24 | 2010

Blog Usability: Looking for Information

Posted by Guru as Design One of the great things about blogs is that they are updated really frequently, at least when compared to static websites. Because of the constant influx of new posts you can be sure that a blog generates lots of information. This is a good thing but just like papers that keep on piling up in your desk it can become almost impossible for people other than the writer to look for the specific information needed without specific instructions on where to look. With blogs the site structure is pretty simple since everything is organised chronologically. However this structure is virtually useless ...

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Aug | 17 | 2010

Blog Usability: Page Title

Posted by Guru as Design, Tips One of the most important aspects of blog usability is the choice of page titles. The blog name usually appears as the page title (Note that when I mention page title this means the text that appears on the tab). This is good practice since it will make it easy for your readers easier to find the tab that contains your blog in case they shift to another tab to browse other sites. However, in case your blog name is not that descriptive or somewhat cryptic what you should do is add a phrase to describe the contents of your ...

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Aug | 10 | 2010

Blog Usability: An Introduction

Posted by Guru as Design Blogs have a very basic design with the blog title/header, tagline, content, and sidebar(s). Despite the fact that most blogs basically make use of the same elements the difference between the feel of various blogs is very noticeable. Many blogs with just the most basic of elements use very straightforward navigation but end up really boring and offers no real choice when it comes to looking for more specific information. Some blogs are littered with too many ads and obviously exist mainly to generate profit. On the other hand, there are blogs that really do stand out in terms of ...

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Aug | 03 | 2010

Put a Password Padlock on Your Blog

Posted by Andrew G.R. as Blog Tutorial If you blog, then it's almost certain that you have login credentials to access your blog platform. It's not sexy or exciting, but I'm here to remind you that now is the time to strengthen your password. Imagine logging in one day to find years of archives missing. Or impostor posts tarnishing your name. Eliminate the fear and sleep better at night by employing the following password strategies. - AVOID repeated characters and sentences. Many Web-based services do not allow passwords of this style, but in case yours does, change it up! - AVOID using personal information. Birthdates, phone numbers and even social ...

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Aug | 02 | 2010

Does the Right ccTLD Help in Search Engine Optimisation?

Posted by Professor as Marketing and Search Optimization, Tips Most search engine optimisation practitioners focus their attention on their websites’ keyword optimization, backlinks, and content creation. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but there’s also an important factor that can easily get overlooked: the domain name. It’s not that domain names are going to be the biggest factor in search engine optimisation. I’m not going to undermine the importance of building backlinks, and creation of keyword-rich content - but choosing the right domain name is going to help you greatly in your search engine optimisation efforts. Domain names are pretty important - if you take some ...

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Jul | 30 | 2010

Blogging with photos

Posted by Professor as Creating a Blog, Hosting, Images

Sometimes a picture is truly worth a thousand words. If you prefer showing off your photography or art skills rather than your words, you can always make a photoblog. A photoblog is a type of blog that gets regularly updated with photos, though it's not the only content it can have. Offer a bit of poetry to go with the breathtaking mountain view you took on a vacation or explain what it means to you. Chronicle an event through a series of photographs and make your readers feel like they were there. Or simply share ...

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Jul | 23 | 2010

Change your blog’s color scheme

Posted by Professor as Blog Tutorial, Blogging Tools, Design, Design and Themes, Templates, Tips colors

Example of funky colors. Colors could definitely enhance one's blog You can never get too creative when it comes to your blog. There are so many ways you could tweak it. If you like experimenting with colors, go ahead and try these sites. You could find so many color schemes that could suit your taste and the overall theme of your blog. Colourlovers Colourlovers is an awesome site! You could get all sorts of ideas for your blog because there are palettes available. You get to see new palettes, new colors and the ...

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Jul | 16 | 2010

Write your own stuff, don’t leech from another blog!

Posted by Professor as Design and Themes, Opinion, Tips, Writing diary text from a photo on morguefile

There was a time that I heard about people who plagiarize blogs. I find it weird since some of the blogs that have been plagiarized were talking about personal matters. Think of it this way. If you wrote something like: This is one of the most wonderful days of my life. I have a new job, a chance to be with my best friend for an entire weekend and a new cel. Yes! It all happened in one week. The most awesome seven days of my life, thus ...

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Jul | 02 | 2010

The importance of making static pages for your blog

Posted by Professor as Blogging Tools, Tips, Writing WordPress pages

If you are using WordPress, you can have static pages. What are static pages and what can you use them for? Static Pages These are pages that are more or less stay as they are. They are more often than not pages that contain the information that you would like your visitors to have access to. The information could be about you and or your blog. What could you use static pages for? About page Give more information about you, your blog. Writing a nice page to introduce your blog and yourself is great but wouldn't ...

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