Easy Blogs are now being used by community members at sites such as Sri Chinmoy Races. For members who are new to the idea of using blog a basic introduction to using Easy Blogs has been created.
The guide is quite short as it will hopefully prove relatively straightforward to use.
1. Include Short biography and photo. – People like to know who they are reading. It gives the blog a personal aspect. (Me)
It is easier to trust someone with a real name and photo.
2. Make your blog easy to read. A good feature of "easy blog" is the option to have an introductory paragraph and then more.
If its a very long article you can link to the article from your blog. See this article on "Don’t make me Think"
3. Links should be descriptive of where they go. e.g How to add internal links to a website
4. Make your best postings easily accesible. Don’t let them get buried in archives.
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5. Focus on a certain niche. This blog at Vasudevaservice will focus on websites, Plone and blogging. If you post on too many diverse subjects it is unlikely people will share all your own tastes.
6. Try to stick to a regular publishing schedule. Little and often is better than all at once and then nothing for several months
However don’t post for the sake of it. ( Not every one may share your enthusiasm for an in depth account of your recent visit to the local supermarket. )
7. Use good Headings which are descriptive of content. This is good for Search Engines and makes it easier for visitors to know what the blog entry is about
8. Good photos help. (preferably related to the blog of course…)
9. Look for ways to promote your blog. Try to find people with similar interests. Use services like Ping o matic.
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Hopefully Easy blog will have this feature as automatic soon.
10. … Please leave a comment if you have a 10th idea.
How to Write Good articles for web
Many of these ideas came from "Top 10 Design Mistakes"
See also "Guide to Starting Websites" by R. Pettinger
More on Easy Blog.
We feel Easy Blog to be the best Plone Blog feature and look forward to its continued development.