Top 7 Reasons Why Your Blog Sucks (Nik Imran)
Mar 8, 2010
You check your traffic every day but all you find are tumbleweeds blowing across the landscape of your blog. Well, there's a reason you're not building readership. Your blog sucks. Most do, and all for the same reasons. The same 7 reasons.
1. Your writing lack professionalism - What's the key to good writing? Simple and error free. Be sure to always edit your articles and check for typos, misspellings, lost punctuation and other mistakes that signal your lack of professionalism.
2. Your blog revolves around you - Unless you are a celebrity, no one cares about what's been going on with your life. Instead of personal ramblings, you're way more likely to gain loyal readers by sharing tips that can help solve their problems.
3. You're repeating what others are saying - So what's the whole point of reading your blog? I'm not saying you shouldn't gain insight on what to write by reading other blogs, but always make sure to put your OWN two cent on the matter. Not a blatant copy paste of other peoples work.
4. Media on auto-play - Nothing irritates me more than finding videos, or music on auto-play when I enter a site. I can bet my life it's the same for most people. Don't do it.
5. Nothing but a wall of text - What was your immediate reaction when you see a wall of text coming your way? Hit the back button, right? So be kind to your readers by breaking your points into paragraphs. No one ever reads wall of text anymore. It hurts the eyes.
6. You post once a month - A week, that's the most it will take for your readers to remember your blog no matter how good and funny your articles may be. This is not true for seasoned blogs, but definitely true for new blogs. I recommend three posts for every new bloggers out there, to keep the momentum going.
7. Your blog design is lame - I'm sure you heard of the importance of having a good first impression. That applies to blog, unfortunately. If your design is unprofessional and clumsy, chances are, they are not going to read what you have to say. It's sad, I know.
What's your opinion? Have any to share?
About the AuthorNik Imran is the author of IMakeABlog, a blog that provides guide on how to make a blog. If you have no clue as to what constitute a blog, you can check his article where he answers the most basic question in elaborate fashion. What is a blog?.