How To Become A Successful Blogger: Part 3 – How To Ensure Readers Will Keep Coming Back | Hugh’s Views & News

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My friend and blogger extraordinaire Hugh Roberts has a diverse blog where he writes and shares some fantastic short stories, creates some fun and interesting blog challenges, he’s on the Annual Blogger Bash committee, and  he also offers up some great advice in his latest series on how to become a successful blogger.

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Today I’m sharing Hugh’s post on How to Ensure Readers Will Keep Coming Back to your blog.

 

How To Become A Successful Blogger: Part 3 – How To Ensure Readers Will Keep Coming Back

 

“If we were inviting people around to our house for dinner, a party or just for a coffee, most of us would want to ensure that our home was clean, tidy and looking good, right? If that’s the case for our homes, then shouldn’t it also be the case for our blog?

 

After writing a new blog post, WordPress allows us to preview the post before we publish it. If you haven’t noticed it then the ‘Preview’ button sits right beside the publish button. I’m always surprised by how some blog posts look as if the author never previewed the post before publishing it. One of the most common errors I see is when large gaps appear between paragraphs or when there is a large blank space at the end of the post. Another error is a sentence being interrupted by an image or photo.

 

Another off-put for me is when there are large blocks of text within a post. . . ” Continue Reading 

 

Source: How To Become A Successful Blogger: Part 3 – How To Ensure Readers Will Keep Coming Back | Hugh’s Views & News  

 

You can read Hugh’s post for successful blogging Part 2 on Creating Pingbacks HERE

 

And Part 1 is all about creating an ‘About me‘ on your blogs and what’s important to include. Read that article HERE

 

DGKaye©2016

7 New Year’s Resolutions to Make Your #Blog More User-Friendly | Daily Echo

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Sue Vincent is sharing some great tips here to help make your blogs more user friendly. Many bloggers may not be aware of the importance of these tips to help make sure your blog gets recognized.

 

7 New year’s resolutions to make your blog more user-friendly.

 

You’ve done all the celebrating, the world is slowly getting back to normal and the Easter eggs are already crowding the shelves of the supermarket (yes, really). Many New Year’s resolutions have already been broken, slightly bent or put off till after the weekend… but there are a few easy ones that you can implement that will make your blog far more user-friendly… you could check off one per day for the next week. Once done, they take care of themselves and help readers make the most of your site……”  READ TIPS HERE

 

Source: 7 New year’s resolutions to make your blog more user-friendly | Daily Echo 

 

DGKaye©2016

WordPress Blogger Family Award

wordpress-family-award1 I’d like to thank Ellie of Newcreationsministries for including me in her chosen family of bloggers and nominating me for this lovely award.

I connected with Ellie a few months ago on wordpress when I came across her enlightening posts on how the body, mind and spirit connects with health.

Ellie is an author, nutritional counselor, and blogger about nutrition and life lessons. She is a beautiful soul and you will find her face around the blogosphere sporting her beautiful cowboy hat. Ironically Ellie is from Arizona (my passion), and has recently moved to Ohio with her Pastor husband whose work beckoned him there. Trading in the beautiful desert for a more diverse climate, I questioned her about how she could do that. If you want to read more about Ellie, check out her About Me page.

Now you all know how I feel about sharing awards, I always want to share them with everyone here in my blogging world, and you are all welcome to snatch a copy of this award off my page and put it up on yours to share with others. But as the rules state, I am to mention a few bloggers who I have a close knit bond with in this writing world, so I will mention them now.

1. www.whenwomeninspire.com

2. www.deborahjayauthor.com

3. www.bowmanauthor.com

4. www.elainemansfield.com

5. www.plainandfancy.wordpress.com

6. www.dianereedwiter.wordpress.com

7. www.talesfromthefamilycrypt.wordpress.com

8. www.letscutthecrap.wordpress.com

9. www.smorgasbordinvitation.com

10. www.mycurrentnewsblog.com

11. www.onceuponyourprime.com

12. www.adamhenig.com

13. www.suedreamwalker.wordpress.com

14. www.janecarrollauthor.com

15. www.perceptionofannie.wordpress.com

Simple rules for the Award:

1. Copy and display the award logo on your blog.

2. Link back to the person who nominated you.

3. Nominate 10-15 others you see as having an impact on your WordPress experience.

4. Let your “fellow blogging family members” know you have awarded them.

5. Just please pick 10-15 people that have taken you as a friend, and spread the love.