10 Blogging Tips to Keep Your Readers Coming Back

Judy Dunn guest posted over at the Top 10 Blog, this fantastic top 10 list of things your blog readers wish you knew:

3. I want to know what your blog is about—right away.

Do you have a tagline? A short one-liner that tells visitors right away—on the home page—what your blog’s mission/purpose is?

Do you list categories of the topics you write about in your sidebar? You don’t have much time (or space) to convince your visitor she is in the right place. Use them wisely.

4. I want stuff I can find quickly with posts that are helpful and easy to read.

Think of your visitor in a red Miata, racing at 70 miles per hour. Because that’s what’s happening when she hits your blog. She depends on road signs to help her find her way.

She’s a scanner. She skims through your stuff looking for the interesting, helpful parts.  That means that white space and frequent sub-heads are your friends. Use them liberally. Avoid long pieces of text in your posts.

Read the rest of this article here: The Top 10 Things Your Blog Visitors Wish You Knew