TechNayak(mirror)

There is this must read post by Tom Johnson on his blog about usability tips for bloggers. Sure blogging has become a rage and there has been an upsurge of blog data in the market; stats also show that many are left idle after they are started. The phenomenon is dying down, but the upside is that good quality blogs are being churned out in the process. There are many great points for bloggers and I shall quote a list of all the points.

1. Pick a topic for your blog
2. Encourage comments
3. Make it easy to subscribe
4. Include an About page
5. Present your ideas visually
6. Keep posts short and to the point
7. Use subheadings for long posts
8. Link abundantly
9. Make headlines descriptive
10. Archive by topic
11. Include a list of related posts beneath each post
12. Allow users to contact you offline
13. Present your real viewpoint
14. Write for your future employer
15. Include a Top Posts section
16. Provide an index
17. Get your own URL and match it to your blog’s title
18. Include a Recent Posts section in your sidebar
19. Reward commenters for commenting
20. Post often

Read the complete post here and try incorporating most of the tips if not all of them.