Posts Tagged ‘blog’

How To Get Your Blog Posts Read.

How to get your blog posts read.The majority of website users don’t read your content word by word, instead they scan quickly through the page reading a few words and sentences as they go.  That means your site visitor will avoid large chunks of text and that may mean they are missing out on the awesome information you are sharing.

Use these four quick tips to make your blog posts more reader friendly and your blog marketing efforts more effective.

Use the four-line rule

It is best to keep your paragraphs brief. A good rule of thumb is a maximum of four to five lines of text.   This means breaking your paragraphs up into smaller thoughts that are easier to read on-line.  Ideally aim for one thought per paragraph.

Use meaningful subtitles

Break up the flow of the text in your blog post by using meaningful subtitles. Don’t use silly or clever subtitles that don’t have an obvious relationship to the topic. Subtitles allow site visitors to quickly scan through the article and find the parts that most interest them, so make sure they are relevant to the content.

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A Few of My Favorite WordPress Plug-ins

There are over 6500 plugins available for download at WordPress.org – so how do you choose which ones are best for your blog?  It all depends on the purpose, content and style of your blog.  There are shopping cart plugins, gallery plugins, advertisement placement plugins, video plugins, and much more.

I have compiled a short list of the more administrative type plug-ins I use and recommend to my clients. These are the tools that make your blog easier to manage, more search engine friendly.  Regardless of the nature of your blog, these plugins are great tools.

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