I have come across a number of blogs where beginners bloggers not
yet familiar with blogging have made the same common blogging mistakes.
Do you make these mistakes with your blog?
Background Music - This is one of the most complained about features on
a website or blog. Don't put music files on your blog that run in the
background. Give the visitor the option to turn the music off.
Screen Size Width -Design your site for all screen resolution. When
designing your blog be sure to test it out in various screen sizes.
Avoid making the assumption that all your visitors are viewing at the
same screen resolution. Horizontal scrolling is one of those usability
nightmares. There is nothing worse than having to scroll horizontally
on a page just to read the content.
No Alt Attribute- Provide the alt description text with the images you
post on your blog whenever possible. Spider bots cannot read images.
Disabling Right Click - Don't disable right click on your blog. No
Right Click can very easily be bypassed and most internet uses know how
to bypass it. Disabling right click does not prevent your images from
being stolen. Determined visitors will either disable JavaScript on
their browser or retrieve the file from a search engine cache or the
source code of your blog.
Blog does not display the same in all browsers- View your blog in many
different browsers. Browershots.org is a free service that generates
screenshots of your blog on a wide number of browsers. Enter your web
address and click "Make Screenshots." It takes about 30-40 min.
Too Much Advertising- Adding a massive amount of advertisements on your
blog is a huge mistake. There is nothing wrong with a few appropriately
places ads, but don't let it become over bearing. Limit the ads to no
more than two or three.
Too Much on a blog. Some bloggers believe they need to have all the
bells and whistles. Keep it simple. Too much on a page can slow down
the loading time. The same can be said for large images. When someone
attempts to load the page, it will take an excessively long time to
load. I have been driven away from many blogs that took a long time to
load or froze my computer.
Using Copywritten images without permission- This one can get you in a
heat of trouble. Obtain permission before using an image. Copyright
infringement is the unauthorized use of someone else's copyrighted
material. Giving credit does not mean that you are not infringing on
copyright or does it mean that you have permission to use that person's
work. If you intend to use someone's copyrighted work on your blog be
it a photo, cartoon or article, you must obtain the author's written
permission.
Hotlinking to images- Don't hotlink to images. Hotlinking is when you
link to an image on someone else's server instead of saving the image
to your computer and uploading it to your blog. When you link to an
image directly, you are using up that websites bandwidth. This does not
cost you anything, but it does cost the website that you're stealing
the bandwidth from.
Non descriptive Posting Titles- When creating titles for your post be
sure to make them descriptive. Use keywords in your post titles. The
post title is vital for search engine optimization. Consider the words
that a potential reader will be using to search in Google to find the
information you're posting about. Use the Overture Keyword Popularity
Tool to access the WordTracker database and see what terms are being
searched for.
For blogging support, advice, tips, tricks and hints to assist you in
not only improving your blog, but your blogging experience as well
visit Blogger Talk Blog Community and Blogger Forum.
About the Author
Rose DesRochers is a published poet and freelance writer. She has
been writing poetry for more than 20 years. Rose DesRochers is also the
founder of http://www.todays-woman.net , a supportive online writing community for men and women over 18 and http://www.bloggertalk.net a community where bloggers connect.
Visit her blog at http://rosedesrochers.todays-woman.net
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Distributed by Hasan Shrek, independence blogger. Also run online business , mlm coder, internet marketing solution , online store script .
Beside he is writing some others blogs for notebook computer , computer training , computer software and personal computer
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