17 May 2006 @ 18:10
From here. The idea is that the more you can say yes to, the more likely it is that people will read to what you write. Not that there's an exact formula for it, but most of these are good.- My post title includes a pun
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- My post title includes more than 10 words
- I start off by explaining the post’s core idea
- My post contains more than 3 paragraphs of my own writing
- I spell-checked my post
- The post’s idea was “sleeping” inside my head for several weeks before I wrote it down
- I was the first to report on this (as far as I know)
- This post might have profound implications for a company, celebrity, or politican
- This post might have profound implications for my readers
- This post is in-tune with the overall topic of my blog
- I illustrated my post with screenshots, drawings, or cliparts
- I end the post with a “bang”
- I use the Creative Commons license to share my content
- I emailed friends to let them know about my article
- I validated my blog’s HTML after posting
- I use a standard blog template
- I read my own post for clarity at least twice
- I use links, bold/ italics, or lists
- I’m blogging daily
- My blog is read by many people
- My post is English
- I’m reporting on first-hand experiences
- The subject I’m writing about is close to my heart
- My post includes a video, audio file or ZIP download
- Readers can comment on my post
- I submitted the post to Digg
- I submitted the post to Metafilter
- I submitted the post to Boing Boing
- I sent the post to a mainstream news source
- My post is above 250 KB (including images)
- I checked my blog’s appearance in at least 2 browsers
- I include a large ad on top of the main content
- My ad colors resemble my main content
- I decrease the font-size quite a bit to make the layout look better
- I’m citing my sources and delivering proof for what I say
- I’m using affiliate links inside my post’s content
- My post might be considered controversial by many
- Some parts of my post make people laugh
- My server is fast to deliver pages, even under heavy traffic
- My full name is included at the beginning or end of the post
- My “About” page is linked in the navigation
- My “About” page includes my bio and photo
- I’m using several JavaScript widgets (like counters) in my blog
- I’m checking my blog statistics every few days
- I consider myself an expert on this post’s topic
- My page includes animated ads
- My page includes an ad that pops up or is overlaid on the content
Some of them are a bit strange, though. More than 10 words in the the title? Why? Putting a large ad at the top? No, that doesn't exactly help you get linked by anybody. Ads don't attract visitors. Maybe they help you monitize the site, if they don't scare people away. No, a pop-up overlaid ad is about the most idiotic thing you can do if you want somebody to link to your blog without being paid for it. Everybody hates them, except for the spammers who think them up. What's the guy thinking?
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