Blogging Tips

I'm taking part in a great tagging phenomenon that's being going round. I've been tagged by Jos.

This is about blogs and blogging tips. When this is passed on to you, copy the whole thing, skim the list and put a * star beside those that you like. (Check out especially the * starred ones.) Then write your own blogging tip for other bloggers and include the link to your blog. Try to make your tip general. Tag as many people as you want.

1. Look, read, and learn. http://www.neonscent.com/

2. Be EXCELLENT to each other. http://www.bushmackel.com/

3. Don’t let money change ya! http://www.therandomforest.info/

**4. Always reply to your comments. http://chattiekat.com/

**5. Blog about what you know & love. http://sugar-queens-dream.blogspot.com/

6. Don’t use filthy language-buy a dictionary. http://shinade.blogspot.com/

7. Blog about something educational. http://climateofourfuture.org/

*8. Be yourself; others will follow. http://sfgirl-thealiennextdoor.blogspot.com/

9. Don’t have too many blogs that will become a chore to maintain. http://cubicledenizen.blogspot.com/

10. Keep it simple, user-friendly, interesting and organized! http://erishaling.blogspot.com/

11. Keep the blog simple and sweet!! http://www.leslieho.com/

*12. Share your thoughts with others and don’t be shy!

**13. Never ask for link exchange. Blog hop to increase traffic. http://www.jessieling.com/

14. Don’t clutter your blog with ads all over the place. IT’S IRRITATING. http://oliviasy.blogspot.com/

*15. Don’t comment for the sake of commenting. Some look too fake and its a big turn off! http://sashablablabla.blogspot.com

16. Share something interesting and you will gain more readers. http://judychow.blogspot.com

*17. Show that we care to all bloggers, treat each other as friends. http://mummyinvain.com

18. Pictures say a million words. Keep them coming! http://familyfriendsnfood.blogspot.com/

*19. Blogging should be fun or you’ll get tired of it pretty soon. http://justmyrambling.com/

*20. Don’t think people will come to your blog if you’re not willing to pay a visit to them. http://joshualai.blogspot.com/

21. Everyone loves read short posting and best, illustrated with a picture. http://www.demoments.net/blog/

22. Try not to publish more than 5 posts in one blog a day. Even if it’s from feed reader, it’s quite hard to digest and catch up reading everything. http://montessorimum.com

*23. Blog, the other window to peek into people’s life, minus the trouble. Keep a certain level of privacy to yourself. http://babyshern.blogspot.com

**24. Never tell your readers that you are going on vacation. That’s basically telling them to not visit your blog for a week. Instead, write several posts, and take advantage of the time stamp feature. http://www.bloggingwv.com

**25. Try and write with people in mind that are "somewhat similar to you". Allow your audience to identify with your blog and feel "at home". http://nodirecton.blogspot.com

26. The key to a good article is a good introduction. A joke, a question or a picture does wonders. http://behindthepage.blogspot.com

I tag Christy and Mark.

With love,

Maartje