Blog Advice - Top Ten Mistakes

Blogging rule? I thought you just signed up with Blogger and start writing. I hope nothing that I've said previously about blogging left you with this idea. It is easy to get started, but like anything else worth doing, it takes time, research and thought to get it as right as possible. I'll keep directing you to articles and blogs that will help you.

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Here is #1 as a sample

1. No Author Biographies
Unless you're a business blog, you probably don't need a full-fledged "about us" section the way a corporate site does. That said, the basic rationale for "about us" translates directly into the need for an "about me" page on a weblog: users want to know who they're dealing with.

It's a simple matter of trust. Anonymous writings have less credence than something that's signed. And, unless a person's extraordinarily famous, it's not enough to simply say that Joe Blogger writes the content. Readers want to know more about Joe. Does he have any credentials or experience in the field he's commenting on? (Even if you don't have formal credentials, readers will trust you more if you're honest about that fact, set forth your informal experience, and explain the reason for your enthusiasm.)

For our purposes, since we are business blogs, our "about us" is even more important. Make it very personal. I'm going to change my right away.

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