Nobody is born a specialist. So since we don’t have a genetic memory for mundane subjects of current society such as HTML coding, layer and filters manipulation of graphic editing programs, we must learn them the usual way of Trial and Error.
Same thing happens with learning how to blog. Since I’ve started my blog, I’ve ran through all kinds of mistakes, from the mild inconveniences to the situations where the sh&t hit the fan. Several of them could be easily avoided if I had some previous information to avoid them. This post won’t be the perfect guide on how to be the best blogger but it will help new guys to have some basis and veterans to review their guidelines. Feel free to add any advice or remark you feel need to be spoken.
1.) Use Simple Themes. They may look pretty , but themes who rely heavily in several plugins, who have complex color scheme and layouts have the tendency to go haywire easily.
2.) Summaries Are To Be Short. The logic is to have a small description of the manga/anime so that readers can locate themselves in the plot. They don’t need a transcription of the whole dialogues (For that we have novels .) and besides the reader will read the post AFTER he saw the subject in question. (One exception is RAWs, where having a detailed description is useful, but don’t forget to mark clearly you are talking about a RAW.)
3.) Don’t Overflow Posts With Videos And Images. Used in a normal quantity, they add up to the post but if you flood it in needless pics and videos, you are just turning the post clumped and illegible and weighting the size of data the reader has to download.
4.) Try To Host Images And Other Files Outside Your Server. You will have more space for posts , a lower bandwidth consumption and a happier server provider.
5.) Save. But I mean regularly save all you do: posts, images, files, etc. in you Pc to prevent any accident that may happen.
6.) Check For Typos. It will help you have a better reputation and you would be surprised the amount of guys who flame you for typing Narato instead of Naruto.
7.) Review 2 To 3 Times What You Write. Not only what you wrote makes sense but if it shows clearly and bug-less in the Post Preview.
8.) Be Coherent. If you pick a series to start blogging about, try not to drop it on the middle of the season. The coherency will keep you a faithful base of readers.
9.) Write Posts Only When You Have The Mood. Blogging regularly is good but only blog if you have the will and the attitude to make a decent post.
10.) Don’t Steal. If you are going to use any content from other blogger or site, try to ask for permission first. Or at least do it in a way you aren’t easily caught :3
So, the violation of which of the 10 suggestion by you made the fecalia to hit the fan? Any juicy details for a future update?
Mostly 1, 5, 6 and 8 were the ones who managed to spread out the feces using mechanical ways supposely to be used from origin to the cooling down of rooms and people.
oh this is a neat post. its like 10 ways on how to get more visitors to your site xD
wow, nice, i think i might start a blog using your guide…
maybe.
have a good one