Here are just really quick tips for writing your blog. I’ve been neglecting my blog lately but am planning to fix this from now on.

1. Before you start you blog, sit down and think what will your blog be about? What do you want to write about? Also, make a bullet list of the subjects you will cover. This will help you decide your blog’s categories.
2. Have an ‘About’ page—because users will want to know who the writer is.
3. Use descriptive titles.
4. Publish quality content regularly.
5. Follow basic weblog ethics.

Blogging Further Reading

1. Blood R., (2002), Weblog Ethics, from The Weblog Handbook: Practical Advice on Creating and Maintaining Your Blog, on Rebecca’s Pocket. A must read article by Rebecca Blood covering six basic rules when blogging to retain credibility and quality content.
2. Nielsen’s Alertbox, (2005), Weblog Usability: The Top Ten Design Mistakes, on useit.com. Key usability issues by Jacob Nielsen that are specifc for web blogs.
3. North x East new blog that publishes weekly articles for bloggers.
4. Porter J., (2007), 9 Lessons for Would-be Bloggers, on Bokardo-Social Web Design. Joshua Porter writes about reasons why would-be-bloggers find it hard to start writing and how to deal with them.