Wednesday, August 6, 2014

5 Things I Look for in a Blog

Okay, I follow a TON of blogs. A TON. But even so, I have my standards. And now that I too am a blogger, I'm setting my goal to change these standard into personal goals for my blog. So I thought I'd share them with you all today.

«1» Consistency. Consistency to me is probably the most important thing a blog should have. I don't like to follow blogs that post something every daybfor a week, take three months off, and then post two more posts, take a week or two off, post five posts, and so on. After a while, I just stop checking in if there's no new content for a long time.

«2» Good photos. Yes, yes, I know, I need to work at this one. But it really is a draw when the photos are well taken.

«3» Variety. Some blogs are dedicated to one thing, such as varieties of oatmeal which is awsome, but if a desserts blog only posts a million different variations of, say, mud buddies (AKA puppy chow), it becomes rather monotonous.

«4» Good blogger-reader relationships. I'm not so sure how I am at this yet, but I really like it when bloggers can be personal with their readers.

«5» Easy to navigate. As you may have noticed, the format of my blog has been changing rather frequently. I want to have a site that's easy to use.  What do you think of the set-up I currently have? Should I change it?

Thanks for reading!
Danielle

9 comments:

  1. I totally agree with you and photos do play a very imp part!

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    1. Thanks, Ami! I have been trying to improve my photos, so hopefully they are getting a bit better!

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  2. I agree.. photographs always draw me in.

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    1. Yes, I tend to follow blogs more closely when their photographs are appealing.

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  3. I agree that good photos are so important! That's something I'm working on myself ;).

    Tamara
    www.trulytamara.com

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    1. I visited your blog, and your photos are beautiful! I love the vibrant colors in the pictures against the gray and white background!

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  4. Hi Danielle, I'd love to hear what you think about mine, do drop by :)

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    1. You have a gorgeous blog, Bipasha! I especially love your travel posts, the photography is so beautiful!

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