Author: Patti Published: February 26th, 2010
Okay, you know, everyone likes to have their own style on their blog. We strive to stand out from the crowd not only with our writing but with our the look and feel of the blog. So why do so many bloggers practically drive their visitors away with bad font choices?
It is frustrating enough when I visit a blog and find the font small. At least when that is the only problem in Firefox I can press the CTRL key and the ‘+’ key to enlarge the type to a size that is easier on the eyes.
When the font owner decides to use colours either on their fonts, or their backgrounds, which don’t contrast well, that I can’t overcome. I have to either choose between straining to read the post or moving on. Often I choose to move on.
You know, as much as we might like and want to use colours to present our text, the easiest to read contrast is black text and white background. In fact, while writing this post I went and had a good look at the text on this blog. In particular I had a hard look at the text at the top of the post where there is a very light blue background before it graduates to white. The text was a very dark grey. I changed it to black, and immediate improvement in the contrast at the top of the post. (more…)
Category Blogging |
Author: Patti Published: February 19th, 2010
Found this article over at Build A Better Blog, — Denise met up with Willie Crawford at an affiliate marketing event where he was doing a presentation on driving traffic. While she was listening she jotted down a checklist of traffic generation tips. It is a checklist and one well worth taking note of. You should also take the time to prowl through the comments and find some more tips to add to the list.
Don’t forget to check out the link to Willie Crawford’s blog either. He’s top notch at teaching others how to do Internet Marketing.
Tags: blog, internet marketing, traffic generation tips, willie crawford
Category Traffic |
Author: Patti Published: February 12th, 2010
I’m not a fan of video products. They can have their value if they are really well done and used to illustrate confusing concepts in a simple, easily understood manner. Videos for the sake of video instead of writing really well presented content is just an irritation.
In the last few years many of the biggest online marketers have trumpeted video as the one true way to effectively market to your customers. Those who weren’t into producing videos and video products were allegedly doomed to fail. I seriously doubted that assertion but occasionally wavered and wondered if I was being a bit too stubborn.
Today I came across this: (more…)
Tags: Online Marketing, video
Category Online Marketing |
