Writing a blog cost time and you want to reach the big public. When you consider that your post can easily be lost in the crowd, and that nobody really reads it, you might benefit from some useful tips.
This training is about the do's and the don't so people will stay and read your article.
Here are some tips to implement on your post.
1. Your website is not secure
Right after people come on your landing page, they see your URL telling them the website is not secure.
For now, it's just an i but Google is planning to use the triangle and Not secure text.
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SWagner2
Premium
I agree with you about popups and music. Those can be super obnoxious.
And I know the "give us your e-mail" popup is recommended to start building a list, but is there a way to change the timing of that popup? Very often I'll just get started reading something on a website, and within 15-20 seconds an annoying popup interrupts my reading and destroys my train of thought. Very aggravating.
It's for this reason I haven't even tried adding a popup to my site yet. Of course, I have no traffic yet, either, so it wouldn't do any good, but, still . . .
And the music can be really objectionable, especially if your volume is up too loud. Yikes!
And I know the "give us your e-mail" popup is recommended to start building a list, but is there a way to change the timing of that popup? Very often I'll just get started reading something on a website, and within 15-20 seconds an annoying popup interrupts my reading and destroys my train of thought. Very aggravating.
It's for this reason I haven't even tried adding a popup to my site yet. Of course, I have no traffic yet, either, so it wouldn't do any good, but, still . . .
And the music can be really objectionable, especially if your volume is up too loud. Yikes!
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Memorylaneuk
Premium
Totally awesome advice as ever Loes.
I love that you tell us to put ourselves into the post, with our own anecdotes. This will happen quite naturally when you become more confident, so it’s always wise to go back to old posts to see where they can be improved.
With Grace and Gratitude
Karen
I love that you tell us to put ourselves into the post, with our own anecdotes. This will happen quite naturally when you become more confident, so it’s always wise to go back to old posts to see where they can be improved.
With Grace and Gratitude
Karen
DarleneB
Premium Plus
Really good points on writing a blog your visitors will actually read. When I'm on a website with a whole page of writing & nothing else, I don't stay long. The same goes for websites with several spelling & grammar errors or lots of advertisements. I agree with you about music on a website. Let your reader choose if they want to listen to it.
