- Random Deductions -

You know, I've been thinking..




Yeah I've been thinking about this for a long time now.




What makes a good post?!?




What makes people want to give part of their precious time to read your page??




Yes I'm referring to blogs.




What makes people not just sift/scan through a page exactly the way you don't want them too??




And how do you stop that??




And how do you attract more people to read your blogs by the substance of your post??




So I've sorta come up with my own personal list.




Do feel free to add/correct me.




What I Think Makes An Interesting Post

Number 1:
- Your post must never be too long.


Unless:
- You are an extraordinary writer.

- Your post is super duper interesting.

- Your post relates to the reader in some way.




Number 2:
- Your post must never be too personal.


~Personally I don't give a darn about people who write out their entire week or day talking about what they did.

~It's really very very boring.

~Especially if they go into alot of detail.



Unless:
- You have specific lessons that actually make people think.

- Someone who's specifically interested to know you reads the post.

- Same as the above points.




Number 3:
- Your paragraphs have to be short.



~Or else it will cause the blurring effect.
~Which in turns causes people to scan through the post.



Unless:
- Nope no exceptions for this one.




Number 4:
- Your font should be big, clear and simple.



~I know mine is very small. But I've got no time to change it.



Unless:
- Your background is very plain. Which brings me to the next point.




Number 5:
- The simpler your background is, the easier it is to read your post.



~Too many desings/decorations here and there are an eyesore.



Unless:
- You have good colour coordination and know how not to kill everyone's eyes.




Number 6:
- Your post should be about something mind-blowing and out of the blue.



~If it was also a brain teaser then you'd have the perfect post.




Number 7:
- Your post should try and relate to everyone as much as possible.



~This will keep most people's interest.



Unless:
- You want to make a special shoutout to your partner. But I think sms=ing is better.




Number 8:
- Pictures do help make the post attractive. But too many will chase people away.




Number 9:
- Don't be too abstract. Normally leaves people baffled and have warped theories of you.




Number 10:
- Unless your blog is specifically catered toward something, don't go too much into detail about something, most people won't care.



~Eg: Music instruments, scientific stuff, organic stuff etcetc.
~This is in relation to point no. 7.




Number 11:
- Don't update too frequently nor infrequently.


~Once a week would be pretty nice.




Note*:
-All the above points do not matter if you can write as well as Douglas Adams.




Yup those are basically eleven points I can think of now.



I will post more if I can think of more.



I am not making any specific insults to anyone through the above points, so please don't get me wrong.



I am sorry if I have faulted anyone with my above points.




Well hopefully you find them useful, and I do hope everyone will have more interesting posts soon.



=D