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Judging A Blog Post By Its Cover

Waxing UnLyrical

Image: mj*laflaca via Flickr , Creative Commons It’s about how that writing looks. Army via Flickr , Creative Commons Usually these are placed at the top of a post, but often, if a post is long, I’ll insert additional images, alternating left- and right-aligning them. An image speaks a thousand words.

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Learning via the Social Media Game

Bare Feet Studios

Create your own niche online social network with ready to use blogs, RSS feeds, forums and more. You can also share find photos of other’s you can use under a creative commons license. News & RSS Feeds. Capture other people’s content using their RSS Feeds and aggregate (display) them on your website.

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Principles of Effective Blog Design

ProBlogger

Image licensed under Creative Commons. Invite them to subscribe to your RSS feed (and state how many people already do as a type of social proof). Some people advocate that given the proliferation of low-cost cameras and smart phones, your own photography should be used rather than stock. Clarity matters.