I came across an article online called “Twenty Usablity Tips for Your Blog” and the first tip is to choose a topic. I saw this as a tip on other websites as well and they talked about the importance of choosing a specific topic that will provide you with a lot to write about. Then, if people are searching for blogs on a certain subject, they are more likely to come across yours and consider it relevant.

The second tip listed was to allow and respond to comments. It said that if you disable comments, you are disabling Web 2.0 communications, which is an essential part of a blog. More tips from this site can be found here.

A tip I found mentioned on nearly every site was to keep blog posts short and to the point. A common word count is 250. One article I read said to never go above 1,000 words, and if your post is long, to use subheadings.

Posting regularly and networking with other bloggers are two other important points I came across while researching blogging. On this website , it said to thank a blogger if you see that they have mentioned your blog on their post. The article also suggested ways to monitor links, traffic, comments and mentions of your blog by using different websites.

I found a lot of these blog tip websites stressed the importance of a domain name and using a site that will let you create your own. I even found a recommendation to create a logo on this website.