Accessorize Your Blog: Ten Ways to Improve Reader Experience Raul Pacheco-Vega, PhD http://www.raulpacheco.org/blog http://hummingbird604.com

Blogging: Content vs technology No matter how good your technology is, write good content. Once you launched your blog, focus on writing good content... In case I haven't drilled it into you enough yet – WRITE GOOD CONTENT!

No matter how good your technology is, write good content.

Once you launched your blog, focus on writing good content...

In case I haven't drilled it into you enough yet – WRITE GOOD CONTENT!

Technology... the final frontier If you write for your readership, I suggest you focus on the following 3 elements: Clarity (language) Readability (visual) Accessibility (integration)

If you write for your readership, I suggest you focus on the following 3 elements:

Clarity (language)

Readability (visual)

Accessibility (integration)

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WordTwit

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WPtouch

YARPP (related posts)

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Choose plugins based on what you want your site to do Building community around your blog posts CommentLuv Subscribe to Comments Spreading your message further Sociable TweetMeme WordTwit Yet Another Related Posts

Building community around your blog posts

CommentLuv

Subscribe to Comments

Spreading your message further

Sociable

TweetMeme

WordTwit

Yet Another Related Posts

Choose plugins based on goals Enhance readability WP Touch Akismet Enhance accessibility Contact Form 7 Make your blogging easier WP Flickr (Add QuickTags) (WP-FootNoteS)

Enhance readability

WP Touch

Akismet

Enhance accessibility

Contact Form 7

Make your blogging easier

WP Flickr

(Add QuickTags)

(WP-FootNoteS)

Choose plugins based on goals Enhance readability WP Touch Akismet Enhance accessibility Contact Form 7 Make your blogging easier WP Flickr (Add QuickTags) (WP-FootNoteS)

Enhance readability

WP Touch

Akismet

Enhance accessibility

Contact Form 7

Make your blogging easier

WP Flickr

(Add QuickTags)

(WP-FootNoteS)

Enhancing reader experience Engage with your readers (respond to comments) Provide link love as much as you can Test the plugins you choose and if they don't work, ditch them Get rid of the visual editor (use the HTML editor) Make your RSS button VERY visible (and make it easy to subscribe to your blog) Include photos/video (make your posts pretty)

Engage with your readers (respond to comments)

Provide link love as much as you can

Test the plugins you choose and if they don't work, ditch them

Get rid of the visual editor (use the HTML editor)

Make your RSS button VERY visible (and make it easy to subscribe to your blog)

Include photos/video (make your posts pretty)

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Through my website

http://hummingbird604.com/contact

On Twitter

@hummingbird604

Via e-mail

[email_address]