Chapter 2 was reassuring. This isn’t the first blog I have created, but it will most likely be the one I keep. Briggs’ goal in this section is to keep us engaged in our blogs, and he gives the right advice when he says you have to love it or leave it.
My first blog was about the automotive industry. My car blog, which I had a passion for, was abandoned abruptly when I realized no one was reading it. This chapter provided the direction I was in need of. My old blog was missing live media, RSS feeds, and easily scannable content.
After taking Briggs’ advice I scanned a few credible blogs, you know, to see what my current blog is missing. It’s still missing a lot. The Huffington Post, for example, has a very busy yet easy to scan layout. Mashable‘s content layout is very familiar to that of Facebook, which uses similar colors and fonts. Facebook has attracted over 750 million users, so it seems like a no brainer that a blog using similar techniques might flourish.
I hope Andrew Knight has some time in class to help me solve my blog appearance issues.
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