Showing posts with label blogging. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blogging. Show all posts

Saturday, 23 June 2007

Improving your blog

We all know that If the thing that you have to say isn't interesting to other people it's not going to be a huge boost for your Blog. But maybe it's not hat you have to say by itself that counts but the way you say it. What if you have interesting points but when you write it is written plainly and frankly boringly. There are several things you can do to improve your Blog post and build readership.

  • Use metaphors
    • If you are trying to explain something that it hard to understand then using metaphors is the easiest way to explain it.
  • Don't use complicated jargon
    • Using complicated jargon may confuse the reader after all they may not be as experienced in the matter as you are.
  • Use pictures
    • using pictures and diagrams to help visually explain something it better than writing pages of text. After all a picture is worth a thousand words.
  • Keep it short and to the point
    • Keeping your post short and to the point means that your readers won't get bored. If you go off topic then readers may not stick around to find out what your point was.
  • Use relevant titles
    • Using relevant titles is a must, if a reader comes to Read a post and the title suggest one thing but the post is about something else, the reader is unlikely to return.
  • keep at it
    • It takes a while for you to gain readership so be patient and keep at it.

Thursday, 24 May 2007

Flat File Blogging Platforms

I have found a couple of tools which can be used for people who can't use php or mySQL. One of them is one I have been using for a year called thingamablog. thingamablog FTP's your blog onto your server therefore it only requires enough space on the server. It stores the database locally.

Another is Blosxom which only requires cgi on the server, you post by creating a .txt file and uploading it to your server, it's really flexible and lightweight. It again doesn't require a database. These are only two I have found.

Pivot is another blogging platform, I haven't taken a close enough look at this to give you any real details.

Flatpress is a flat file blogging platform thats based on wordpress. I haven't tried this one either so I wouldn't know how well this works.

But if you can use PHP but not MYSQL you should try SPHPB which is a php blogging platform that uses flat file databases.
If I find anymore I will post them.