Building The Perfect Blog
Dear readers (I know there’s more than 2 of you, I see you in my stats),
What do you consider the perfect blog in terms of…
1. Content
2. Design
3. Functionality
Please leave the answers in the comments below. Whether you’re a blog owner or publisher, or an avid reader (or both) reply from whatever perspective suits you the best.
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May 11th, 2006 at 5:18 am
Hi Paul,
Besides this blog I read a blog by a woman whose father has Alzheimer’s. He is in worse shape than Dad is… although Dad isn’t too far behind him. It gives me an insight to what is coming…
Other than that, blogs that I read on a regular basis are all current news. So… 6 blogs altogether. I used to read a lot more, but I found I just didn’t have the time.
Other than the RSS news feeds, I also try and read the Halifax Herald (local online newspaper).
Best Regards,
Steve MacLellan
May 11th, 2006 at 7:53 am
I don’t think there are any peerfect blogs.
I know mine isn’t.
There are some really, really good one’s, but I read over 100 and I wouldn’t feel right just naming a couple.
May 11th, 2006 at 2:46 pm
Hey thanks for responding guys. Yeah, it’s definitely a matter of opinion and personal preference from any perspective really, so it would be hard to name one or two.
(P.S. Steve, sorry to hear about your Dad’s condition.
)
May 11th, 2006 at 8:48 pm
I think blogs are rather plain right now like the early web sites used to be. You should hire a professional designer to design your blog’s web design and professional writers to write the content. Commercial blogs should look as good as commercial web sites. Web applications should be built into blogs too. I know you can add a blog to SharePoint.
May 12th, 2006 at 6:23 am
And, Robert, you’re not just saying that because you’re a web developer, right?
To answer your question Paul, there are a number of things I look for in the blogs I choose to read, though I don’t believe any blog could be perfect (Go Fug Yourself does come fairly close).
Content needs to be easy going, conversational — even if it’s a professional site — and have a distinct personality. Also, a lot can be said for brevity.
Design should be intuitive for the novice and master alike. If I want to subscribe to the feed, return to the homepage, or link to an entry, I shouldn’t have to search. It would also be nice if the site didn’t blind me in its gaudiness.
Functional? Well, it’s an added bonus if the website functions :).
So, now I’m curious - why so many questions Paul? Have something up your sleeve?
~ Teli