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Techniques to Make Your Blog Visually Appealing

Good bloggers keep this in mind as they write and will employ a variety of techniques to make their posts visually appealing to read. Some of these techniques include:

Lists – Anecdotal evidence here at ProBlogger suggests that posts with bullet point lists in them get linked to ALOT more than similar length posts written in an essay style.

Formatting – Use bold, CAPITALS, italics, underlining and teletext to emphasize points. Don’t go overboard as you run the risk of frustrating your reader. Also consider changing font size, color and style to draw your readers eyes to your main points.

Headings and Sub Headings – Large, Bold words that act as visual cues of what is happening in the content are effective ways of drawing readers further into articles.

Pictures – Research shows that readers eyes are drawn down the page by pictures. Place them cleverly by your key points (especially when they closely relate to the content) and will you have more of a chance of getting readers to read the full article.

Borders/Blockquotes – Boxes around quotes and key points can similarly get the attention of readers.

Space – Don’t feel you have to fill up every inch of your screen; rather, create spaces because they help readers not to feel overwhelmed and again tend to draw readers eyes to what is inside such space.

Get to the Point – Try to be succinct with your points.

Don’t Bury Your Points – One trap many of us fall into is to bury our main points deep within content where it’s unlikely to be noticed. If you have a key point, make sure you say it up front. You can expand upon it later, but get your message across in the first few sentences if possible.

Don’t Introduce Too Many New Ideas in One Post – Once again this helps to avoid overwhelming readers with information all at once. If you want to cover many ideas that relate to one another consider a series of posts that link to each other.

Check back next week for techniques on how to make your blog scannable!

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corry@maritimewealth.com
902-444-7000

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