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Ahh, I’m really bad at #6! I’m always too long winded! Working on it though. 🙂
YOU ALREADY BROKE THE 5th COMMANDMENT WHERE IS MY PICTURE!!! But I guess I should not cast stones. My blog (www.damascus180.blogspot.com) kinda stinks – okay really does but, then again, I have not been to breakthru yet.
Thank you Seth!
sometimes i see people use silly clipart for their picture. please just tell me you’re not advocating that and i’ll give the Ten my vote.
Where are the THOU SHALT NOT’s… ?
Jody – we’ll get to the Thou Shalt Nots later.
Jacob – no clip art, please.
Steve – guilty as charged. Maybe I’ll get one up there.
I wholeheartedly support #2 and #6 especially. I get bored reading even my blog if I don’t adhere to those rules. I can think of a few people who are awesome writers, but their blog posts are often so long, I can never make it to the end. (That is, of course, unless there is a picture at the bottom.)
One correction
#1 “two blogs ARE better than one.” Not “is.”
And I think #3 should be #1. Good writing shows instead of telling, but it’s something I constantly have to remind myself of it, even after being an English/Writing major and writing a blog for months.
Also, in the stories, use colors and other descriptors. It’s amazing how much saying what color the bushes or the child’s face is can bring the reader into the story.
I know what a mouse and keyboard is……sorry you lost me on this one.
yes, pictures are good, but make it OVERALL visually pleasing as well.
the italic, bold and underline are your friend … and fonts OTHER than Times New Roman can be you friend too if you don’t make them too crazy.
and i agree with Jacob … just say no to clipart!!!!
What makes a great blog are three simple points: brevity, frequency, and clarity. Seth excels at all three of these. He posts short posts every day and makes his points clear and concise. That’s why we all keep coming back to read it. Art, style, and flow are all peripheral to these central points. What matters is the content and the simple, no-hassle package in which it comes. Thanks for setting the bar for blogging high, Seth.
I think that’s a pretty good list. And you know I’ll help with #8!
I think that’s a great Moses pic!
I love blogging and love reading your blog! Great words of wisdom and you bring much clarity of thought to many different topics. Very much benefited from these 10 commandments….and I’ll use one point of advice from the above posting as I sign off. My blog – http://www.journeytogether.info. How shameless?! 🙂