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Rules of BlogWriting & Layout16

@SueAnneDunlevie

If you want to make sure

people enjoyreading your blog, the very act of reading

your blog must be easy.

Find outwhich of these

rules you’re breaking & learn how to

fix them.

Make your blog posts easier for people to scan.

Format everyblog post

Keep the blog post column width about 80 characters or less.

Constrain column width

Break up long blog posts, help people scan read & convince them to read the rest of your post.

Use headers and sub-headers

Lists help people scan blog posts fast & quickly find the information they’re looking for.

Use lists

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Use punctuation to break up each paragraph into smaller pieces that make sense quickly.

Use punctuation

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Break text into manageable chunks for easier reading.

Use short paragraphs

Simple serif & sans-serif fonts are generally easier to read on-screen.

Use appropriate fonts

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Big is better. Teeny tiny writing is hard to read online, even for people with 20/20 vision.

Consider your font size

Use bold text to make a splash & highlight important sentences.

Be bold

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If you can avoid italics please do. Italics make reading difficult.

Drop the italics

Just don’t.

Using capital letters constantly is the online equivalent of being SHOUTED AT.

Use capital letters carefully

Readers need somewhere to rest the eye & a good blog layout leaves plenty of blank space.

Use lots ofwhite space

Make sure your blog background doesn’t make the text hard to read.

On background colors

Good use of images will draw readers in to your blog posts.

Use relevant images

Every post you write needs to tell the same story about you, your message, your blog & your values.

Be consistent

Speaking of stories, every blog post needs to have a beginning, a middle & an end.

Tell a story

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