Jan 21 2009
The Look and Feel of Your Blog Can Drive Readers Away
When you’re deciding on a layout for your blog, what do you have foremost in your mind?
Do you want readers to focus on your content or do you want them to focus on your ads?
Most of us want to monetize our blogs, to compensate for all the hard work we have to put in. We feel we are justified in doing so.
Of course we are. But then what we feel about our blogs is not as important as what our readers feel about them.
Readers are not interested in our predicament. They’re only focused on what benefits they can derive.
Let me say that again. They visit blogs to avail themselves of good content. If they don’t get what they are looking for, they leave. As simple as that.
So, if your blog layout is not in such a way to highlight your most prized asset – your content – rest assured that you’ll be leaving a bad impression on your readers.
How much space do you give for your content in your blog? That determines the your attitude towards the reader.
What do readers see first when they show up at your home page? Are their eyes drawn to your content or to your ads and other monetization strategies?
Take a honest look at your blog and ask whether you’re having your reader’s interest in mind with the layout you have chosen.
If you find that very little prominence is given to your content, choose a different theme which gives prominence to content.
If you must have ads in your blog, downplay them. Spread them out so that your content still remain the primary focus.
Just because you’ve signed up with all those affiliate programs, you should not bombard your readers with ads left, right, bottom and top.
If you’re just starting out, take it easy on your monetization strategies.
Being a new blogger, you’re not going to make much cash (unless you want to believe the Internet marketing gurus) even if you’re going bombard your blogs with advertisements.
Wouldn’t it be better to generate less cash and a good impression than generate less cash and leave a bitter taste in your reader’s mouth?
You decide whether you want to win the reader’s trust or make money first.
And you take your own advice well. I admire the clean look of your site. Do you know of some where we can go to ask for peer evaluations of our site?
aw2500
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