One of the most common mistakes when writing blog articles is not spending enough time writing a compelling headline. The headline is arguably as important as the content itself.

Consider your readers, they subscribe to dozens of feeds. Each day their feed reader is full of new information competing for their attention. These people are likely to speed read this information, only clicking on those articles with an interesting title.

You could write a fantastic article, but if it is let down by a poor headline, it is likely to get lost in a sea of blog titles competing for the readers attention. It is no different to going into a shop and buying a newspaper or magazine. It is the headline that counts.

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Earlier this week I promised to post some more articles on blogging tips and tricks that I’ve written recently. For the benefit of recent subscribers here they are: Beginners Guide To RSS How I tripled my email subscriber numbers The importance of testing your web site in different browsers Personalize your web site – create [...]

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If you’re interested in optimizing your web site for search engines, analyzing your web stats, or just curious on how to customize your web site then read on.

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Many blogs have a search box where users can enter a search query. But did you know your readers could be missing out on valuable content? The problem with these search queries is that they only search your blog articles, not your blog pages or blog comments. Over time, your blog comments can accumulate a [...]

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If a cluttered sidebar is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean sidebar? Am I going mad you ask? Heck no. I’m just illustrating the many blogs I see which clutter their sidebar with a huge monthly list of archives. It’s time to free yourself from these shackles, clean [...]

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Two months ago I tweaked my blog layout to encourage visitors to subscribe by email. Since then my email subscriptions have tripled. Find out how.

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How to easily add content before or after each of your Wordpress blog pages using the PostPost plugin from Douglas Karr. This plugin also supports adding content before or after your feed too.

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If you’re looking for ways to encourage readers to comment on your blog then one option to consider is the Comment Relish Wordpress plugin.

This plugin will send an automated email to users who leave a comment on your blog for the very first time, who have never commented before. The idea is to thank the user for taking the time to leave a comment and hopefully encourage them to come back again.

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