One of my favorite past time besides maintaining my blog is reading other blogs in the blogosphere. Apart from those blogs that i pay visit regularly, i like to explore other blogs too. There is several advantages in reading other blogs.
- I can generate post ideas when reading other blogs.
- I can learn from the other blogger.
- I can network and build a relationship with him.
I felt so excited whenever i come across a new blog which attracts me immediately once i landed on his home page. The design is great, the content is of the highest quality and i have no problem in finding what i want. However if you have the intention to chase me away, you don’t have to tell me. I can tell from your actions. I will leave your site if :
1. You are having your coffee now and it takes me one minute to enter your site.
2 You don’t like me to follow you, that’s why i can’t find the Twitter icon.
3. You are a fan of Picasso, your site is so colorful.
4. You don’t like to send your posts to me through email, i don’t have to give you my email address.
5. You are anti-social, you don’t care what i am commenting here.
6. You like to help people in having sweet dreams, you make me yawn.
7. You like puzzle, you want me to search high and low for the things i want.
8. You got lots of advertisement for me to choose from, but i don’t know what to buy.
9. You introduce your favorite song to me, but sorry i don’t like to watch music video in a small screen.
10. You are extremely busy, i have read the same post for X times that i can memorize.
11. You keep reminding me to sign up, i know i am forgetful. Just one reminder is enough.
12. You like cursive typography, i had a hard time figure out what you are trying to tell me.
13. You are a fan of flash intros, but my eyes are hurting.
14. You love only internet explorer, sorry i am a fan of Google Chrome.
Hopefully I have informed you on the action that you need to take if you don’t want me to visit your site. I wish i could stay long enough to explore what you you are up to under your sleeves. But i don’t think i am welcome here. Before i can get near to you, i am thrown out. I hope you can attract others who is magnanimous enough to stay with you.
Share your thoughts
Which of the above is the one that makes you leave a site immediately? Are you guilty of any of the above? Please kindly share your views in the comments box.
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Wow! I simply enjoyed the style of this post. You have chosen an excellent angle to frame this while post…an the added humor just spices up the whole thing. Once again, excellent post Lye.
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Hi Sourav,
Glad that you enjoy the post. Just want to try different way of showing the post.I am glad that you like it.
Just as Sourav said, the writing style of this post is awesome. With regards to browsers you ought to chill a little as it can be quite difficult to make a theme compatible across multiple browsers. I mainly check my blog against Chrome, Firefox, Opera, IE and Safari and so far so good, I can’t complain.
I must admit that my having ads above the fold might be too much but it’s just my way of kind of increasing the fee I charge for advertising as ads in the above the fold space get more clicks.
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Hi Udegbunam,
I understand you point that we can’t satisfy everybody but at least we need to cater for the majority.
Though ads are a concern but as long as you are doing to your best benefits, then it’s fine.
Thanks for visiting and the comments.
Very well exploited article, You have explained what a blogger should not do in his blog and you made it look soo simple. Cheerio!
Great share
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Hi Sidduz,
I am afraid it’s too simple when i publish the post. Thanks for visiting and the comments. Hope to see you around soon.
Great tips. Avoiding these can help you keep more readers for a longer period of time…
Hi Fancy Feast Coupons,
Thanks for visiting and i really appreciate that.
Lol haha i love d #6 man hw do you come across this post idea? Its awesome. Thanks alot.
Hi Samuel,
Haha, to be frank i think #6 is the best one that i come out with. Glad you like it. Actually i am just thinking of interpret the title with another way of presenting, the idea itself has been talked in the blogosphere. Such as slow loading, poor design etc. Though repeating but i like to try on a humor side of writing the post. That’s how i come out with that.
Hi Lye
This is so very true. I too love #6. Long, mundane posts that tell rather than show are a major turn off. I would have added pop-ups to this list. I get rather annoyed when I visit a blog and a pop-up appears tying to get me to subscribe. Yuk!
Thanks for sharing.
Michael
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Hi Michael,
Thanks bro, glad you like #6. I believe we have nothing against pop ups, but as i mentioned above just one reminder is enough. I also don’t like to see them keep appearing while i am reading or browsing the site.
Really great post Lye,
What makes me not to visit a site again is the lack of email subscriptions, I love to subscribe to a blog via email because it is the only medium I check regularly, but if that is missing then I rarely visit that site again.
Thanks a lot for the great post!
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Hi Oni,
You are right, not only the RSS icon sometimes people like to subscribe through email. You need to cater for everyone and not just a particular group of people.
You’ve done quite a good job towards listing everything that puts people off from returning to a website or leaving it once they get there. Well done
Hi Peter,
Thanks a lot for your comments. Hope you like it.
Hi Lye
That’s a great post.
I really enjoyed that one.
I know that I have a lot to learn about all of this,
but my days are too short. Guess I better start caring
for the blog soon.
Knut
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Hi Knut,
Thanks bro. Glad that you enjoyed it. I think you are doing fine with your blog. Keep up the good work.
This post makes for an interesting read.i sometimes wonder why people wouldn’t give thir readers an rss option on the blogs? This is just a great way to let them know how best to retain blog visitors.
Hi Motivatory,
True, sometimes these are the basic things that a blogger need to have. Thanks for the comments.
Simply superb. 14 ways to enhance your blog will be a better title for this article. Thanks for writing it up Lye.
OffTopic: I am following you on twitter now and I did send a friend request to connect on FB.
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Hi Sathish,
I think “14 ways for me to leave your blog” will be more catchy as people will want to read on.
Thanks for following me on twitter and i will go ahead and approve your FB request.
Hey this is the incredible and unique style of post. Really enjoyed your article and yeah I will always take care of your choice….
Thanks for sharing…
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Hi TriForce,
I am glad that you enjoy the post. Thanks for visiting and the comments.
i sometimes use music video – 5%
and i know you will check my site.
would appreciate it
if you let me know that you do.
hey, you can invent a lap top
with big screen, right?
all i really want to say is
have a good day
and sweet dreams tonight.
there you can yawn now
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Hi bendedspoon,
With your comments around, i don’t think i will be yawning away.
Thanks for visiting. Talk soon.
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uh oh. I’m guilty of some of these! ha! so funny though! I’m a blog friend of bended spoon’s and just had to come check this out.
Thanks for the blogging education!
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Hi Debbie,
Welcome. Make yourself comfortable here.
Thanks for taking the time to visit and comment. I really appreciate that.
That’s great writeup,had enjoyed while moving and reading every points. Nicely present
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This is quite a funny post. I think many people have various reasons why they chose to leave certain sites immediately they come across them. The reasons may vary from one person to another but what you have summed up in the post are some of the major reasons.
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Hi Caesar,
This is what i always do when i come across site like this. Thanks for the awesome support.
Lye