Comments on: 5 Things That Make Your Readers Scramble http://superbloggingtips.com/2007/11/5-things-that-make-your-readers-scramble/ Tips on blogging, making money online, and everything else. Mon, 21 May 2012 08:05:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: links for 2007-12-02 at 博客报–All about blogging. http://superbloggingtips.com/2007/11/5-things-that-make-your-readers-scramble/#comment-3391 links for 2007-12-02 at 博客报–All about blogging. Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:01:52 +0000 http://superbloggingtips.com/2007/11/5-things-that-make-your-readers-scramble/#comment-3391 [...] 5 Things That Make Your Readers Scramble (tags: tips list blogging) [...] [...] 5 Things That Make Your Readers Scramble (tags: tips list blogging) [...]

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]]> By: Forrest http://superbloggingtips.com/2007/11/5-things-that-make-your-readers-scramble/#comment-3164 Forrest Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:26:13 +0000 http://superbloggingtips.com/2007/11/5-things-that-make-your-readers-scramble/#comment-3164 Well that's good to know - that the images should just come out in the feed of their own accord! I actually break the posts at least a few paragraphs in. I'll have to look into the code to see whether and how this is actually working. PS - Thanks for posting this. As somebody with plenty of technical knowledge <i>in general</i> but is new to the blogosphere, this is very helpful. Well that’s good to know - that the images should just come out in the feed of their own accord! I actually break the posts at least a few paragraphs in. I’ll have to look into the code to see whether and how this is actually working.

PS - Thanks for posting this. As somebody with plenty of technical knowledge in general but is new to the blogosphere, this is very helpful.

]]> By: Tay http://superbloggingtips.com/2007/11/5-things-that-make-your-readers-scramble/#comment-3120 Tay Sat, 01 Dec 2007 06:31:56 +0000 http://superbloggingtips.com/2007/11/5-things-that-make-your-readers-scramble/#comment-3120 @Forrest - That's very true, you DON'T want to be ruined by your own content. I know that personally whenever I am subscribed to a site that uses partial feeds, I find it very annoying and almost always unsubscribe. In all honesty, people online are usually quite lazy and they like logging onto their reader and being able to skim through posts and read only what they like. If it's a partial feed, they might not even get the full gist of a post before the "preview" is over, and it might seem a bit disruptive to have to click to their site to find out if they actually want to read the entire post or not. At least, that's how I feel about it. But like you said, you definitely don't want your full posts always scraped. If you think partial feeds work for you and don't bother your readers, then keep using them - you can run a poll or ask on your blog if you want to know what people think. As for editing your feed, I'm not too sure. How many characters of a post are in your partial feeds? If your images are within the character limit, then they should appear naturally. If not, I'm not certain. @Lin - That's great! If you can have someone else to proofread for you besides yourself, that's even better - two opinions are better than one! :) @Scott - Thanks for your comment. Yes, I've noticed after running this blog my writing definitely has gotten better over time. I make less mistakes in writing than I did in the beginning. I do think it is an aquired skill, but a person has to be determined to learn and practice. And I agree, proofreading is essential - I didn't do in the beginning but now I do it everytime. @Zhuoshi - Thank you! Don't worry; just keep writing and practice and over time you will definitely improve. It sounds to me like you're already a very good writer, but remember: the more you write, the better and easier it gets. :) @Forrest - That’s very true, you DON’T want to be ruined by your own content. I know that personally whenever I am subscribed to a site that uses partial feeds, I find it very annoying and almost always unsubscribe. In all honesty, people online are usually quite lazy and they like logging onto their reader and being able to skim through posts and read only what they like. If it’s a partial feed, they might not even get the full gist of a post before the “preview” is over, and it might seem a bit disruptive to have to click to their site to find out if they actually want to read the entire post or not.

At least, that’s how I feel about it. But like you said, you definitely don’t want your full posts always scraped. If you think partial feeds work for you and don’t bother your readers, then keep using them - you can run a poll or ask on your blog if you want to know what people think.

As for editing your feed, I’m not too sure. How many characters of a post are in your partial feeds? If your images are within the character limit, then they should appear naturally. If not, I’m not certain.

@Lin - That’s great! If you can have someone else to proofread for you besides yourself, that’s even better - two opinions are better than one! :)

@Scott - Thanks for your comment. Yes, I’ve noticed after running this blog my writing definitely has gotten better over time. I make less mistakes in writing than I did in the beginning. I do think it is an aquired skill, but a person has to be determined to learn and practice. And I agree, proofreading is essential - I didn’t do in the beginning but now I do it everytime.

@Zhuoshi - Thank you! Don’t worry; just keep writing and practice and over time you will definitely improve. It sounds to me like you’re already a very good writer, but remember: the more you write, the better and easier it gets. :)

]]> By: Zhuoshi http://superbloggingtips.com/2007/11/5-things-that-make-your-readers-scramble/#comment-3113 Zhuoshi Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:07:35 +0000 http://superbloggingtips.com/2007/11/5-things-that-make-your-readers-scramble/#comment-3113 I really like this list. I think I'm making mistake #1. I have trouble putting thoughts into words plus the fact that I am not a native English speaker so my sentence structures are grammatically incorrect. I really like this list. I think I’m making mistake #1. I have trouble putting thoughts into words plus the fact that I am not a native English speaker so my sentence structures are grammatically incorrect.

]]> By: chipseo http://superbloggingtips.com/2007/11/5-things-that-make-your-readers-scramble/#comment-3112 chipseo Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:04:56 +0000 http://superbloggingtips.com/2007/11/5-things-that-make-your-readers-scramble/#comment-3112 Well, I think you could have stopped at your first point... <em>If you’re going to run a website, you need to be able to write, and that is that.</em> If you can't write, you can learn how, but at least proof. It is time consuming and I know I have some hidden typos in my posts somewhere but I think it is very important to not have words spelled wrong at least. Great post. Scott Well, I think you could have stopped at your first point…

If you’re going to run a website, you need to be able to write, and that is that.

If you can’t write, you can learn how, but at least proof. It is time consuming and I know I have some hidden typos in my posts somewhere but I think it is very important to not have words spelled wrong at least.

Great post. Scott

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]]> By: Lin http://superbloggingtips.com/2007/11/5-things-that-make-your-readers-scramble/#comment-3107 Lin Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:41:49 +0000 http://superbloggingtips.com/2007/11/5-things-that-make-your-readers-scramble/#comment-3107 Very good points Tay. Just last night my daughter was reading one of my latest posts and she found a typo error I somehow missed. I think I'll hire her before hitting "Publish"! ;) Very good points Tay. Just last night my daughter was reading one of my latest posts and she found a typo error I somehow missed. I think I’ll hire her before hitting “Publish”! ;)

]]> By: Forrest http://superbloggingtips.com/2007/11/5-things-that-make-your-readers-scramble/#comment-3104 Forrest Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:47:45 +0000 http://superbloggingtips.com/2007/11/5-things-that-make-your-readers-scramble/#comment-3104 Minyak; Mark Twain learned to write by being an editor, and reading a lot of really bad writing. He was one of the best. I'd rather learn to write compellingly by reading good writing ... but either way, I think it's a skill you pick up like a sponge, more or less without trying. Steven & Tay; I don't suppose I could talk you into elaborating on the partial vs full feed question? I use partial feeds myself, not to 'force' visitors to come to my site instead of using an RSS reader, but because every post I make is scraped onto 10+ splogs within hours. Even while Google doesn't seem to respect any of these, most aren't even indexed, I don't like the idea that I might ultimately wind up competing against my own content...? Also, mine is ... I hate to say "it's a special site" because that makes me sound conceited. But it's a photo blog, the imagery is as important as the story in each post. I haven't looked into WP's RSS code, but how involved would it be to put the images into the feed? Minyak; Mark Twain learned to write by being an editor, and reading a lot of really bad writing. He was one of the best. I’d rather learn to write compellingly by reading good writing … but either way, I think it’s a skill you pick up like a sponge, more or less without trying.

Steven & Tay; I don’t suppose I could talk you into elaborating on the partial vs full feed question? I use partial feeds myself, not to ‘force’ visitors to come to my site instead of using an RSS reader, but because every post I make is scraped onto 10+ splogs within hours. Even while Google doesn’t seem to respect any of these, most aren’t even indexed, I don’t like the idea that I might ultimately wind up competing against my own content…?

Also, mine is … I hate to say “it’s a special site” because that makes me sound conceited. But it’s a photo blog, the imagery is as important as the story in each post. I haven’t looked into WP’s RSS code, but how involved would it be to put the images into the feed?

]]> By: Tim E. http://superbloggingtips.com/2007/11/5-things-that-make-your-readers-scramble/#comment-3101 Tim E. Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:20:23 +0000 http://superbloggingtips.com/2007/11/5-things-that-make-your-readers-scramble/#comment-3101 Thanks for not using intense rainbow colors! It's too early in the morning for a headache. Thanks for not using intense rainbow colors! It’s too early in the morning for a headache.

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