completely unrelated yet nonetheless gorgeous glassware at Mercado Sabado, San Angel, Mexico City |
I want to clean up my blog. Why? Mainly because this isn't 2007 anymore and I think I heard that most people view blogs on their mobile devices. Now that I have a mobile device I can see what they mean. I know what an app does! *insert thumbs up here* To this end, I'm inserting breaks into my posts (like the one I hope you followed to get here.)
I want to make sharing easier. Because when I am viewing on the aforementioned mobile device, I don't know how to bookmark yet, so I have to tweet it in order to keep track of it. If that admission makes me look disorganized, then so be it! I was viewing blogs on my iPad today and there were a couple of things I wanted to share but couldn't because I couldn't find the right buttons. To make sharing easier, I've installed bigger and more obvious share buttons on the blog and on the posts.
I want to better track my stats. I read a bunch of blogs in my google reader. Some provide the entire post, while others give only a couple of lines and you have to click over for the good stuff. I had been providing the entire post in my RSS, but I'd like to try providing just a couple of lines. This way, I can get a better handle on impressions, and also the blog community members who normally just visit through their readers can see what else is happening on the site. *I'd like your feedback about this one. If this affects you, speak up!*
completely unrelated flowers I saw on the way to the end of the school year party in Naucalpan, Estado de Mexico |
I want to be more personal. At first I thought nobody cared about my life, and maybe they don't but I realized that as a blog reader, I feel more connected to people who share parts of their daily lives on the blog. So I'm giving it a try.
I want to provide more high value posts. But the thing is, I get into this thing where I feel like everything has to be completely perfect and detailed before it goes up... It whips out of control until it's easier to do a tweet than a behemoth blog posting. So I think I have a handle on that one with a new post method. We'll see how it works...
I want to post more often. I am hoping this will attract, rather than detract from my readership. Your feedback is appreciated. I really do love the fact that you take the time to read over my posts. I hope you will reach out to me and say hello in the comments.
Here's the random fun stuff
- Make a word cloud at Wordle
- Air Guitar with "Zinger Jurisdiction"
or any other fictitious band at Band Name Generator - Amaze your facebook friends at uʍop ǝpısdn ǝdʎʇ
*Stefania Pomponi Butler explains
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