13 blog cliches you should consider avoiding
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Jeff Atwood at the coding horror blog has a great list of 13 blog cliches that we should all consider avoiding.
- The Useless Calendar Widget
- Random Images Arbitrarily Inserted In Text
- No Information on the Author
- Excess Flair
- The Giant Blogroll
- The Nebulous Tag Cloud
- Excessive Advertisements
- This Ain’t Your Diary
- Sorry I Haven’t Written in a While
- Blogging About Blogging
- Mindless Link Propagation
- Top (n) Lists
- No Comments Allowed
while i agree with most of the points on the list, i think some of them can vary from blog to blog. for example, an author that attends a lot of conferences can definitely use a calendar widget, and blogging about blogging is perfectly fine because it does create value for those who are out of touch with the platform, and finally, i think top (n) lists are great (in moderation of course). nonetheless, the list is a good critique of some of the mistakes that many bloggers make over and over again.
August 19th, 2007 at 12:35 pm
I mostly agree with the list and am only guilty of one transgression: #6 the nebulous tag cloud. I guess that depends on the definition of “nebulous” but I find it is one of the most used features on my blog. It is most definitely used more than search.
My tag cloud is pretty far down the page. It is used enough that I think it deserves to be moved up. I was thinking of putting it right at the top where the search box is currently located.
August 20th, 2007 at 5:12 pm
Cool list. I am guilty of some of them from time to time.
Hey wait, is this not a “top” list too? Just shows that sometimes, those articles are good too.
As for images, as long as they relate to the topic being discussed, I think they definitely can contribute to a more enjoyable reading experience.