I decided to write this in light of it being NaBloPoMo. These are a list of things I see on blogs that annoy me and I would please like you all to stop. Now.
1. If you do a food blog and post pictures, please look at these photos before posting them. Grey meat is unappetizing as is coagulated cheese on top of aforementioned grey meat.
2. Do not use the word orgasm or any of it’s synonyms when referring to food. All I can picture is George Costanza in bed, screwing his girlfriend while eating a pastrami sandwich. Again, not appetizing.
3. If you’re opening a can of Cambell’s anything, that’s not homemade. It’s Sandra Lee made.
4. Supposably is not a word. In any language.
5. Use spell check. It’s free and easy. Keep it employed.
6. Don’t be too wordy. Read what you’ve written. If you fall asleep at the keyboard, it’s too long. Edit.
7. If you must keep it long, make it entertaining. People read for fun.
8. If you can’t make it entertaining make it educational. I love to learn stuff while reading a blog. That’s how I learned to knit!
9. Please have your setting set to write black letters on white or light backgrounds. White on black gives me googly eyes and I’m sure I’m not the only one.
10. Include pictures. Oodles and oodles of pictures. They don’t have to be perfect but in focus would be nice.
11. Don’t kvetch all the time. Once in a while, a post of complaints is fine. As readers we like to commiserate but more than once in a while, you need a therapist not a blog.
12. If talking about your children please don’t call them “the boy” or “the girl” If you’re too freaked to use their real names give them fake ones or use their initials. Calling them “the child” makes them sound like they’re foreign and not yours.
13. Have contests. Lots and lots of contests. Mostly yarn giveaways but others will do fine too.
14. Don’t put too many ads in the sidebars. It’s too distracting and makes me forget why I came to your blog.
15. Last but not least, have fun with it. If you’re not having fun writing it, believe me, we’re not having fun reading it.
I hope you’ve enjoyed reading these. And I hope I stick to my Do Not Do list. I need to learn to practice what I preach. I can promise no grey meat photos though! Gag.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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I don't think I have gray meat. I usually post burned meat!!
You know my kids are Pigs, but that is truly what I call them.
I'm going back to check what my colors are on the blog...
I have ads, because I think they are funny. What do you link to sell when you talk about zombies?
I looooove your tips! They're all great!!!
Good one Knoobie!
I'm totally guilty of Ads & links galore on my sidebar. For me it's just the way I like it. I use my blog as my "web office" for links and things I read regularly or want to do :)
you forgot--short paragraphs.
it way to hard to plow through 60 lines of text on a monitor!
Newspaper style, punchy paragraphs are so much easier to read.
(oh yeah, i hate blog that have background music--unless its part of the post. but generic (or religious)music that conflicts with my choices --i just find annoying!)
I have to agree on the music. It's not as prevalent as it once was, but still worth a mention. And this vegetarian (me) is never happy to see meaty recipes on blogs. It all looks awful to me.
I have to agree on the music. It's not as prevalent as it once was, but still worth a mention. And this vegetarian (me) is never happy to see meaty recipes on blogs. It all looks awful to me.
Blogs that get too up close and personal make me feel uncomfortable as a reader. There's a balance that needs to be struck between the focus of your blog and your personal life.
So well said! LOVE it. I hope I am not one of those constant complainers, although lately I seem to feel as though I am. Sorry. I promise to buck up and move on with my life! :P And giveaways, well, no contests here, but I'll buy a skein and send it to you if you want. Likely it'll come from Wal-Mart, tho, not the best Southern selection. ;)
Thank goodness I don't cook!
I really need to have a contest. Haven't had one on my blog yet and I have all my Wonder Yarn and Wonder Roving to promote.
Good Idea!
Love your peeves. Especially the spell check and background colour ones! How many times do I have to see definitely spelled with an a where the second e is?!!!
haha, you gave me a good laugh today! Now I can go to my evening classes in a good/happy mood ;)
No. 13 is spot on. Heehee!
You made me laugh so hard I shot coffee out my nose.rofl
please check out my blog and let me know what you think and please enter the yarn giveaway;)Hugs Darcy
Laughing. I agree with everything you wrote. Question: Did you intentionally spell CAMPBELL's as Cambell's? :)
Love the list! I agree with the spell check and ads. I think people make money off the ads.
I think the only one I'm guilty of is calling the kids The Teen and CollegeDude. But I think that's more funny than trying to protect them...
Actually, the gray is just oxidation. Go look at the meat at Whole Foods. It's really not an indication of it being bad.
many of your peeves are my peeves and reasons for culling my list periodically. We can't read every blog in the world and you have to go with what appeals to you or risk being overwhelmed!
Excessive complaining or ranting turns me right off. I have enough crap in my life. I don't need everyone else's too, unless it's funny or particularly enlightening.
I LOVE this!!!! bravo for the poignancy of it......(go look it up BWAHAHAHAHAH)
I don't have a blog but I sure can tell you which ones I don't like...well, maybe not now, but they're the ones I click away from hee hee.
Christine
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