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A successful blogger will be able to immediately spot at least 5 differences between their blog and a blog that isn\u2019t doing that good at the moment. That goes to show that starting a blog is very easy but making it a popular place people visit often isn\u2019t. <\/p>\n

\"Good<\/a>
\nFind Your Digital Identity Through Blogging<\/em><\/p>\n

In this article, we\u2019ll be looking at how to make a blog<\/a> pop out and stand out from the crowd. There are some elements that make a gigantic difference and the fact that they aren\u2019t used is what differentiates bad blogs from good, great and amazing ones. Here we go.<\/p>\n

Multiple types of media<\/h3>\n

\"Good<\/a>
\nIs Your Blog Ready For 2017?<\/em><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t be afraid to use different types of media throughout your blog. If you\u2019re going\u00a0 to make it a strictly text blog you might find out that people get bored. Try incorporating video or audio clips into your blog posts in creative ways that will inspire your readers or even leave them in awe. An example of this would be using specific sound clips for different portions of a blog post. While creating a sequenced blog post that has readers switch between pages or segments, you can add a representative sound clip to each of them. For example, if you have an entire segment of the post dedicated to a story about birds, you can have audio of chirping in the background to add to the atmosphere. It\u2019s a small detail but can make a big difference.<\/p>\n

Video is also very useful in certain situations. You can use a video clip to quickly explain something that is mentioned in the blog but you\u2019re afraid not all readers will get or be able to do. Incorporating a quick video tutorial<\/a> on something before detailing it in the blog is easier and more efficient than allocating another whole paragraph to doing the exact same thing the video does, but in writing.<\/p>\n

Organized and clean layout<\/h3>\n

\"Good<\/a>
\n11 BLOGS YOU NEED TO FOLLOW IN 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

Many blogs throw away their shot at success because they have a messy layout. Make your blog\u2019s menus and buttons be tidily organized and cleanly take readers to parts of the blog, without creating confusion. Also, you can use the sides of a blog post to show useful information such as \u201crecommended reads\u201d or \u201chere\u2019s what you might like next\u201d and \u201cthe latest entries\u201d. Implementing things like this will always provide the readers with content on-demand and will ensure that they will spend more time on the blog than if they would have to search for everything themselves.<\/p>\n

\"Good<\/a>
\n6 Effective Tactics to Make your Blog Stand Out<\/em><\/p>\n

Having a cluttered and messy layout for the blog not only looks bad, but also makes visitors feel uninvited or unwanted on the platform because they don\u2019t instantly understand how things work there. Making everything clean and great to look at will make readers fill right at home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A successful blogger will be able to immediately spot at least 5 differences between their blog and a blog that isn\u2019t doing that good at the moment. That goes to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,109],"tags":[102,1348,6366,6370,6371,5882,5891,6364,6363,988,247,957,6365,6367,6372,6369,6368,220],"yoast_head":"\nDifferences Between Good And Bad Blogs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A successful blogger will be able to immediately spot at least 5 differences between their blog and a blog that isn\u2019t doing that good at the moment. 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