Features+of+a+Blog

=Features of a Blog=

The four basic features of a good blog are the same for any kind of good writing:


 * P**urpose - What purpose are you writing for? To inform somebody about something you know about? To rant about issues close to you? To persuade people to agree with your opinion?


 * A**udience - Who is your audience? Are they from Banchory? Aberdeen? Scotland? Is it a global audience you're writing for? Why would they like what you're writing about? Is it relevant to them? Do they have to have the same interests as you to enjoy the blog?


 * L**anguage - What kind of language are your //audience// going to relate to? Will you use slang words? Will your audience understand the words you use? If you write in Doric, is this going to appeal to a global audience? Good sentence structure and punctuation is more important than ever so that //everyone// can **easily** understand what you are trying to say. If it is hard to read, people are not going to want to regularly read it.


 * L**ayout - How is the blog going to look? Would you have loads of flashing images? Why? Why not? What would be the disadvantages of that? Loads of images, links and videos are always a good way to keep your audience engaged.

Some more advice - use this to help to create your posters.
@http://murcha.wordpress.com/2008/08/31/features-of-a-good-quality-student-blog/ - this is a good example of a blog that is written about blogging. It goes through the main features of a good blog.

@http://www.techipedia.com/2010/influential-bloggers-traits/ - 11 Characteristics of a Highly Influential Bloggers. This is full of good advice for you as you begin to think about blogging.