I follow a handful of blogs. Mostly stuff I'm interested in personally and a few related to work. There are three core points that make me a repeat visitor to these websites:
1. Fabulous photography.
Tantalising food photography is the main draw. Blogs like http://www.bakerella.com/ and http://thepioneerwoman.com/ make me want to be a better housewife. (Being a little snarky here). I enjoy looking at beautiful pictures and learning how these bloggers photograph their subjects. Even if I don't really care about what the topic of the day is, I'll go to check out the new pictures.
2. Witty/helpful commentary.
It's not really a blog, per se, but http://theoatmeal.com/ is so witty, it makes me laugh out loud. Not LOL, but actually Laugh. Out. Loud. Another one of my favorite blogs is http://www.babycheapskate.com/. Besides helping me to save money on baby and kid-related purchases, I appreciate the blog's helpful cheat sheets on the price per diaper to beat. Now that's info I can really use.
3. Attractive site design.
I admit that a pretty website will make me return. If it looks like a Geocities page from 1990, I'll probably never come back. Nice graphics and easy-to-understand navigation are two key features I appreciate. Articulate's Tom Kuhlmann's Rapid eLearning blog http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/ fits this definition.The graphics are entertaining, the topics are timely and relate closely to the work that I do and the blog isn't too cluttered with uncessary features or annoying ads.
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