Friday, July 24, 2009

Setting Up A News Blog

One of the more interesting ideas for a blog is a news blog. It is a blog that reports news and comments on it. Visitors that have similar views as the blogger would probably enjoy visiting such a blog quite a lot. Here are some guidelines on creating a news blog:

  • Incorporate a “top news” column where you list the most important news. You should only list the most important news there. You should do that so that people who only have a minute or two can benefit from your site by checking out quickly what is currently happening. News should be presented in a very concise way here.
  • Use videos. You can embed videos using Google video or YouTube. Some news are best presented by showing a video, instead of just describing with words. Keep an eye on the most popular videos posted in YouTube, as very often you will find something interesting.
  • Have another section with detailed news. Remember, some people just have a minute to check out news, while others are looking forward to reading articles.
  • Finally you may want to have a section with gossip and rumors. This would be a good place to ask your visitors for their opinion, as by definition rumors mean that you do not only need to rely on facts.
  • No comments:

    Post a Comment