Here are a few nice things to add to your wordpress template in case it doesnt have them. The important templates to modify are index.php (the full blog view), single.php (shows single posts) and comments.php (for comments)

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The Advantages of Writing in Lists.

1. Easier to Read. People don’t have time or the interest to read long sections of text. Writing by bullet points or numbers makes it easy to read and skim through. Picking up on the points which look most interesting.
2. Easier to Write. Writing lists tends to be easier. Writing by bullet points means that you focus on one point at a time. It also tends to encourage simpler writing which is a good habit to encourage.
3. Discussion. Lists provide an opportunity for discussion. For my next blog post I am going to choose my top 13 books that changed the world. It engages the reader because they start thinking what they would have chosen. If you want people to add comments to your blog this is a good strategy to employ.

4. Look Authorative Lists have a certain authority. People give a lot of respect to top 10 Bestsellers. If you give top 10 tips for writing a blog, it gives your points an added force.
5. Grab Attention. People skim read the internet. Surfing the internet is not like reading a book. When you a buy a book you know what you are getting. When you come across an internet page, 95% of people move on after less than 60 seconds. Lists and subheadings are a way to grab people’s attention before they move elsewhere.
6. Use Bold Text. As well as writing lists it is helpful to use a small amount of bold text. This makes it even clearer what the point is about.

(To create Bold text in reSt use ** Text to be made bold **

7. Create Content Lists are an easy way of creating content. Top 10 favourite books. Top 7 Reasons to write a blog Top 7 reasons to write lists…

Of course this doesn’t mean you have to write everything by lists. But some subjects work very well through writing by lists.

• 7 Reasons to write in lists
• Discover your links
• Content Writing Tips
• Duplicate content at Google blog
• Building link based popularity
• Use of BlockQuotes

Easy Blogs are now being used by community members at sites such as Sri Chinmoy Races. For members who are new to the idea of using blog a basic introduction to using Easy Blogs has been created.
The guide is quite short as it will hopefully prove relatively straightforward to use.

Using Easy Blogs for the First Time

1. Include Short biography and photo. – People like to know who they are reading. It gives the blog a personal aspect. (Me)

It is easier to trust someone with a real name and photo.

2. Make your blog easy to read.  A good feature of "easy blog" is the option to have an introductory paragraph and then more.

If its a very long article you can link to the article from your blog. See this article on "Don’t make me Think"

3. Links should be descriptive of where they go. e.g  How to add internal links to a website

4. Make your best postings easily accesible. Don’t let them get buried in archives.

• (Here easy blog may need a new feature)

5. Focus on a certain niche. This blog at Vasudevaservice will focus on websites, Plone and blogging.  If you post on too many diverse subjects it is unlikely people will share all your own tastes.

6. Try to stick to a regular publishing schedule. Little and often is better than all at once and then nothing for several months 

However don’t post for the sake of it. ( Not every one may share your enthusiasm for an in depth account of your recent visit to the local supermarket. )

7. Use good Headings which are descriptive of content. This is good for Search Engines and makes it easier for visitors to know what the blog entry is about

8. Good photos help. (preferably related to the blog of course…)

9. Look for ways to promote your blog. Try to find people with similar interests. Use services like Ping o matic.

• Hopefully Easy blog will have this feature as automatic soon.

10. … Please leave a comment if you have a 10th idea.

How to Write Good articles for web

Many of these ideas came from "Top 10 Design Mistakes"

See also "Guide to Starting Websites" by R. Pettinger

More on Easy Blog.

We feel Easy Blog to be the best Plone Blog feature and look forward to its continued development.