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| BakerWatson |
 Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 10:22 am Post subject: Why do you bounce away from a blog? |
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Let's face it, we are all bouncers at times. We've all visited blogs that we immediately bounce right off of. In many cases there are obvious reasons for bouncing. Perhaps you don't speak the language and don't have the time or inclination to go through a translation process. Or perhaps it is obvious that the subject matter is not your cup of tea. And, of course, we all know there are a lot of crappy blogs.
Most of us have read tips for blogging with their "Do's and Don't's". I thought it might be interesting to find out from some of the forum members what type of factor will typically prompt them to leave a blog immediately other than the obvious ones such as language or subject matter.
For instance, I hate to 'work' to read a post where the text is hard to decipher because it is obscured by some graphic in the background or where is the color contrasts or fonts make reading an eye-straining chore. While the background or color/font choices may be impressive and eye-catching upon entering the blog, they can be a real hindrance in reading the posts at times. Result: I usually bounce to another blog.
I could go on with several other items, but I would rather hear of the reasons some of you have for being bouncers. What are some of the items that frequently bug you when you visit blogs and prompt you to leave? Perhaps we will see some of these problems in our own blogs and can tidy them up.
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| Rose |
| Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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| BlueJeanFemme |
| Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 11:04 am Post subject: |
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| Language... uninteresting topic... music that can't be turned off... a million gadgets that take forever to load... pop up adds that deposit trojans on my computer... all of that - but most especially the "business" bloggers have caused me to simply stop surfing blogs. Only when I know someone who has a blog will I look at it now. |
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| GaryJay |
| Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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Sometimes the Blog Title is misleading and once at the blog, and seeing what it really is about, causes a person to bounce off, or sometimes the blog is just what it is, no more and no less----which for eclectic thinkers, kind of makes it boring---its my opinion a good blog should have some variational moments to it. (ITs NOT easy being GREEN)
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| sensitivemuse |
| Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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font that can't be read, annoying music that can't be read, popups are just a few things that make me want to leave.
Also those blogs about business....just because I"m just not interested in the topic. |
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| my_misyel |
| Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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When texts are harder to read
When the site contains heavy images
When the site is not related to my searches .... 
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| BlueJeanFemme |
| Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:35 am Post subject: |
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| my_misyel wrote: | | When the site is not related to my searches .... |
You know, my, I have occasionally looked at stats on my Site Meter which, in part, tell you how people found you. One of the ways is via Google search. Sometimes it's clear my blog fits their searches because it'll be on the first page or two of results, but some... I'll look 10 pages into the search results and sit scratching my head wondering how on earth they arrived at my site. Even if my blog fits their search terms!! Makes me wonder if Google doesn't scramble search results.
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| keeneye |
| Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:52 am Post subject: |
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Great topic, I've been wondering why people bounce off my blog. I try to keep the first view of my blog clean looking and inviting. No annoying graphics that don't load or hard to read fonts etc. But I still get people that take one look at my blog and vamoose.
I have noticed that same thing about google searches on my sitemeter. I could see that maybe even if it did fit the search criteria, maybe it wasn't the information the reader was seeking. Sometimes I wonder how accurate Sitemeter is on tracking the length time someone spends on my blog.
I don't like boring looking blogs- that look like the blogger spent two seconds to set up. Even though I try not to judge a book by it's cover, I find myself hitting the back button as soon as I see a drab blog. Same goes for busy looking blogs.
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| BlueJeanFemme |
| Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:56 am Post subject: |
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I think it's hard to know why anyone does...
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| keeneye |
| Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 11:09 am Post subject: |
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BlueJeanFemme, what's your blog address? You should include that in your signature so people can check out your blog if they see your comments here BloggerTalk. I'd like to check out your blog...
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| nyomot |
| Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:20 am Post subject: |
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Misleading title..pop ups..very loooong to load because of all the unnecessary things..seeing nothing but ads on top..a VERY BIG HEADER..but I'm a very patient person,so I at least read one post and leave sometimes the blog have some great stuff,only the other things kept people away from it..
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| BlueJeanFemme |
| Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:29 am Post subject: |
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| keeneye wrote: | | BlueJeanFemme, what's your blog address? You should include that in your signature so people can check out your blog if they see your comments here BloggerTalk. I'd like to check out your blog... |
Who me? I don't blog.  What makes you think I blog? 
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| Starr_girl7 |
| Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:22 pm Post subject: |
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Pretty much the subject matter thing...I'll stick around and search through 'busy', ads, whatever, for just a nugget even of a topic that catches my interest, or touches my heart, something worthwhile...
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| my_misyel |
| Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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| nyomot wrote: | | Misleading title..pop ups..very loooong to load because of all the unnecessary things..seeing nothing but ads on top..a VERY BIG HEADER..but I'm a very patient person,so I at least read one post and leave sometimes the blog have some great stuff,only the other things kept people away from it.. |
I encountered one blog that contains ads all over, overlapping the entire posts.
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| BlueJeanFemme |
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