Since I care about usability, it's time for me test my own weblog against Jakob’s top-ten list.
Let’s see:
Top Ten Weblog Usability Mistakes
1)No author biography : yes. please check from my profile.
2)No author photo: yes! I was wearing a school uniform. ^^
3)Nondescript posting titles: Pass. I generally give my posts informative titles .Only rarely do I use cutesy titles where readers are forced to guess what the post is about.
4)Links don’t say where they go: Pass. As a reader, I find “click here” links to be annoying, and so I avoid the practice in my writing.
5)Classic hits are buried: Pass. . My posts are organized by topic as well as by date. Further, the ever-present live search makes finding posts by content easy.
6)The calendar is the only navigation: Pass. My posts are organized by topic as well as by date. Further, the ever-present live search makes finding posts by content easy.
7)Irregular publishing frequency: Fail. I don’t have a regular posting schedule. When work are heavy..i dont post much.
8)Mixing topics: Semi-Pass. I do mix up topics somewhat, but almost all of my topics fall into the category of "Weblog Design".
9)Forgetting that you write for your future boss: Pass. I don’t think there is anything on my blog that a future employer would find troubling or even unprofessional. (Since I am a student only, and so far none of them seem to mind what I post. My blog now I am writing is for my assignment & sharing with my classmates.)
10)Having a domain name owned by a weblog service: Pass. My blog’s home is blogspot.com, which seems like the natural place for it.
Source 1: Jakob Nielson's AlertBox
Source 2: Blogspot
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