You might think that maybe I’m running out of things to bitch about with this one, but I’m totally serious. If you have any experience with reading blogs and using feed readers, you understand a little of what I’m talking about here. But for those of you who aren’t aware, here’s a little example (all efforts have been made to protect both the innocent and the horribly guilty):
This is a snapshot of an offending feed in my Google Reader. You get the title of the post and a little “teaser” but you have to click through to the site to see the rest of the post. That? Makes me ORNERY. I can understand, especially on the more commercial sites, the need to have visitors come to the actual site and see all the shiny ads and whatnot. But you can put ads in feeds these days and there are other ways to encourage the visitor to click through to the site every now and then. When I just want to catch up on my blogs, however, and I come across a site that makes me click through… well that just raises my ire a little. And, I have to admit, I might skim the excerpt a little bit and decide if I really do want to click through or just skip over the post. Because I am “slackermama” and I am lazy. And having to click and open another tab is not on my list of things I want to do. Sorry.
The “experts” agree with me on this. Check out this article from Blogging Pro. One of their suggestions for getting more traffic and subscribers (and keeping them) is:
Offer a full feed, even if it means people visit the site less often. A person reading you is always better than a person not reading you. Make it easy.
Amen, brothers! You tell it! Besides, nothing makes me happier than seeing a favorite blog of mine has updated and I click it, only to be treated to the full post without having to click through to anything. It’s the blog equivalent of being able to kick off my shoes and put my feet up.
the feedreader equivalent of heaven right here… an entire post.
So, you know, in case anyone out there offers only a tiny snippet of their post and coudl have a heart and take pity on a poor, pathetic slacker like myself, I’d be very appreciative.
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This is me. I'm a thirtysomething stay at home mom to three kids. For years I was a stay at home mom to one kid and trying very hard to have more. It took a LONG time (ie: 6 1/2 years), but finally Liam arrived and charmed us with his blue eyes and ginormous, round head. Then we got a shock: I was pregnant again and this time it was a GIRL. Our hearts and home are full at last and now that we're done having babies, we get to relax (snort) and watch them grow (not too fast now, you hear?). Thanks for coming by, feel free to dip into my archives, read my About and History pages (just don't do Jackson's Story without tissues!) and make yourself at home.
