Weblog Usability by Nielsen

Quite fun to see Nielsen getting into weblog usability… should really just go check our the problogger but still pretty interesting… how do you measure up?

Weblog Usability: The Top Ten Design Mistakes

1. No Author Biographies

2. No Author Photo

3. Nondescript Posting Titles

4. Links Don’t Say Where They Go

5. Classic Hits are Buried

6. The Calendar is the Only Navigation

7. Irregular Publishing Frequency

8. Mixing Topics

9. Forgetting That You Write for Your Future Boss

10. Having a Domain Name Owned by a Weblog Service

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