Keyword definition

Define:[keyword] operator provides definitions for words, phrases, and acronyms from the Web.
For example:
define:durian will get you a list of durian definitions.

File type

[keyword] filetype:[filetype extension]. find  documents of the specified type, as in durian filetype:pdf.

Image search

Google Image search, you can narrow down the images according to Size, Color and content type whether its News, Faces, Clip art, Line drawing or Photo. Now let’s do image search of durian.

Glossary

To look for glossaries, as well as dictionaries, lists of terms, terminology, etc. use tilde(~) before keyword, as in ~durian.

Phrase

To look for exact phrases, put them in quotes as in “heavenly durian”
 or “durian stinks” .

Site page listing

Enough about durian. To show all webpages in a website or domain, use
site:[domain] operator, as in
site:www.tourismmalaysia.gov.my. You can use this method to check whether or not all of your pages are indexed by Google.

In-site search

To search inside a specific website, just add the keyword before site:

 operator, as in kelantan site:www.tourismmalaysia.gov.my.

Cached pages

To display Google's cached version of a web page  use cache: operator, as in

cache:http://codecrowd.blogspot.com/.
This is especially useful if you want to recover deleted pages.

Link listing

To show webpages that link to a site use link: as in

link:www.tourismmalaysia.gov.my.

Keyword exclusion

To exclude certain keyword from result pages use [keyword] –[excluded keyword]

, as in Barack –Obama.

1. Write Substance

Ask yourself before every post, "What is this post really about? " You should never write a post simply because you feel the need to post today or you made a goal to always post on Wednesdays. Each post should be focused around a clear main idea or subject. Similarly, avoid fluff. Fluff introductions or conclusions that don't really say anything should be rewritten or eliminated. Don't write for a word count, write for substance.

2. Make Your Headlines as Strong as Your Content

A headline is generally what draws the reader to the post in the first place. Make it count. You want your headlines to entice readers, to make them click on as many of your posts as possible. You won't achieve this with boring headlines. Use strong verbs and avoid passive tense. Make the reader want to know more about your topic.

3. Banish Text Blocks

No one wants to read a 1000 word paragraph, least of all your flighty internet readers. The internet audience has a notoriously low attention span, so make it easier to skim your writing by using frequent paragraph breaks and subject headers. It makes a large portion of copy seem much less intimidating. Headers also help the reader get the most out of your text by giving them an introduction and an preliminary concept to the following section. Basically, it gives your readers a "starting point" for the attached section. Pictures, videos, and short bulleted lists also serve as excellent text breakers.

4. Utilize Lists

People, especially web readers, love lists. It's comforting to have a large portion of information broken down into bite-size tips or steps. Lists are easy to skim, easy to digest, and easy to remember. It's why we make grocery lists instead of grocery prose.

5. Self-link

Once you've snared a new reader, what's to stop them from leaving your page immediately after reading your article? Internal linkage can be a blogger's best friend for keeping readers around for a while. Internal links are links to other posts or content within your blog. For example, if you briefly discuss hummus in an article about healthy eating, link to a previous post about hummus recipes. If you mention an actress in your fashion blog that you've talked about before, link to all articles featuring that actress. By including more links, you're giving readers the option to read more of your work about something they're already interested in.

6. Don't Ignore Your Readers

Engage them. Respond to their comments and suggestions. One of the best tried-and-true blogging tips is to ask for your readers' input or suggestions at the end of each article. When you show an interest in your readers' opinions, they're more likely to share them and join the conversation. After all, the capacity for instant reader-author conversations is what distinguishes the blogosphere from traditional print mediums.

7. Proofread, Proofread, Proofread

It may seem obvious, but small grammatical/spelling mistakes make your blog look amateurish. Don't forget to fact check all of your posts as well. Incorrect information discredits your voice and your blog. Remember, editing your posts is every bit as important as writing them. If you can, put your post away for a few hours and look at it again later. Distancing yourself from a post will help you catch errors you wouldn't have noticed earlier.

8. Tighten Your Posts

Once you're done checking for grammatical, factual, and spelling errors, go back and remove any clichés or unnecessary words. Anything you can do to shorten your post will improve your writing immensely. Look closely at every adverb and adjective. Do you really need them? Nine times out of ten you'll find these words are unnecessary, especially in informative articles.

9. Don't Be Too Formal

Even if you have a doctorate in English literature, there's no need to show off those big words. Never use a ten-letter word when a four-letter word will do. You'll wind up isolating your audience. Also, remember that blog writing is much more informal than a newspaper or technical writing. Blogging is conversing, so strike up a conversation with your readers. A welcoming, informal tone is much more inviting for visitors.

10. Write Often and Write Well

Writing is a skill. While some people may have a gift for words, they still need to hone their writing skills just like everyone else. Writing frequently will keep your skills sharp and refined. However, you're not doing yourself any favors if you consistently write sloppily. Treat your blog with a high regard and aim to make every post an example of your best writing.

 1. Not different enough

Your blog looks like everybody else’s, which is further damaged by the fact that you do not post interesting blogs on topics that are not frequently covered. 

There is nothing new, interesting or original about your blog. 
The graphics and layout is dull, predictable and boring.

2. Hard to read

You make your blog too hard to read with small text or fonts that are harder to read. 
Your blog may look nice with an italic twist or a handwritten look, but it is difficult to read, especially if the reader is tired. 
The color of your blogs background makes it harder to read because there is not enough contrast between the two. 
The way you layout your text makes it harder to follow. 

It is too modular and it is hard to see which paragraph follows which. 

Your background colors are too distracting.

3. Your blog takes a lifetime to load

Images and stuff are nice but people are clicking on you to read something and they have to wait ten minutes for it to load. 

Your JavaScript’s run too slow, and sometimes they crash or bring up pop up that says they are unstable. 

There is a stupid flash intro, which is annoying, even though you are allowed to skip it. 

The HTML tables are making it take even longer to load, which is boring, and your content is fast becoming NOT worth the wait.

4. Insubstantial content

There are widgets everywhere, so clearly your content is not good enough to stand-alone. 

There is a widget for every social media on earth, and a share section, and one to translate, etc. In short there are too many widgets. 

The sheer amount of widgets on the screen is silly, and pointless, and is casting some real doubt over the legitimacy of the text and the character that created it. Clearly the person who created the blog has no idea what he or she is doing.

5. It is off putting

The text is too confrontational and people feel like they should not even bother engaging with the text. 

It is too opinionated without giving any factors as to why the blogger believed what they believe. 

The blog is stating opinion as fact without proper proof.

6. Lacks approachability

Your blog sounds like it is written by government official or a police officer, so why bother commenting. 

Clearly the person who wrote the blog is a master of whatever they are writing about and the commenter will just be shot down. 

There is no room for other opinions and so why bother commenting, or even bothering to engage with the text. 

Your blog has no opinions in it whatsoever. 

It reads more like a collection of information or a technical data sheet than it does a blog. 

The blog feels like it was written by a computer and not by a person who has feeling, insight or any motivation for writing the text.

7. Not original

The text on the blog has clearly been spun from another article. 

Many of the word choices are not ideal for the blog and its topic. 

Many of the sentences do not flow correctly or have incorrect grammar. 

The writing seems stale and its context and syntax jumps from paragraph to paragraph. 

It is too much of a mixture of casual writing and professional writing. 

It jumps from first, second and third person perspective throughout the text.

8. Lacks consistency

There is no consistency in the blogs posted from one week to the next. For example, one week the blogger is pro-democrat, but then the next week the blog is hailing Republican values. 

The blogs show no sign of consistency in their topics -one week the topic is on flower arranging; the week after it is pro-choice. 

The person perspectives are not consistent from post to post. One is in the third person when dealing with one topic, and in first person when dealing with another.

9. The blog is too controversial

People do not want to log on every week to be angered, insulted or upset.

10. Lacks style

It feels as if there is more than one writer doing the blog. 

The quality of the writing changes from post to post, and the vocabulary use frequently changes from week to week (not to mention style).

To be a "readable" blogger isn't so easy as you might think. You should spend lot of time and energy to

improve your writing and designing skills. Furthermore, don’t forget to listen to your readers' voices because they are your main force in blogging world.