What Makes A Good Blog?

This week we were instructed to choose three of our class mate’s blogs to evaluate.  For one of my assignments I had been instructed to take a look at the components needed to create an appealing blog. First I will go over each students blog that I discussed in week four discussion one.

First I took a look at Annaliisa Garcia’s blog which can be found at http://eatingbeansinchina.blogspot.com/.  I was very interested to see her blog.  I was very interested in reading about her experiences in China.  I love traveling and love to learn about new places. The blog about the beans was a great story. I also like the new blogs that she has added to the site as well. The blog is very professional and is written well.  I think that the light yellow background color fits.  I think that everything flows very well with the proper content for the audience.  

 Annaliisa’s blog is very interesting and the color as well as the story fits very well. I think that the elements needed for a blog consists of clear writing, good colors and graphics that flow with the reading and organization.  I think that Annaliisas blog had all of these elements which created an appealing blog to the audience. I want to incorporate those things into my blog that I am learning from each of the blogs.  The comments that my class mates have left me have been very helpful to me. 

The next blog that I chose to look at was Jeannie Swint’s which can be found at http://thereshouldbea12stepprogramforthis.blogspot.com/?zx=6fa1dd84e8927e15.  I loved the pictures at the bottom of the blog and her writing that talks about values, customs and getting to know others.  The pictures were good examples of what was written in the blog.  I also think that the blog is very creative.  I like that Jeannie introduces herself and that it is a fun and educational blog at the same time.   I think that it fits the audience and that the purpose is established and it flows well. There is organization and she has even added more pictures that go with her key points in the blog. She has a picture of the Ten Commandments which I like.  It fits the topic and it is a good visually appealing blog.  It is educational, but still fun and appealing to the reader’s eye. 

 The third blog that I chose can be found at http://coffeewithcolette.blogspot.com/ and it was written by Tracy Tennant.  I love the design!   I think that the coffee theme and the paper go great with communicating.  It almost reminds me of two people coming to sit down to chat about news while having a cup of coffee!   I think that the flow as well as the content is great.   It all fits the audience and the purpose is established with information and good sources to. I just recently viewed the blog again and I noticed the last part at the bottom.  I love the last part that talks about coming and grabbing a cup of coffee!  Also when I looked at the page today the cup of coffee looked really warm and soothing.  The cup of coffee is definitely an eye catcher that fits so well and is appealing to the reader.

 I have learned a lot about my blog from my classmates.  I have learned about organization, pictures, creativity and more.  This has been a great journey. I look forward to learning more.

References:

Garcia, Annaliisa. (2013 July 1) Eating Beans in China. (Blog). Retrieved from http://eatingbeansinchina.blogspot.com/

Swint, Jeannie (2013 June 27). A Blog for Class (Blog), Retrieved from http://thereshouldbea12stepprogramforthis.blogspot.com/?zx=6fa1dd84e8927e15

Tennant, Tracy. (2013 July 1)Coffee with Colette. (Blog). Retrieved from http://coffeewithcolette.blogspot.com/