Blog Checkup by Jakob Nielsen's Standards

Weblog Usability: The Top Ten Design Mistakes (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)

I bet there will be a lot of blogs that do a quick and dirty evaluation based on this list. It is a good one by someone who has a large platform one which to stand. Here's mine:

1. No Author Biographies
   Business blog that has a little blurb but really - no biography.
2. No Author Photo
   I have the Flash video - but then Flash is another one of Jakob's pet peeves.
3. Nondescript Posting Titles
   Working on this one. It has actually become quite fun to make it punchy but also accurate.
4. Links Don't Say Where They Go
   I don't often link within an article - I should more. And the top link I tend to let it speak with the author given title.
5. Classic Hits are Buried
   Okay this is a problem. I can't call them hits because I don't have that many visitors. But I do have some key posts for myself and my clients and they are buried
6. The Calendar is the Only Navigation
   Yup that's a problem. But then again I've been working on that with trying to work out how to put some categories on things.
7. Irregular Publishing Frequency
   Sunday so it's time to blog - nope. But several updates a day and a six or seven a week.
8. Mixing Topics
   I manage to stay fairly focussed here by having some other blogs that I'm using for more personal stuff.
9. Forgetting That You Write for Your Future Boss
   Ha! but I may be writing for a future client and that is critical.
10. Having a Domain Name Owned by a Weblog Service
    Built it into my website... Thank you. If indeed Blogspot gets canned then we are indeed home free as are the clients that I have been working with.