Weblog Usability: The Top Ten Design Mistakes
This is a recent article by Jakob Nielsen published on his Website on October 17, 2005. Jakob Nielsen is an expert on Web site usability. He advocates putting usability first and practising simplicity in Web design. In this article, Nielsen pointed out the top-ten usability mistakes on weblogs.
1. No Author Biographies
2. No Author Photos
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