{"id":4216,"date":"2007-08-22T12:04:37","date_gmt":"2007-08-22T02:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/problogger.com\/first-impressions-matter-on-a-blog\/"},"modified":"2017-01-09T15:42:04","modified_gmt":"2017-01-09T04:42:04","slug":"first-impressions-matter-on-a-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/problogger.com\/first-impressions-matter-on-a-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"First Impressions Matter on a Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"blip_movie_content_352933\"><a rel=\"enclosure\" href=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/file\/get\/Darrenrowse-FirstImpressions245.flv\">Click To Play<\/a><\/div>\n<p>\tplay_blip_movie_352933();<\/p>\n<p>First impressions matter in the day to day real life relationships that we all have. Like it or not, people are making decisions about who you are in the first few seconds that they meet you.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe same is happening when they come to your blog too!\n<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\nIn this Video post I explore five aspects of your blog that first time readers are using to get their first impression.\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Titles<\/li>\n<li>Design<\/li>\n<li>Taglines<\/li>\n<li>Post Titles<\/li>\n<li>Opening Lines of Posts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<strong>Video Length<\/strong> &#8211; 7.40<\/p>\n<p><b>Update<\/b>: to those wishing to use the video &#8211; you can grab the code to embed it on your own blog <a href=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/file\/348105\">at it&#8217;s page on blip.tv<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Further Reading on the Creating Strong First Impressions:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/run-a-first-time-reader-audit-on-your-blog\/\">Run a First Time Reader Audit On Your Blog<\/a> (mentioned in the video)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/using-titles-effectively-on-blogs\/\">Using Titles Effectively on Blogs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/5-pick-up-lines-to-get-you-the-girl-and-why-opening-lines-matter\/\">5 Pickup Lines to Get You the Girl &#8211; and Why Opening Lines Matter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/the-improtance-of-blog-taglines\/\">The Importance of Blog Taglines<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click To Play play_blip_movie_352933(); First impressions matter in the day to day real life relationships that we all have. 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