Fashion Beauty Friend Friday: Blog Pet Peeves

Today's post is sort of a "What Not to Wear" version of blogging.  KatyRose of Modly Chic was inspired by a post written by Beautifully Invisible entitled, "Ten Things about your Blog that Drive Me Crazy."  She has asked each of the Fashion Beauty Friend Friday participants to weigh in this week with the 5 things that drive us crazy about the blogs we visit, sort of like our personal blog pet peeves.  I personally think this is going to be a helpful post for me, because I if I'm doing something annoying I would like to be the first to know.

As a disclaimer, I'd like to say that I like to encourage people.  Finding fault is just not my thing.  The only people I tend to judge are the judgers.  I hate confrontation...but if I must...I hate to tell you this but...

1.  If I'm reading your blog, I want to get to know you.  My favorite bloggers tell me a little something about their day or their family or what they think about an issue.  I don't so much enjoy blogs that are impersonal.

Photo from my first blog post on 1/16/11

2.  What's your name?  I understand that not everyone is comfortable with putting their names out there on the internet, but it's nice when you comment on someone's blog if you can call them by their name.  There are times I've searched sidebars,blog posts and profiles for the blogger's name and came up with nothing.

Coldwater Creek top from my first post of thrifted finds.

3.  I love to return comments.  But please make it easy on me!  I made the decision to stop requiring the typing of all those random letters into a box.  Haven't we all had enough of ridplh and swexgh and rofliam?

My first outfit post was on 2/1/11

4.  I also stopped moderating my comments because I realized that the commenting system I preferred was one that would publish my comment automatically.  There's something satisfying about seeing your remark in print before you leave the page.

Brrr...I learned all about outdoor shots this past winter.

5.  I've recently started trying to clean up my side bar because of I've heard other bloggers say that too much stuff on your blog makes it hard to find your actually content.  I wouldn't call this a pet peeve of mine, but I actively search out posts about ways to improve my blog and I've read this one enough that it's starting to sink in.

If you look at my sidebar right now though, you'll see that I'm not there yet.  But let's get away from the whole idea of being there.  Blogging is a journey.  Soon, I'll be reading about all my other blogging friends pet peeves.  And I'm sure that when I read these, I'll  learn something that I can do to improve my blog and that's one of the fun things about blogging.  Every time I improve my blog, or gain a follower, or get a comment or learn something new...I get excited!  So here's to better blogs and fewer blogger pet peeves.

If you'd like to be a part of Fashion Beauty Friend Friday, click here.  Each week, you'll receive a list of pertinent questions to answer on your blog and it's open to all fashion and personal style bloggers.