Some blogging tips are obvious and easily learned by a new blogger, such as using WordPress Hosting - super support to help you get started on your blog. Others are a bit more behind the scenes, like SEO tips. This tip is something I think most people forget about, but only takes a few seconds and will make your blog look WAY more professional as a result! What is it? JUSTIFY! It is really important to make sure that you get your blog looking professional particularly if it is a business blog. That's why it might be a good idea to check out something like these cheap vps servers to help give you a better idea of what you can do to improve your blog (and subsequently improve your business).
I don't mean make excuses. I mean format your paragraphs to be justified! This is common in print media, and easily described as formatting your paragraphs to have each line of text reach from margin to margin. That means some spaces between words, or even letters, is different, but your text as a whole has a cohesive block feel. It's not something most people will notice enough to point out, but it is something that will immediately give people the feeling that your site is professional and means business!
Here is a screen shot of a paragraph from an old post of mine that isn't justified. Bleh.
See how the text is awkward and jaggy on the right edge? I want that in a straight line! I don't need to screen shot a justified example for you — just look at this post! {If you're reading in email or a feed reader, it may not be justified, so click on through to the real post}. The good news is: this is VERY easy to do. If you're using WordPress, just go to the "visual" tab, highlight your text, and click the "Justify" button:
If you're more into coding and want to do it yourself, just add a "text-align: justify;" tag to your paragraph tags:
HOW EASY IS THAT!? Super easy. Go justify your posts and then sit back and smile at how awesome you look. I mean, how awesome your posts look. OK, you both look great. GO DO IT!
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Nora @ Savory Nothings says
Mary, this is such a great tip! How did I not ever notice my posts not being justified? All I see on my blog right now is JAGGED EDGES! Thank you for sharing!
Mary says
I'm so glad this was helpful, Nora! I'm always nervous that a "blogging tips" post will be a flop, but if I help ONE person it's totally worth it!! Thanks for the comment — and have fun justifying your posts! 🙂
kate says
holy sht! (that is probably more excited than I need to be)
I had been STARING at other blogs wondering what made them look so much better + completely overlooked this. how did i not see the option on wordpress, so simple -- thanks!!
Mary says
Ha! So glad this helped, Kate!! Thanks for the comment!