Rules Of Blogging I made up - a.k.a petpeeves of a blog "surfer"

"Blog Surfer" = Someone who reads a variety of blogs on a regular basis. { I came up with that term to describe one of my favorite past times}.

Okay, so down to the good stuff. While I by no means think to be the best blogger on the planet {far from it} I do however find certain blogger habits to be very annoying. Call me rude or arrogant, whatever. I am sure that many people out there agree with me and I just felt the need to voice my opinion. Take it or leave it ;)


1. BLOG POSTS THAT ARE 2 LINES LONG. I'm sorry, you must be confused - you meant to post that on Twitter! I find it irritating as a blog reader to open a post with a catchy title and there are 2 lines. What the heck?

2. POSTS THAT ARE 2 LINES LONG ADVERTISING AN UPCOMING GIVEAWAY. Aaargg! In my humble opinion, this really should have been 'advertised' at the end or beggining of a blog post, not singled out. I feel like I've been made a fool when I open that kind of post, read it and its like "Ha! Gotcha!". Don't do it, please.

3. CONTANT APOLOGIES. Stop apologizing for not posting in over a week! It becomes repetitive and insincere after that 5th "I'm sorry for my lack of posts...". We get it - you have a life - you are brewing up more glob content - GOOD! We look forward to reading it. In the meanwhile, we will browse other blogs. If you are truly awesome - we will be back! (Thanks for the help Bloglovin!).

4. BAD PHOTOS. If you are showing off your pretty dress or the amazing meal you created please ensure we can actually see it. Stop posting dark photos that make it look like you live in a dark cave. Lighting is extremely important. If you go to all the effort of taking pics and posting them for a tutorial - make them nice! It's called a flash, lightswitch or buy a new camera.

5. ADDING LINKS THAT DON'T WORK. If you advertise a product or want to tell us where to buy that lipstick and add a link, please make sure it works. Simple as that.