Want to grab some attention? Here’s 13 basic tricks to grab the attention of your visitors.

1. Use Images

There’s nothing like a catchy image to suck visitors in and make them interested in what the image has to do with the text.

2. Create Lists

Short and to the point captures more attention than long and drawn out.

3. Post Series

Keep ‘em coming back for more by starting a series that is worthwhile and makes good use of your visitor’s time.

4. Keep It Clean

You’ve only got your visitor for so long. Keep your site clean and uncluttered of junk no one needs. Some widgets are great, too many is overkill.

5. Navigation

Highlight your best with something eye catching. Don’t be afraid to use images to feature a post or two.

6. Keep It Simple

Get to the point and get on with it. No one needs 1,000+ words to make something simple understood. The faster you give the information the more you’ll be appreciated.

7. Be Active

No one likes to talk to a brick wall. So be active in all aspects of your blog, especially with comments.

8. Provide Help

Answer questions people have by knowing how and why visitors arrive at your blog.

9. Be Humble

If you’re wrong, admit it. Don’t act like a know-it-all because no one likes this kind of personality.

10. Motivate

Encourage and motivate your readers. Give praise for commenting, offer guest posting opportunities, and motivate visitors to become part of your blog community.

11. Write Headlines

Keywords are for search engines, not visitors. Learn the perfect combination of fabulous headlines and keywords to grab attention from both parties.

12. Formatting

Highlight words and statements using blockquotes, bold, and italic.

13. Timing Is Everything

Your pages should load quickly, so limit what is required on each page and go easy on the multiple Java scripts.

This post was written by I’m Blogging That’s former owner, Katy Castro who can now be found blogging at Unedited Life.