I just wanna post this helpful article from my Tech Blog. Next time I will post on how to review a product, a movie etc.. Feel free to add if you think I missed a point.
HOW TO WRITE A BLOG REVIEW
Why are you writing this blog review? Are you paid to do so? Is it a blog review exchange? A required mechanics in a contest?
DESIGN
Obviously when you land in a page or a website, the first thing you will notice is the design. Here are some questions you need to answer:
- What kind of template the author is using?
- Is it easy to navigate around?
- Is the site clean? less clutter? or is so full that it can hurt the eyes?
- Is there any element in the design that is worth mentioning?
- Are elements like archive, where to contact the author visible?
- How would you rate the design? 1 from being an eyesore, 10 to being a work of art.
Theme and Content
Basically, you will now discuss what the site is all about. And here are some guide on how you can easily discuss it:
- What is the theme of the blog? Is it a personal blog? A tech blog? A humor Blog?
- Themes should be very apparent on the blog, you can easily tell it by just looking at the design,header, title and subtitle.
- What are the contents of the blog?
- Does it reflects the title and the header of the blog?
- Is it easy to read and easy to understand?
- How do you find the content? Is it worth your time to read it?
Writing Style And Grammar
Although not all blogger are good in grammar, this one should also be consider in your review. You don’t have to judge it thinking you are a newspaper editor.
- Are there too much error that it decrease the value of the article?
- Typo errors that are way too obvious and makes you think that the author does not even care.
- In writing style, you should take note of the fact that the article was easy to understand.
- Is it lively enough for you stop whatever you are doing and just read and read?
- Does it makes you feel like the author is just in front of you, telling you her/his story?
- Is the author very effective in relating to you the content of the website?
Trivia
Is there something about the blog and the author that is worth mentioning?
Recommendation
- Will you recommend your readers to visit the site?
- Will you be back on the site?
- Is it worth following?
yes, this is a really helpful article Marce.. thanks for sharing it with us.. i have learned so much!
agree!! this is very helpful noh?? hehehe
as in super-duper helpful marce:)
for sure pag may exam ng blog review, top 1 ka mare ko!!
as in top 1 marce…si Marce Peh!
hihihi tumpak. basgsak ko lol hahahah
i couldn’t agree with you more marce chris. this was a very helpful guide. if not for this one, i’d be lost in writing those reviews. sa dami ba naman!
waheheheeh same here.. as in lost in space ako malamang!
yeah I hope this post is not going to be delete.
I agree with you, I don’t even have a slight idea on how to review a blog, good thing these tips are here.
agree!!!
yeah this is useful but sometimes I lack of using it
with the kp contest namemorize ko na to! wahehehehe
thanks a lot girl! bongga ka.. heheh
adik ka kasi marce anik kaya memorize mo na. lol!
wow galing if magpaquiz si Marce peh, you’ll get perfect score!
hiiihihih. perfect score?? wahehhheeh.
at talagang namemorize mo pa ito ha. ang galing naman. hehehe
hahah for sure ikaw rin noh!! hihiih
sige movie review nmn next hehehe.
napractice natin movie reviews sa meme ni Marce Kikamz:)
aw bigla ko naalala TCP.. my memory is gettting bad.. wla na ko maalalang pwde i join sa TCP huhuhhu
you’re always welcome marce, kababalik ko lang din last month:)
gusto ko lagi sumali wla lang ako maalalang movies with the themes…. hayz
thank you for giving this wonderful tips on how to do a review. this is really helpful
yes it is very very helpful!
nanginginig na ako ngayon pa lang when you said you’ll give a how to write a movie review marce peh. pero hintayin ko yan. i am sure the Couchers could use it, me included. i am not so good at writing movie reviews. hehe!
though you said you don’t know how to write movie review marce, i think you did great, i learned from you nga as one of your couchers:)
oo ako rin.. dami ko natututunan sa mga fellow bloggers.. ay sana tlga gumana memory ko heheh
mukhang di ko narate ung mga blogs na na review ko. dapat pala merong score system para naman ma-gauge din ng blog authors where they stand.
same here I didn’t rate them feeling ko kasi I’m not yet that good to rate them, maybe next time:)
ay ung iba may rate ako.. heheheheh ung iba wla rin.. nkalimutan ko rin lol
this is a very good guide marce. balanced kasi one can also point out the flaws in the blog without hurting the blog author’s feelings. maganda ung pagkaconstruct mo ng guide questions kasi it allows the blog reviewer to write constructive criticisms. di ko nga lang na-follow lahat. hehe!
whehehehe. constructive criticisms – - waaah ang hirap gawin yan in writing.. bka ma mis interpret hiihi.
I’m in for constructive criticism… we do reviews not to destroy the author but to bring up to him/her the needed things to improve his/her site…
ay bow ako jan.. pero di ko keri gawin hahaahahh
important nga ang design ng blog to create a nice impression for first-time readers…that’s why I asked Marce kaye to make my layout beautiful like the owner…LOL!
hahha beautiful like the owner — oo naman!!
while doing reviews, i came to know that categories are important to know the theme of the blog
hirap ako maglagay ng category sa blogs ko.. i need to do that pag may unli IC na ko sa bahay
the blog’s tagline helps a lot to determine the author’s objectives of setting up the blogsite
aw korekness. it tells bout the title of the blog, coolness!
does my header lately marce reflects my title HERA and HISTORY?
baket naging HERA and history na???
ayyy sa pagype ko lang yon Her and History yon marce:)
hihihi kala ko kung anu na eh hahahaah
those that are creative enough to write their article and filled with info like yours and the marces , could glue me in front of the computer:)
inggit ako sa may mga screenshot ng blogs ung reviews
hihihih
so far all bloggers i met has maintained good grammar
ay uu ang gagaling magsulat noh?? katuwa mag basa
there are some blogs that I met while dong blog reviews that are lively enough that makes me stop what I’m currently doing and just read and read
hihihi dami kong naktang blogs na sarap tambayan just likeu!!
Kayo marce ni Marce kaye makes me feel that you’re just in front of me telling me about your days:)
ihhhh add nten marce fedhz
this is important- Is the author very effective in relating to you the content of the website?
I’m also asking myself if I’m an author who’s effective in relating to you the content of my site…
oo nmn mare.. very effective!! hihih
thank you marce..thank you for believing in me:)
what are marces are fors?