Inappropriate, Poorly Drawn Images Ruin Blogs, Say Experts
It has been suggested by a leading Blog think tank that having really badly drawn pictures in blog posts reduces the number of visitors drastically, compared to blogs with nice, cute pictures drawn by professional drawing people. These poorly drawn images should be put into self storage until a better use can be made of them.
The think tank says the 70% of successful blogs have wicked pictures, while 90% of blogs could do with slightly better images – 44% of the time. Pictures of kittens are known to increase subsequent traffic by 38%, while pictures of puppies improve traffic by an estimated 30%. Images of poo and wee have been identified as having a very negative impact on blog traffic, with figures as high as minus 88% for wee and minus 110% for poo; although it should be noted these figures are only accurate for 12% of the time.
Other images that have been found to be unpopular include
burning buildings, traffic jams and Alex Salmond. More pro-blog pictures include fish and chips, fast cars and the new girl off GMTV. The think tank wishes to open up the issue for public debate, saying people should be more vigilant around blogs and bloggers – with their suggestion being that government legislation should be introduced in order to put a stop to poorly drawn and inappropriate images been put into blogs, especially ones of poo.
