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How to Get More Hits

-Insult Zooey Deschanel.

-Use your blog to test if someone you’ve only seen on the internet is real. Write something about them and if they respond by crying and harassing you on Formspring, they’re real!

-Insult something that only girls do.

-Borrow Top 10 list headlines from Live Journal, add swear words and references to the 90s.

-Be more gay. Write “How to Be Gay.”

– Before publishing something, think, “Would this disappoint my favorite teacher?” If the answer is no, keep workshopping.

-Target 1/10 of your posts at 15-year-old girls. They’re reading. (Hi <3) -Do a thought experiment about what kind of post will ruin your family 4th of July picnic. Write it. -It’s all about headlines. Do yours say “fucking” and “drunks” enough? -Make up funny names for lady buttons. -In case of pageviews emergency, turn to pictures of silly animals. -Picture what would make a commenter want to stab you with an icicle. Write it. - Space for a picture? Use one of these.

– Short lists.

Becky Lang

One response to “How to Get More Hits”

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