I would agree though that they are not a necessity and are more helpful for a short snappy piece. I wouldn’t say that everyone should follow all of these tips to the letter, plenty of bloggers have created terrific sites without using any of them.

Secondly, varying font sizes and types can turn off regular readers who want consistency. If the blog entry is well written, it will make the salient points stand out on merit.

The 360 item was mainly a news article (one a reason I don’t like calling GT a blog), the main content of which was focused on what Irish retailers on the ground said to us (ie too many Core systems, possible forced bundles, few non-pre-orders left, and the claim that the Irish distributor is giving preference to music stores). As for predictions, it’s too early to know the fate of the 360 or the ‘winner’ in the next generation, Microsoft has not fully revealed its plains, we don’t know what 360’s games will be like in the long run, and we don’t know if Sony will live up to its promises on how powerfully the PS3 will be. I possibly should have said as much.

As for giving a warning that I may be restricted in the amount of news I can write, well I don’t have as much net access so potentially I could be restricted in the amount of time I can spend online with research and fact checking. For example, after a day in work sometimes getting home to an internetless apartment and playing games, sounds better then writing about games in our company’s office. So, I opted to tell my readers there ‘may’ be less news.

Can’t claim I thought of them however.

Also, I recieve few comments. Is there anyway I can tell if this is due to the material, or lack of viewers to the website? Any suggestions (apart from smart-ass one) on how I can improve readership? I’ve begun commenting more on others websites but thats all.