Ever wondered what people think when they visit your blog? If

you’re like most bloggers, you get a few comments but not

enough to know whether most people like your blog or not. Maybe

they read it, love it, and you never know about it. Or maybe

they see something they don’t like and are off browsing before

you have time to shout “hey, there’s good stuff here!”

To make matters a little worse, what turns people away is often

a small thing. It might be a bad color scheme or the lack of a

clear title so people know what they’re reading about. It might

be too much text and not enough pictures. Whatever it is, you

can lose readers fast.

How do you solve this problem? Simple – just test your blog.

And there’s an easy way and a free way to do it. Just visit the

BlogExplosion site (http://www.blogexplosion), sign up for a

free account, and add your blog. Then visit a feature of the

site called “Battle of the Blogs.” It’s a free game where your

blog competes against someone else’s. Just choose a challenger

and click on “Accept Challenge.” Now, the fun part starts.

Members will visit your blog and the blog of the challenger.

Then they’ll vote on their favorite blog. The battle normally

only takes 15 minutes or so to be completed. As soon as it’s

over, you have a clear idea of how many people like your blog.

If 15 out of 15 vote for yours, don’t change a thing. If 10 out

of 15 vote for yours, make some improvements. If 0 out of 15

vote for yours, make some big changes.

Then go back and enter a few battles after you’ve made changes.

That’s a good way to constantly improve. And there’s nothing

better than improving your blog and being able to see the

results in less than 15 minutes. That’s got to be better than

waiting days to see a difference in your visitor statistics.

And while you’re waiting the 15 minutes to see the results,

review the other blogs battling and vote for your favorite. As

you do, think about what makes you like a blog instantly or

dislike a blog instantly. What catches your attention? What is

it that makes one blog likeable and another one boring? Take

note and you’ll figure out even more ways to improve your own

blog.