Comments on: Blog Design is Important- The 3 Do’s and Don’ts http://www.timetobudget.com/2007/01/10/blog-design-is-important-the-3-dos-and-donts/ Get Control And Change The Way You Handle Your Money Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:31:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: 5 Simple Ways to Improve Your Blog Design - iwebis http://www.timetobudget.com/2007/01/10/blog-design-is-important-the-3-dos-and-donts/comment-page-1/#comment-2245 5 Simple Ways to Improve Your Blog Design - iwebis Thu, 26 Apr 2007 06:28:20 +0000 http://www.timetobudget.com/2007/01/10/blog-design-is-important-the-3-dos-and-donts/#comment-2245 [...] 2. Make your blog Content Focussed. It has been said over and over again that content is key. I agree with this wholeheartedly but will be turned off to good content if I can’t find it. My hope is that the day of filling ever other paragraph with Adsense will soon come to a end. Time and time again I have been on blogs that are so filled with Adsense and other ads that I wasn’t sure was content and what was ads. Now I am sure that this is a specific optimization technique to get confused readers to accidentally click on a contextual ad but it causes people like me to get fed up and leave. As I said before some people find this challenge enjoyable but others won’t tolerate it and leave. So optimize advertisements to compliment your content. I wrote a Blog Design Is Important - 3 Do’s and Don’ts article on one of my Time To Budget blog. [...] [...] 2. Make your blog Content Focussed. It has been said over and over again that content is key. I agree with this wholeheartedly but will be turned off to good content if I can’t find it. My hope is that the day of filling ever other paragraph with Adsense will soon come to a end. Time and time again I have been on blogs that are so filled with Adsense and other ads that I wasn’t sure was content and what was ads. Now I am sure that this is a specific optimization technique to get confused readers to accidentally click on a contextual ad but it causes people like me to get fed up and leave. As I said before some people find this challenge enjoyable but others won’t tolerate it and leave. So optimize advertisements to compliment your content. I wrote a Blog Design Is Important – 3 Do’s and Don’ts article on one of my Time To Budget blog. [...]

]]> By: Mona http://www.timetobudget.com/2007/01/10/blog-design-is-important-the-3-dos-and-donts/comment-page-1/#comment-2025 Mona Thu, 19 Apr 2007 05:02:28 +0000 http://www.timetobudget.com/2007/01/10/blog-design-is-important-the-3-dos-and-donts/#comment-2025 Wow Leon, that's a bit harsh but I suppose everyone is entitled to there own opinion. I am actually in the testing phase of ContentLinks and haven't decided if I am going to keep them or not. I don't feel they are nearly as intrusive as some google adsense placements I have seen on other blogs. I noticed on your blog that you are devoted to having an ad free blog. That's great for you but others need income and blogging is a great way to generate an income. Most people including myself don't have a problem with ads as long as they don't interfer with the content. I personally don't feel that the ContentLinks are very different from a regular link. But like I said, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Thanks for stopping by. Wow Leon, that’s a bit harsh but I suppose everyone is entitled to there own opinion. I am actually in the testing phase of ContentLinks and haven’t decided if I am going to keep them or not. I don’t feel they are nearly as intrusive as some google adsense placements I have seen on other blogs.
I noticed on your blog that you are devoted to having an ad free blog. That’s great for you but others need income and blogging is a great way to generate an income. Most people including myself don’t have a problem with ads as long as they don’t interfer with the content. I personally don’t feel that the ContentLinks are very different from a regular link. But like I said, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Thanks for stopping by.

]]> By: Leon http://www.timetobudget.com/2007/01/10/blog-design-is-important-the-3-dos-and-donts/comment-page-1/#comment-2021 Leon Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:20:22 +0000 http://www.timetobudget.com/2007/01/10/blog-design-is-important-the-3-dos-and-donts/#comment-2021 Don'ts #4 - Don't use contextual ads. They are ugly and interfer with reading a blog. Most are irrelevant: one of yours says "Looking for your blog? Find exactly what you want on ebay." Gee, I never knew my blog was for sale there. Don’ts #4 – Don’t use contextual ads. They are ugly and interfer with reading a blog. Most are irrelevant: one of yours says “Looking for your blog? Find exactly what you want on ebay.” Gee, I never knew my blog was for sale there.

]]> By: Mona http://www.timetobudget.com/2007/01/10/blog-design-is-important-the-3-dos-and-donts/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Mona Wed, 31 Jan 2007 05:08:58 +0000 http://www.timetobudget.com/2007/01/10/blog-design-is-important-the-3-dos-and-donts/#comment-227 I just reread my post and found a few spelling errors. I suppose that spelling errors should have been on my list of Don'ts. Thanks everyone for not teasing about it. If there are still more errors we will just have to live with it :) I just reread my post and found a few spelling errors. I suppose that spelling errors should have been on my list of Don’ts. Thanks everyone for not teasing about it. If there are still more errors we will just have to live with it :)

]]> By: suni http://www.timetobudget.com/2007/01/10/blog-design-is-important-the-3-dos-and-donts/comment-page-1/#comment-221 suni Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:03:03 +0000 http://www.timetobudget.com/2007/01/10/blog-design-is-important-the-3-dos-and-donts/#comment-221 coming from the carny love this post. I love how you point out easy ways to NOT lose readers haha ...fantastic. coming from the carny

love this post. I love how you point out easy ways to NOT lose readers haha …fantastic.

]]> By: skeet http://www.timetobudget.com/2007/01/10/blog-design-is-important-the-3-dos-and-donts/comment-page-1/#comment-218 skeet Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:17:32 +0000 http://www.timetobudget.com/2007/01/10/blog-design-is-important-the-3-dos-and-donts/#comment-218 Your blog is the proof. Sharp, clean, content-focused, though you have ads posted. One more addition. NO FLASHING ADS. I'll never get to your content because they annoy and distract. I usually click off the moment they attract my attention away from what I'm trying to read. Your blog is the proof. Sharp, clean, content-focused, though you have ads posted.

One more addition. NO FLASHING ADS. I’ll never get to your content because they annoy and distract. I usually click off the moment they attract my attention away from what I’m trying to read.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.timetobudget.com/2007/01/10/blog-design-is-important-the-3-dos-and-donts/comment-page-1/#comment-214 Lisa Tue, 30 Jan 2007 05:58:06 +0000 http://www.timetobudget.com/2007/01/10/blog-design-is-important-the-3-dos-and-donts/#comment-214 Great list. However, I do like my dark backgrounds :) Great list. However, I do like my dark backgrounds :)

]]> By: Mona http://www.timetobudget.com/2007/01/10/blog-design-is-important-the-3-dos-and-donts/comment-page-1/#comment-211 Mona Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:01:47 +0000 http://www.timetobudget.com/2007/01/10/blog-design-is-important-the-3-dos-and-donts/#comment-211 Thanks everyone for the nice comments! CyberCelt, I completely agree with you on the music and videos. Most of the time I have to use dialup and it really slows things down when there is music or video set to automatically play. I also think view you blog in firefox and IE is a great idea. Thanks everyone for the nice comments! CyberCelt, I completely agree with you on the music and videos. Most of the time I have to use dialup and it really slows things down when there is music or video set to automatically play.
I also think view you blog in firefox and IE is a great idea.

]]> By: Jeanette http://www.timetobudget.com/2007/01/10/blog-design-is-important-the-3-dos-and-donts/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Jeanette Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:03:10 +0000 http://www.timetobudget.com/2007/01/10/blog-design-is-important-the-3-dos-and-donts/#comment-208 Great tips Mona... Here from the PPP Carnival :) Great tips Mona…

Here from the PPP Carnival :)

]]> By: Cecile http://www.timetobudget.com/2007/01/10/blog-design-is-important-the-3-dos-and-donts/comment-page-1/#comment-207 Cecile Mon, 29 Jan 2007 20:01:41 +0000 http://www.timetobudget.com/2007/01/10/blog-design-is-important-the-3-dos-and-donts/#comment-207 Great list of Dos and Donts. Thanks for sharing! Great list of Dos and Donts. Thanks for sharing!

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