It's kind of like when I read something from an author who said people would say they had a GREAT idea for a book ... you write it and we can split the profits.
Hand to G-d, an acquaintance of mine (who SHOULD know better) said that to me recently.
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Atropa - Jul 01, 2011 7:33:35 pm PDT #144 of 1416
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
beekaytee - Jul 02, 2011 5:00:37 am PDT #145 of 1416
Compassionately intolerant
It's a lot to ask on a holiday Saturday but I'm wondering if I could get some opinions on a new site I'm going to be launching soon.
Please ignore the huge cat photo that has nothing to do with anything at ALL. It's just what the developer chose as a place holder.
The two things I'm thinking are that I want the dots in the title to go away and have the title be perhaps two points larger.
Also, I'm wondering if I should make the admin text on the right grey.
Plus, I'd like the date and added by at the bottom of the post.
Thoughts?
Thanks!
Strix - Jul 02, 2011 6:53:58 am PDT #146 of 1416
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Hmmm, my input would be...from the perspective of someone familiar with RSS feeds and the like...is that, while a contact page is good, a page for subscribing to an RSS feed AND a contact page AND a connect page (what is that for? Links? Twitter? Facebook? links are usually found on a sidebar, and twitter/fb/RSS are usually buttons) seems to be a bit over overkill.
I can see a separate links page if you have a shitton of them, separated into categories, say.
beekaytee - Jul 02, 2011 7:00:25 am PDT #147 of 1416
Compassionately intolerant
Excellent point, Erin.
I had intended the connect page to be social media links, for which there are already buttons, as you point out. Plus, the subscription box for my newsletter list.
The contact page would be phone and email.
I can move it all to one page.
Which would be better 'contact' or 'connect'?
amych - Jul 02, 2011 7:04:23 am PDT #148 of 1416
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Contact. It will make your readers have to think less.
beekaytee - Jul 02, 2011 7:08:02 am PDT #149 of 1416
Compassionately intolerant
check.
beekaytee - Jul 02, 2011 9:36:32 am PDT #150 of 1416
Compassionately intolerant
Next question in re: web functions.
Is it necessary, desirable or functional to have tags and categories visible on a blog?
It seems so cluttering and I have to confess that I have never used a tag or category to look deeper into an archive.
Then again, I am completely unclear about SEO success and assume that I'm doing it all wrong.
Ginger - Jul 02, 2011 12:07:28 pm PDT #151 of 1416
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Is it necessary, desirable or functional to have tags and categories visible on a blog?
I don't think it's necessary at the beginning, because you don't have enough content to search. Useful categories may become obvious to you after a few months.
Search engine optimization is largely voodoo, particularly since whenever the people who do it find some trick that works, Google writes an algorithm against it. The best way get more search results is to write copy that includes the words you think people might look for and to get others to link to it.
beekaytee - Jul 02, 2011 12:50:46 pm PDT #152 of 1416
Compassionately intolerant
Thanks, Ginger.
My goal for the new website is to have it be as clean as possible, letting the copy be the hero.
So, I think I'll tell the developer to leave the t&cs off altogether. He won't like it but, eh. What can I say.
I think I might just ask him to load the template and give me access. It'll be easier for me to tweak and ask questions later.
beekaytee - Jul 02, 2011 1:21:53 pm PDT #153 of 1416
Compassionately intolerant
amych, I just went back up and reread your comments about my blog post and I'm ashamed that I thought I posted a thank you for your thoughtful response, but never actually did.
I'm embarrassed. I come in here for just that sort of thing and then made it seem like I was ignoring you.
I truly appreciate you taking the time to read and comment.
::hanging head::