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The official How Can I Improve My Blog / Critique thread

Because I don't want a ton of these posts being made, have at in here.

If you want to know what you can do to improve your blog, want input on your design, blah blah, link to your blog in here.

(But remember if you can't take the heat and are going to get all defensive, don't ask for it.)

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Permalink Reply by Julia on November 12, 2009 at 5:24am

i couldn't hear the music (due to licensing restrictions, it probably wont play for anyone without a US IP address), but personally, I wouldn't have the music start automatically, but maybe place the player near the top so people can choose to listen? it seems that you blog has a musical focus, so maybe it'll give people an incentive to listen to what you're offering. you could feature like a song of the day, or playlist of the week or something. I just know that when I'm blog surfing, often late at night, and all of a sudden a song starts playing, usually very loudly, it scares the bejesus out of me and probably shaves a couple of years off my life :)

other than that, the layout is clear, not too crowded, and the design is pretty.

Permalink Reply by Vanessa Kay on November 12, 2009 at 7:05pm

Thanks! I'm sorry the music didn't work for you, but at least you weren't frightened! Thanks very much for the input!

Permalink Reply by Sessa Bug on November 12, 2009 at 9:46am

I would like some input, :)

http://sessabug.blogspot.com/

Permalink Reply by Janie on November 12, 2009 at 7:45pm

yeah, I like your layout, it's interesting! I'm not in love with the colours, but that's just personal preference. Maybe you could do something font or colour wise to separate the columns a bit if you wanted? You could add a header, though I like the simplicity of the way you have it already as well.

Permalink Reply by Curly Su on November 12, 2009 at 12:18pm

www.curlysu.com - let me have it!

Permalink Reply by Psyche Sid on March 8, 2011 at 5:05am

I like blue, fonts everything gr8. Although, black would be better me thinks than grey! Loved the simple-elegant background image!

Permalink Reply by Janie on November 12, 2009 at 7:39pm

Silly me, I asked for advice about content and just advice in general, (I asked for layout advice a little while ago and have fiddled with it since then to make it a bit less generic and awkward, but it still needs work) and then forgot to link. WHOOPS.

Anyway, here's my blog, be as cruel as you like :p

http://monstergirlwrites.blogspot.com/

Permalink Reply by Kellie on November 12, 2009 at 8:11pm

I know my header is pretty...blah, but what else?

http://kelleidoscope7.blogspot.com

Permalink Reply by O.F.C.J. on November 12, 2009 at 8:20pm

I's really narrow, which in this case seems odd. try widening it with the stretched minima theme so it won't seem cramped. And instead of Right alignment, try centering the posts.

I would like some constructive criticism. I tend to have really long posts, which will not change--I say what I feel the need to say...that's the point of my blg. Outlet. But yeah, what else?

(oh, my fonts are acting funny also. which I don't like :( )

www.overwhelmingfullness.blogspot.com

Permalink Reply by Janie on November 12, 2009 at 8:25pm

Yeah, getting a better header is the most important thing! When you reinvent the header, make it a lot smaller so you don't have to scroll down to get to the actual blog. Apart from that, I actually quite like your layout. Maybe add something to your "about me" so people know who they're reading. Consider moving the followers section up to under your about me or twitter link so that people can see it straight away. They're just some things I would personally do, anyway. Hope that helps. :)

Permalink Reply by O.F.C.J. on November 12, 2009 at 8:37pm