Free Site Review #14
Review of thomassinfield.com
Domain Name – Um, not much to say, just your name. Which I think is fine if you have a memorable name. Maybe you could of gone with a nickname though or something more viral, although your name is pretty easy to remember… maybe using your own name isn’t the best idea when your not at all known. But as long as you put full effort in with your blog then… that’s how you may become known so… yeh, domain is fine.
Design – Nice design, very clean and defined. I rarely like blog designs, most people just seem to have a mashed design with plugins hammered everywhere, Adsense shoved in the content and all that. But your design is nice and tidy, not flash but professional and very easy to look at and use. I think you should maybe have a ‘Comment Here’ button or something higher up so that it’s in clear view and maybe a top commentators plugin to entice as many comments as possible.
Ads – Can’t see any ads. Which can sometimes play to your advantage. If you blog quality, constantly and keep providing your best knowledge without any ads, users will appreciate this and will know you want to build a quality blog as apposed to just making a quick income. I think you would be wise to keep ads off until you have a big amount of regular traffic.
Conclusion – In conclusion, you have a very nicely designed blog, very clear and usable. Easy to read, use and look at. Just keep playing around with plugins and design tweaks to try and make the best blog you can and most of all keep providing quality. Good blog.
Thanks for the review. I am constantly working on ways to make my blog better. I don’t like advertising on blogs. If i like a product I will review it, and use an affiliate, thats about it.
Yeh well that’s the problem lol. If you want to make money from your blog… advertising is about it man, I hate advertising which compromises user experience on blogs but I think as long as it’s structured advertising which doesn’t annoy anybody and isn’t ugly it’s fine. You and your readers need to get something out of it.