Comments on: Spring Cleaning for Your Blog (Yes, I Know it’s Winter) http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/12/04/spring-cleaning-for-your-blog-yes-i-know-its-winter/ Social Media Marketing Explained Tue, 6 Jan 2009 20:57:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: How To Design a Usable Reader-centric Blog | Blogthority http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/12/04/spring-cleaning-for-your-blog-yes-i-know-its-winter/#comment-18447 How To Design a Usable Reader-centric Blog | Blogthority Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:52:33 +0000 http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/12/04/spring-cleaning-for-your-blog-yes-i-know-its-winter/#comment-18447 [...] Spring Cleaning for Your Blog (Yes, I Know it’s Winter) at NowSourcing [...] [...] Spring Cleaning for Your Blog (Yes, I Know it’s Winter) at NowSourcing [...]

]]> By: 10 New Years’ Resolutions for Cape Cod SEO - Cape Cod SEO http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/12/04/spring-cleaning-for-your-blog-yes-i-know-its-winter/#comment-12586 10 New Years’ Resolutions for Cape Cod SEO - Cape Cod SEO Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:52:52 +0000 http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/12/04/spring-cleaning-for-your-blog-yes-i-know-its-winter/#comment-12586 [...] to some Blog Spring cleaning by the end of the [...] [...] to some Blog Spring cleaning by the end of the [...]

]]> By: Jenny http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/12/04/spring-cleaning-for-your-blog-yes-i-know-its-winter/#comment-11344 Jenny Mon, 24 Dec 2007 08:13:17 +0000 http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/12/04/spring-cleaning-for-your-blog-yes-i-know-its-winter/#comment-11344 This is what I intend to do if I ever get my new layout done. This is what I intend to do if I ever get my new layout done.

]]> By: Spring Cleaning for Your Blog (Yes, I Know it’s Winter) | My Blog Quest http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/12/04/spring-cleaning-for-your-blog-yes-i-know-its-winter/#comment-10194 Spring Cleaning for Your Blog (Yes, I Know it’s Winter) | My Blog Quest Fri, 14 Dec 2007 05:15:13 +0000 http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/12/04/spring-cleaning-for-your-blog-yes-i-know-its-winter/#comment-10194 [...] for visiting!but get an early start ! One less new year’s resolution to keep if you start now!read more | digg story Related PostsWrite 10 Posts Before Promoting New Blog I've decided to resist and wait [...] [...] for visiting!but get an early start ! One less new year’s resolution to keep if you start now!read more | digg story Related PostsWrite 10 Posts Before Promoting New Blog I’ve decided to resist and wait [...]

]]> By: All about the winter » Spring Cleaning for Your Blog (Yes, I Know it’s Winter) http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/12/04/spring-cleaning-for-your-blog-yes-i-know-its-winter/#comment-8857 All about the winter » Spring Cleaning for Your Blog (Yes, I Know it’s Winter) Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:51:38 +0000 http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/12/04/spring-cleaning-for-your-blog-yes-i-know-its-winter/#comment-8857 [...] read more | digg story [...] [...] read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: Dan http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/12/04/spring-cleaning-for-your-blog-yes-i-know-its-winter/#comment-8838 Dan Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:24:40 +0000 http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/12/04/spring-cleaning-for-your-blog-yes-i-know-its-winter/#comment-8838 In regards to the Wordpress link, every WP blog I see has about 8 of them on the front page alone. Consider: Several links in the blogroll (most of which are pointless) 1 in the meta widget (which is the one I prefer) and at least 1 in the footer, depending on the theme. Add to that the number of times you've mentioned about how great of a platform they are, and that's plenty of advertising. Instead of encouraging their link spam, throw them some spare paypal change. In regards to the Wordpress link, every WP blog I see has about 8 of them on the front page alone.

Consider:
Several links in the blogroll (most of which are pointless)
1 in the meta widget (which is the one I prefer)
and at least 1 in the footer, depending on the theme.

Add to that the number of times you’ve mentioned about how great of a platform they are, and that’s plenty of advertising.

Instead of encouraging their link spam, throw them some spare paypal change.

]]> By: brian http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/12/04/spring-cleaning-for-your-blog-yes-i-know-its-winter/#comment-8811 brian Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:23:52 +0000 http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/12/04/spring-cleaning-for-your-blog-yes-i-know-its-winter/#comment-8811 @chris: I'm a huge fan of Wordpress, and support/blog about them often. Really point #2 was a call for bloggers to remove unnecessary footer stuff, and I only put the Wordpress link in there to name a link that people would commonly identify with. That being said, if Wordpress does not require a link, I believe that it is the blogger's discretion. WP has no shortage of links. If you go to Wordpress.com, you'll see that there are 1,932,519 blogs with 52,067 new posts today. Your point is well taken, but unless Wordpress had the sort of license that forced a link, that's how it is. Point aside, glad you liked the post and hope you found it helpful - thanks for checking it out. @chris: I’m a huge fan of Wordpress, and support/blog about them often. Really point #2 was a call for bloggers to remove unnecessary footer stuff, and I only put the Wordpress link in there to name a link that people would commonly identify with.

That being said, if Wordpress does not require a link, I believe that it is the blogger’s discretion. WP has no shortage of links. If you go to Wordpress.com, you’ll see that there are 1,932,519 blogs with 52,067 new posts today.

Your point is well taken, but unless Wordpress had the sort of license that forced a link, that’s how it is.

Point aside, glad you liked the post and hope you found it helpful - thanks for checking it out.

]]> By: Chris Lorensson http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/12/04/spring-cleaning-for-your-blog-yes-i-know-its-winter/#comment-8809 Chris Lorensson Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:12:19 +0000 http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/12/04/spring-cleaning-for-your-blog-yes-i-know-its-winter/#comment-8809 Although I can't say I always do this, I think that since WordPress is such an amazing product that a lot of us make money on, it's the least we could do to leave a link to them on the sites we create. @Garion – I've never seen WP say it's "against the rules" to remove their link, but come on– it's not asking much! And dude, please don't recommend to people that they remove the only sort of advertising that WP gets! END RANT Other than that, love the post! Although I can’t say I always do this, I think that since WordPress is such an amazing product that a lot of us make money on, it’s the least we could do to leave a link to them on the sites we create.

@Garion – I’ve never seen WP say it’s “against the rules” to remove their link, but come on– it’s not asking much!

And dude, please don’t recommend to people that they remove the only sort of advertising that WP gets!

END RANT

Other than that, love the post!

]]> By: brian http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/12/04/spring-cleaning-for-your-blog-yes-i-know-its-winter/#comment-8786 brian Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:29:54 +0000 http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/12/04/spring-cleaning-for-your-blog-yes-i-know-its-winter/#comment-8786 @jon: thanks for the critique. Guess I'll leave the design as-is for now. @monica: you're welcome, hope you put it to good use. @andrew: widgets can become a blogger's worst nightmare. @kevin rose: prove to us you're kevin rose :) @mario: thanks, hope it helps you. @garion: do you have a source for this opinion? @keith: yes, you should do some de-cluttering. What platform are you using? @best desi: just checked out your site and it appears overwhelming with the amount of objects. I'd suggest a much more simple theme, even Kubrick would be better for your purposes. @a digg user: thanks for sharing your comments. Any suggestions on what kind of content you'd like to see? @jackie: thanks @jon: thanks for the critique. Guess I’ll leave the design as-is for now.

@monica: you’re welcome, hope you put it to good use.

@andrew: widgets can become a blogger’s worst nightmare.

@kevin rose: prove to us you’re kevin rose :)

@mario: thanks, hope it helps you.

@garion: do you have a source for this opinion?

@keith: yes, you should do some de-cluttering. What platform are you using?

@best desi: just checked out your site and it appears overwhelming with the amount of objects.
I’d suggest a much more simple theme, even Kubrick would be better for your purposes.

@a digg user: thanks for sharing your comments. Any suggestions on what kind of content you’d like to see?

@jackie: thanks

]]> By: jackie http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/12/04/spring-cleaning-for-your-blog-yes-i-know-its-winter/#comment-8778 jackie Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:06:05 +0000 http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/12/04/spring-cleaning-for-your-blog-yes-i-know-its-winter/#comment-8778 Yeah...maybe you're right! Nice blog here. Yeah…maybe you’re right! Nice blog here.

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