Comments on: Building a Better Blog for 2007: Don’t Clutter It Up http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/12/29/building-a-better-blog-for-2007-dont-clutter-it-up/ Financial talk for the rest of us Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:14:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: rodgerlvu http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/12/29/building-a-better-blog-for-2007-dont-clutter-it-up/#comment-663032 rodgerlvu Fri, 15 May 2009 06:20:31 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/12/29/building-a-better-blog-for-2007-dont-clutter-it-up/#comment-663032 The only debt you should have is mortgage and car. That’s it. Get rid of any consumer debt that you have.

]]> By: Lacie http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/12/29/building-a-better-blog-for-2007-dont-clutter-it-up/#comment-611669 Lacie Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:26:32 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/12/29/building-a-better-blog-for-2007-dont-clutter-it-up/#comment-611669 Hi Trent:
I really sorta agree with you about most of the topics about blogging better. On the other hand; if lets say someone has only one post & nothing in there sidebar i’m gonna run quickly from that blog> now lets say that someone has 15 post & have 13 gadgets on sidebar that are really helpfull most people are gonna clck somewhere. Most important! if! you do-not know how to put put up a customize blog & you are using crappy plain free blog. You have to make the best of it! on that part i dissagree with you. It is very nice to have a pro looking blog, however when you have a free blog template you have to spice it up the best way that you can to traffic. belive me! if i new how to put up one of those fancy blog templates i would do evrthing that you recommend.

]]> By: Stephanie PTY http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/12/29/building-a-better-blog-for-2007-dont-clutter-it-up/#comment-594826 Stephanie PTY Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:17:28 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/12/29/building-a-better-blog-for-2007-dont-clutter-it-up/#comment-594826 I know it’s been more than a year since the last comment, but I feel compelled to comment anyways. The fact is that as a blog reader, I hate it when a site doesn’t have social bookmarking buttons or links. Digg and other sites don’t make it easy to submit an article, really (except for StumbleUpon, which has a toolbar). If I’m going to submit an article to a social network at all, I’m going to do it via an on-site button.

]]> By: Andy http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/12/29/building-a-better-blog-for-2007-dont-clutter-it-up/#comment-177003 Andy Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:30:40 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/12/29/building-a-better-blog-for-2007-dont-clutter-it-up/#comment-177003 Great points – trying to figure out the balance between ads and clutter on my site. The debate is potential revenue vs attracting readers. Its like the Chicken/Egg syndrome, you need readers to get revenue, but you need ads to get revenue from the readers! Can you checkout my blog and just answer 1 question – Is it too cluttered/busy? Yes or No answer is fine.

Appreciate this and I will be adding your site to my blogroll as it has great content.

Cheers,
Andy

]]> By: Hunter Nuttall http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/12/29/building-a-better-blog-for-2007-dont-clutter-it-up/#comment-162991 Hunter Nuttall Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:51:51 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/12/29/building-a-better-blog-for-2007-dont-clutter-it-up/#comment-162991 I’ve been blogging for two months, and I’m not sure what to think of the social bookmarking buttons. In my linked post, someone left a comment that included this:

“You have got to get a Stumbleupon button on your blog…I would have left you a review! Just yesterday, SU brought me 65 new visitors! Great tool for newbies like us!”

I immediately added StumbleUpon and Digg buttons, and that person came back and Stumbled me. I’m all about reducing clutter, but I sure don’t want to pass up any opportunities for exposure either.

]]> By: Court http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/12/29/building-a-better-blog-for-2007-dont-clutter-it-up/#comment-161649 Court Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:25:18 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/12/29/building-a-better-blog-for-2007-dont-clutter-it-up/#comment-161649 The point about the social bookmarking buttons is echoed by me, those things are beyond useless and are plain ugly, I can’t imagine actually using them. Besides if you really wanted to digg an article, or the like, wouldn’t you rather do it on Digg itself? Who knows what those buttons actually link to, or do?

]]> By: IAmSoOverMe http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/12/29/building-a-better-blog-for-2007-dont-clutter-it-up/#comment-126220 IAmSoOverMe Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:54:36 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/12/29/building-a-better-blog-for-2007-dont-clutter-it-up/#comment-126220 The only debt you should have is mortgage and car. That’s it. Get rid of any consumer debt that you have.

]]> By: Lazy Man and Money http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/12/29/building-a-better-blog-for-2007-dont-clutter-it-up/#comment-2115 Lazy Man and Money Sat, 30 Dec 2006 03:01:47 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/12/29/building-a-better-blog-for-2007-dont-clutter-it-up/#comment-2115 I tend to not want to clutter up my browser with bookmarking and social site icons, so I’m happy whenever a site gives me the option. Plus usually they are at the bottom of the article, so by the time a user has seen them, they’ve already read the content they came for.

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