Comments on: Mom’s Out There – A Blog We Luv

By: Taylor_Blue

Taylor_Blue — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 15:33:38 +0000

thanks for stopping by Loretta…I can’t wait to see you around more!

By: Loretta

Loretta — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 03:27:57 +0000

Another great blog to add to my feed reader. Love it already.

By: Taylor_Blue

Taylor_Blue — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:45:07 +0000

I know…I am so glad that you guys told me what you did…I have been thinking and thinking about it… :)

By: Tish

Tish — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:38:51 +0000

Taylor – You’re welcome! The new digs are awesome! Can’t wait for the header!

By: Taylor_Blue

Taylor_Blue — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:00:11 +0000

Tish you came by…don’t worry…I am going to have my header back…i can’t get rid of that. It will be back up by next week. Thanks for the comment though!

By: Taylor_Blue

Taylor_Blue — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:35:18 +0000

You know…since I changed it over to a new template I have been thinking about those problems. I might just have to go with a blogger template again. I think these problems have been going on long before. I have to type in everything for the archives and it takes time I don’t have. And the perma link thing bugs me too.

Thanks for the hints. I think you guys are just confirming what I already knew… Thanks.

By: Tish

Tish — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:59:17 +0000

Great tips, Josh! I noticed a few technical issues as well. Taylor, take them for what they’re worth.

1. There is no link to get back to the home page. I had to edit the URL to go back to the main page.
2. Consider turning your post titles into permalinks.
3. Consider a more user friendly archive system.

I love your blog, Taylor, but I hope you can benefit from the suggestions. Have a great day!

By: Josh Roberts

Josh Roberts — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:53:42 +0000

I love the colors on that site, they really suite the genre, very mellow, girly and friendly. Check out the flowers in the header, look so cool.

Don’t get me wrong, but I think negative criticism is also good criticism. It might help Taylor make her visitors experience even better, and hence get more returning visitors and loyal readers.

So, here goes the negatives ( pretty much all in technical nature ):
1. I don’t like how the blog scrolls indefinitely, taking ages to load… why not show just the last 10 or 15 posts and allow users to move to next page in order to read the older posts? You won’t lose pretty much anything, since people seldom scroll that far down the page to keep reading.
2. In Firefox, the right column seems to be randomly pushed in and out of whack, some of the links even sticking out outside the page making it look unkempt.
3. This is subjective, but to me the entries themselves would benefit from a white background, it would make for easier reading and would also draw attention to the posts.
4. And lastly, I think in the long run the blog would benefit from having it’s own domain for sake of brandability.

Taylor, I hope you take these criticisms with a positive spin and make your blog even better.

Good luck!