New Design
For the past few months I have been contemplating whether or not ChrisBlogging needs a new design. Well, if you are reading this you can see that I took the leap. Simply put, the old theme was getting stale. It was not unique, and it limited what I could say and do to a certain extent.
If you are interested in a new theme for your blog, I suggest Blue Wave Solutions out of San Diego, California. They may not be well known within the blogosphere for blog designs, but trust me when I say that they know what they are doing. Not only does Blue Wave offer top notch designs, but their customer service is high class. We have worked together a few times, and this will not be the last.
As you will notice, the design is pretty much a complete change from the old one. I added two “blocks†at the top of the blog so that I could offer further information on my freelance writing course as well as my writing services. To go along with this, you will also notice that the sidebar is completely redesigned with a more modern, cleaner look.
Thanks again to everybody who has helped ChrisBlogging come this far. I am closing in on my goal of 400 RSS subscribers, and I hope that the new theme will help me to reach this mark soon enough. If you the get the chance, spread the word. With a new design I have the freedom to add more features, and a better overall reader experience.
August 28th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
Finally Chris, a new design that rocks! Nice job, I like it.
Hard to understand how you have so few RSS subscribers taking in consideration the high quality (and frequency) of your posts. IMO, with the new design there is no more need for adsense in the middle of the posts, or is it? Doesn’t matter much for me because I read via RSS, but for other people it might be different.
By the way, the “left block” on the top about the writing course is missing a link.
Keep up the good work.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:05 am
TG – Thanks for the kind words. I really love the way that the design turned out. I don’t see the missing link, but Ill keep looking. Thanks again for the feedback.
August 29th, 2008 at 11:38 am
I think TG meant that there is no hyperlink to your Freelance Writing course on the top blurb. People can click on the Freelance Writing Course menu item in the top navigation, but since you have a “Contact Me Today” link in the “Hire Me” blurb, it makes sense to have a link to the Freelance Writing Course in the FWC blurb.
August 29th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Hey Chris,
Nice look for the blog, i think it does look more modern. I noticed that your RSS has dropped down to 292 from 367… thats a huge leap in only a few days. Most blogs i see tend to vary from 10 – 15 a day, not 50 or 60, what do you think could have caused that?
August 29th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Chris – RK explained what I meant to say about the “missing link”.
August 29th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
rsswatch – the count is at 395 now. From what I understand Feedburner will experience a glitch from time to time; no worries.
TG – I see what you mean. I’ll more than likely add a link in the near future. Thanks!
August 30th, 2008 at 3:02 am
Nice design, Chris. Easier on the eyes.
September 4th, 2008 at 8:53 am
Chris – the new design looks great! Much better than what you had last time. And the tiny happy face at the bottom is – surprising, but brought a smile to my face! Nice work!