Comments on: Blog Makeover http://www.deckchair.co.uk/blog/2008/01/09/blog-makeover/ Inside the minds of the designers at Deckchair Sun, 18 May 2008 07:45:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: toni http://www.deckchair.co.uk/blog/2008/01/09/blog-makeover/#comment-742 toni Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:02:22 +0000 http://www.deckchair.co.uk/blog/2008/01/09/blog-makeover/#comment-742 Amanda, I'm sure you will find a way, and it will look great :) Randa, Yes, I think you might be right about that one, so we won't add it. I suppose I thought it might entice more people to comment if they saw that lots of people had read it. Thanks for the advice :) Toni Amanda,
I’m sure you will find a way, and it will look great :)

Randa,
Yes, I think you might be right about that one, so we won’t add it. I suppose I thought it might entice more people to comment if they saw that lots of people had read it. Thanks for the advice :)

Toni

]]> By: Randa Clay http://www.deckchair.co.uk/blog/2008/01/09/blog-makeover/#comment-737 Randa Clay Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:13:32 +0000 http://www.deckchair.co.uk/blog/2008/01/09/blog-makeover/#comment-737 Actually the Popularity Contest plugin will show you how many views each post has had. I don't know that showing that information on the blog is that useful to the reader though. Part of that plugin is the ability to show the relative popularity of the post at the bottom of each. I removed that though, because again, I don't believe it's useful for the reader. Actually the Popularity Contest plugin will show you how many views each post has had. I don’t know that showing that information on the blog is that useful to the reader though. Part of that plugin is the ability to show the relative popularity of the post at the bottom of each. I removed that though, because again, I don’t believe it’s useful for the reader.

]]> By: Amanda Vlahakis http://www.deckchair.co.uk/blog/2008/01/09/blog-makeover/#comment-719 Amanda Vlahakis Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:33:13 +0000 http://www.deckchair.co.uk/blog/2008/01/09/blog-makeover/#comment-719 Yes, for instance David Aireys site is an example of a designers website that is essentially entirely a blog. I like to sit between the two extremes in that I want my blog to look like the main site so swapping between the two seems seamless, but I wouldn't want my entire site be just the blog. I personally like an exact match where it's possible because I don't want the blog to be thought of as 'seperate' from my site, I want it to be fully integrated as a 'part of' my site. But with my new site design I'm going to have to except that they aren't going to match very well, but I'll try my best. Yes, for instance David Aireys site is an example of a designers website that is essentially entirely a blog.

I like to sit between the two extremes in that I want my blog to look like the main site so swapping between the two seems seamless, but I wouldn’t want my entire site be just the blog.

I personally like an exact match where it’s possible because I don’t want the blog to be thought of as ’seperate’ from my site, I want it to be fully integrated as a ‘part of’ my site.

But with my new site design I’m going to have to except that they aren’t going to match very well, but I’ll try my best.

]]> By: toni http://www.deckchair.co.uk/blog/2008/01/09/blog-makeover/#comment-717 toni Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:57:08 +0000 http://www.deckchair.co.uk/blog/2008/01/09/blog-makeover/#comment-717 Hmmmm, it's a tricky one...so many people have turned their websites into their blogs so that they become one and the same thing, I see how that can work for some. Would you consider that? I don't think it would work for us but at the moment our blog looks like a sad after thought and doesn't match our main site. Hopefully it will be sorted soon and look much better but we were thinking of making it more graphicy and less photographic in style so it still won't match. Perhaps they don't have to match too exactly if they are going to remain seperate. Do you think? Toni Hmmmm, it’s a tricky one…so many people have turned their websites into their blogs so that they become one and the same thing, I see how that can work for some. Would you consider that?
I don’t think it would work for us but at the moment our blog looks like a sad after thought and doesn’t match our main site. Hopefully it will be sorted soon and look much better but we were thinking of making it more graphicy and less photographic in style so it still won’t match. Perhaps they don’t have to match too exactly if they are going to remain seperate.
Do you think?
Toni

]]> By: Amanda Vlahakis http://www.deckchair.co.uk/blog/2008/01/09/blog-makeover/#comment-708 Amanda Vlahakis Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:55:20 +0000 http://www.deckchair.co.uk/blog/2008/01/09/blog-makeover/#comment-708 I do think it's a good thing if a business blog can match the style of main business web site, that way the reader feels as though they are still on the website of the business. What I'm having concerns about at the moment is that I want to develop a new web design that isn't so 'boxy' in shape but I know that my wordpress blog isn't going to match it properly even when the template is changed to match the site design. Simply because the new site isn't a boxy shape and a blog needs to be a boxy shape. This bothers me quite a bit, but I'm not sure if it's something I should worry too much about or not. I do think it’s a good thing if a business blog can match the style of main business web site, that way the reader feels as though they are still on the website of the business.

What I’m having concerns about at the moment is that I want to develop a new web design that isn’t so ‘boxy’ in shape but I know that my wordpress blog isn’t going to match it properly even when the template is changed to match the site design. Simply because the new site isn’t a boxy shape and a blog needs to be a boxy shape.

This bothers me quite a bit, but I’m not sure if it’s something I should worry too much about or not.

]]> By: toni http://www.deckchair.co.uk/blog/2008/01/09/blog-makeover/#comment-705 toni Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:20:33 +0000 http://www.deckchair.co.uk/blog/2008/01/09/blog-makeover/#comment-705 Thanks Randa your 'quick guide to adding popular posts to your sidebar' is great, Thanks for that. We do use Google Analytics so I know that people are reading my blog, which is good. What I meant by the 'counter' is an actual number on the top of each post showing how many views it has had, sorry I didn't explain that one very well at all. I guess it must be a plugin. Still trying to decide wether it is a good idea to show this on the site or not? Thanks again Toni Thanks Randa
your ‘quick guide to adding popular posts to your sidebar’ is great, Thanks for that.
We do use Google Analytics so I know that people are reading my blog, which is good. What I meant by the ‘counter’ is an actual number on the top of each post showing how many views it has had, sorry I didn’t explain that one very well at all. I guess it must be a plugin. Still trying to decide wether it is a good idea to show this on the site or not?
Thanks again
Toni

]]> By: Randa Clay http://www.deckchair.co.uk/blog/2008/01/09/blog-makeover/#comment-704 Randa Clay Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:13:45 +0000 http://www.deckchair.co.uk/blog/2008/01/09/blog-makeover/#comment-704 Lots of good ideas Toni! The similar posts plugin is a great one, and helps to keep readers on your site. I have a <a href="http://randaclay.com/how-to/how-to-show-your-most-popular-posts-in-the-sidebar/" rel="nofollow">quick guide to adding popular posts to your sidebar</a> on my site if you're interested. Regarding a "counter", do you use some sort of site statistics program? PMetrics (link in the sidebar of my site) is a great one, as well as Google Analytics. Best of luck in the new year! Lots of good ideas Toni! The similar posts plugin is a great one, and helps to keep readers on your site. I have a quick guide to adding popular posts to your sidebar on my site if you’re interested. Regarding a “counter”, do you use some sort of site statistics program? PMetrics (link in the sidebar of my site) is a great one, as well as Google Analytics. Best of luck in the new year!

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