October 26th, 2011
This blog “it sux to be fat” could best be described as a personal account of a lady named Jennifer trying to lose 100lbs. Besides the personal nature which is this ladies journey to weight loss, it also acts a bit as a resource sharing nutritional information, recipes, reviews etc…
It Sux To be Fat is updated quite regularly with several updates a week showing on the front page. The design is really nice and the blog has a professional feel to it which is a nice mix with the very personal nature of the content. Jennifer has published over 100 posts and if you’ve been keeping score, she’s losing weight.
Several recent posts include: Fiber One Brownies Review, How To Lose 4 Pounds In A Week and Two Bags of Rocks – Weekly Weigh In. It’s nice how on the front page it has not only personal content that reinforces integrity regarding the weigh in, a product review and an informational page. Believe that this mix is a good one for the blog.
I’d recommend Jennifer start networking more and a powerful way to do so would be to add a blog roll and start contacting other bloggers she respects in the niche. This will help increase the visibility of her blog to readers in the niche. Would also suggest that perhaps she keep a counter on the page to mark the progress and how long it took as a symbol of credibility and inspiration to others.
Finally would also recommend doing some research into what are popular search queries for the industry and targeting some of the relevant ones with posts on that topic. If she meets her goal and builds a community, perhaps an e-book on the topic could come later as there are countless ways to lose weight and she seems to be doing it.
This blog gets a 4.6/5, it’s a great blog it just needs more light to grow.
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July 22nd, 2011
Stern Thoughts is a humorous blog that could best be described as somewhat warped to the vanilla crowd. It’s written by a gent in his 40’s who practices law and apparently has a hobby of writing comical thoughts online. The blog is quite new in its second month but the activity and content is there, it could possibly be one of those blogs that sticks around for the long haul.
This blog is basically updated daily with funny stories or random thoughts from the author. The content of this blog will draw you in and you’ll find yourself reading more than you had original came for. One may even be hitting the next page button in no time. It’s easy to read and in each entry my face has made at least a slight smirk based on the amusing and sometimes ridiculous content of the entries. An entry that I found particularly enjoyable was “The Shame of it“.
This is a good blog that is seriously suffering from lack of design. That’s “OK” though as it’s new and after these suggestions should be on way to being a great blog. I’m suggesting a completely new theme. There are thousands of free ones to choose from and customize before spending cash on a professional design. The header says little about the blog and the color makes it hard to read.
Furthermore, an appropriate graphic for each update would do wonders to draw readers in. Also if the posts were made into snippets where the reader can click “read more” it would better help organize the quality content. On the topic of organization, some categorization would be nice to help readers in the future find posts of a particular nature.
This blog gets a 3.7/5, loses most of its points for the layout and readability.
Tags: Comedy, Funny, Humor
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July 7th, 2011
The Holloway Consulting’s Construction Experts Blog is what the title suggests and more. This blog covers a diverse range of issues and answers many questions in the construction industry. Questions range from the Hoover Dam Bypass arbitration to residential construction. It also offers a few entries showcasing the work of Holloway Construction.
This blog has a considerable amount of content for only having been around a few months (archives go back to May 2011). It is also well organized and easy to read. One suggestion would be to add snippets to the entries as now the front page is very long which may lead some readers to miss part of the content provided.
For those involved in a construction project or working in the industry it could be seen as a useful resource. I was particularly drawn to the blog addressing “residential construction disputes“, which could save a lot of time and effort in the planning and design stage of your house renovation, if you started here first. Avoiding problems before they occur is always a good plan.
The majority of the content is quite technical and not for faint of heart and the blog heavily leverages it’s content to sell Holloway construction. Believe it could be just as effective without pushing the product so much and having less posts on the front page. By doing so it could utilize the sidebar more effectively to draw in clients from the content of the blog.
This blog scores a 3.2/5 at the moment.
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