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The Soccer Mom Flies – Blog Review

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

rate4 The Soccer Mom Flies Blog Review For those moms that need a little bit of a break, or for some comedic relief from another mom in the same boat, you will want to check out The Soccer Mom Files. The Soccer Mom Files blog is written by a ‘very attractive’ soccer mom with two ‘gifted kids’ and describes herself *tongue in cheek* as an incredible wife and an overall fantastic person. The blog is a good dose of humor for other soccer moms who need a comedic break in their day or just by anyone who’s looking for a daily dose of humor! The humor in this blog is the blog’s greatest attribute, and anyone, soccer mom or no can appreciate it. Particularly in bloggeries where the blogger discusses her ‘penchant’ for rednecks and describes a CMT reality show known as ‘Redneck Weddings’. See more of this humor in any of the most recent bloggeries which include: My Mind is Going… College Football is Back!, Nice Wine Rack!, That’s Just how I Roll, I’m as Patriotic as the Next Guy but…, and White Trash Martha Stewart!

Janet Leigh 1 The Soccer Mom Flies Blog Review The first thing you can not fail to notice about this blog is its unbelievable large header, which I have to say takes away from the navigation of the blog. The header is cute however and will be your first impression of this blogger’s sense of humor. The bloggeries are left marginalized with a right sided navigation bar that contains the blog essentials. In the navigation bar you will find the Entrecard, About Page, Blog Awards, Blog Poll, and Blogroll titled ‘Listen to Mom and Read These Blogs’. You’ll also find here some advertising and the blogspot Archive Menu which also provides recent posts in clickable links. There are many images that can be found within the bloggeries, with each having an image of its own. This not only makes the bloggery more interesting but the images are often very funny! The design of the blog is quite well-done as well although it can’t seem to escape that basic “I am a Blogspot blog” feeling.

This blog gets a 3.5/5 with just a few suggestions. The blog could use a categories menu, and while the blog seems to be more personal in nature, I still feel the blog would benefit from this added organizational feature. The activity of the blog is well done, with updates coming in daily, and the content is well written and very funny. I think the self-absorbed nature is the overall theme of the blog so take it or leave it. I find that theme to be funny, as I am sure do other readers, but it gets a bit much. The appearance of the blog is neat and clean, but I would suggest changing the size of the header as it is very distracting, and it gives the blog a long load time which, for new readers, might turn them away. That said once loaded it is a nice header. Lastly, while this element does not effect the review score, I would suggest the blogger move this blog over to her own domain for the mere fact that her excellent content would then remain her own. The blog has the readership to support its own domain, and the blogger would definitely have more control over what goes into the blog theme and organization. Overall however, this is a fun and quirky blog to read and recommended to anyone who wants their daily dose of humor.

-Chrissie

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Worst SEO Blog EVER – Review

Monday, February 16th, 2009

The Worst SEO Blog Ever may try to fool you into thinking it’s the worst ever with its simple theme and slightly off-the-wall content, but upon further glance, you may find that this is comical relief in a world filled with SEO madness. While the author does seem to be a bit rough around the edges, he really just appears to be a cynic who has spent too much time researching keywords. What end result this brings is a perspective that is refreshing and funny and may actually drop a helpful hint or two along the way. The content is largely adult, with many curse words being used so consider that your disclaimer into the blog content. If you are brave to proceed, you may enjoy the most recent bloggeries: Saravut is Not a Scraper Spammer, just a Jerk; I’ve Seen the Enemy – He’s a Jackass; SEO Hack Gets Canned…; and Saravut is not a Scaper, Spammer – Just a Jerk!.

The blog is easy to navigate with the bloggeries being left-marginalized and a handy right sided navigation bar. Bloggeries are in black text on white background with links highlighted in a dark grey. In the right sided navigation bar you will find a Recent Viewers Widget, Subscription Information, Recent Posts Menu, and then links to many other SEO sites that may have a bit more of the actual information that you need. Moving down you can find a Top Bloggeries Menu, Archives Menu, a variety of blogrolls, and a pull down Categories Menu. The Categories Menu is divided according to contributors, but you will also find interesting information such as SEO Forums, SEO, and SEO Conferences. The blog is primarily textual, but you will find the odd You Tube Video or picture thrown into the odd bloggery.

This blog gets a 2/5 for review with some tweaks needed. The content is well written, and is quite humorous if you are looking for a good laugh on a contemporary topic. The appearance of the blog however needs some work, as the theme is fairly simple, and this simplicity is not compensated with interesting graphics. Outside of the odd You Tube flick, the blog is primarily textual and this kind of appearance has the tendency to drive readers away in a visually driven Internet world. Navigation is easy however, with all of the blog essentials easy to find and access, and the uniqueness of the blog is certainly a plus. Activity also could use some work with ts most recent bloggeries appearing in 2008, and with more regular content, this blog could be that much more successful. If this blog is merely a forum to complain and swear, it is serving its purpose, however if it is readers the blog is looking for, he is going to have to work a bit harder to sustain them. Sadly the blog scores close to it’s promise.

-Chrissie

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Florida Mortgage Blogger – Review

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

rate3 Florida Mortgage Blogger Review If you live in the state of Florida, and are having troubles getting financing for your dream home, you may want to check out the Florida Mortgage Blogger. Here you will find the blog written by Kevin, a Mortgage Professional in Florida who has as his life mission to ‘help good people achieve their Florida Home Loan goals’. Kevin’s blog is all about serving the people of Florida, and you can get a good feel for this through his header which states he is ‘building better relationships one step at a time’. Kevin’s work is focused on the Winter Haven, Florida area, and he works both with clients and real estate agents as you will see on his blog. He has been in the mortgage industry for two years now, and works to assist clients in obtaining financing that meets their unique requirements. He does so by primarily working with FHA and VA loan programs to offer more flexible and affordable options in mortgage loans. You can see this for yourself through any of Kevin’s most recent bloggeries: Weekly Winter Haven Mortgage Rate Report: February 9, 2009; Home Buyers Are on the Move as Rates Stay Low and Pending Sales Rise; Would You Buy a Home for $15,000?; FL Mortgage Rates Finally Hit Bottom?; and Winter Haven Sees Lower Mortgage Rates After Geithner’s Speech.

This blog is set up more like a business website than a blog, and thus is missing some blog meat that is making the blog a little cumbersome to navigate. Bloggeries are centralized with both left and right sided navigation bars with a lot of information on Florida Home Loans. In the top navigation bar you can find standard links to the About Page and Home page. The left navigation bar will give you subscription information as well as a Recent Comments Menu and Yahoo widget showing you how many Yahoo links the blog has. In the right sided navigation bar, you will find Contact Information, and a form you can fill out to get onto Kevin’s mailing list, as well as a Pages Menu. In the Pages Menu you will find links to the About Page, Interviews and Podcasts, Orlando, Florida area, Testimonials, and a link to subscribe by Email. Bloggeries are primarily textual with a few pictures and charts within the bloggeries, so you get a strong business sense from the blog’s presentation.

This blog gets a 3.4/5 at the time of review, and needs a few tweaks to look more like a blog and less like a business page. Activity is up to date, so this blog scores well on how it feeds the search engines and meets the needs of its readers. Is the blog for loan clients or for real estate agents? For realtors, terms and language used on this blog would be useful, but the average home owner to-be is not familiar with terms such as ‘Absorption Rates’ and the like. Sales reports mean little to the home owner, but would be useful for the real estate agent. Content needs to be ‘dumbed down’ for the average Internet reader perhaps. Some relevant pictures, perhaps of homes for sale in the area, would speak to prospective home owners and add some meaning to the bloggeries for them. And regardless of who the blog is targeted to, essential blog items such as a Categories Menu and Recent Posts Menu would make this blog much easier to navigate and look more like an information resource on the topic. This blog is off to a great start as far as reaching the real estate market, but needs some tweaks in terms of user friendliness if it is trying to reach as many potential prospects as possible.

-Chrissie

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