Posted by Bloggeries in Motivation and Inspiration, Spirituality
We all need to find out zen moments sometime, don’t we? If you think you do, take a minute to check out the Laws of the Universe Blog. Here you will find a blog that the author wishes to use to convey his knowledge gained thus far about the way this universe functions according to certain laws and how we can architect our own destiny by practicing these laws. The author is Malathy Badri, a Math teacher in India who blogs for both fun and money. His life slogan is to pass it on; share, and we at Bloggeries are doing just that by telling you about his blog. You can get a feel for his Laws of the Universe concepts by reading his recent posts You roam the world, we follow; Death penalty to whom?, Make a jambalaya, Perfect Wedding Anniversary Gift, Patrick Bernard’s Spiritual Path, An Indian Dating Website, New Products from Multivend, and Love Letters from God. While not all of these posts are zen related or even contain spiritual musings, they are all a very interesting read.
Navigation on this site is fairly straightforward. I do recommend you view this in Mozilla Firefox as you can, or you may think there are formatting issues with the right navigation bar. There aren’t the site is just better viewed there. I do run across this from time to time and it is no reflection of the blogger. Posts are centered with both a left and right navigation system. The posts are bright blue text on a calming azure type background and links are highlighted in red. AdSense is incorporated throughout the blog with the same color theme so it blends in very well. In the left navigation bar you will find the about me section, archives, blogs that link here, and some advertising. In the right you will see some AdSense, tools for spiritual development links, book recommendations, and a photo visitor log. I do see categories labeled on each post, but I do not see a categories menu on the blog. I also would not mind seeing some pictures added to the blog, from what I can see there is only one on the main page. I would suggest adding some pictures to make the blog a little more fun to read.
I am going with a 3.3/5 for this one. I like that the blog has recent and frequent posting, and for someone writing from India the English is very good. The content is well written, though sparse for the actual topic of the blog niche. I would suggest some more posting on the spirituality component of the blog. I would also suggest some AdSense changes. Currently there is AdSense at the top of the page as soon as you open up the blog, and I think this is a little distracting from the blog content. As mentioned I would also add a categories menu. The blog just needs some tweaking then in Appearance and Navigation categories, but otherwise the blog is doing well on other accounts. For those that have an interest in Zen living and Spirituality, I would recommend having a look at this one to get a unique perspective on the Laws of the Universe.
-Chrissie
Posted by Bloggeries in Reviews, Motivation and Inspiration
Who doesn’t love a good quote? Whether you are looking for something to lift your spirit, move you, tickle your funny bone or anything in between, you can find the quote you are looking for here at Famous Motivational and Inspirational Quotes where you will find old wisdom and new lessons by Jim. Login here to get a quote of the day, maxim, saying, cliché, or wise words that have been collected from a variety of sources. You can get a good idea about the quality of quotes and inspiration from this blog through any of the recent posts: Inspiring – Happy Quotes – John Dryden, Quotes – Yukio Mishima, Pain – Hatred Quotes – James Baldwin, Work – Luck Quotes – Michael Bloomberg, Management Quotes – Robert Townsend, Perseverance Quotes by Samuel Jackson and Innovation Quotes – Thomas Edison. There is also an entry for Quotes of the Month, and there is a huge source of quotes symbolizing Liberty, Freedom, and Equality in honor of Independence Day.
While the site has an overall appearance of being a little busy, it does not have any navigation flaws. Posts are left marginalized with the standard right sided navigation bar. The appearance from an overall perspective is appealing, though slightly busy. The background is a montage/collage of historical figures and the header and footer both have serene mountain pictures that are intended to inspire calmness. Below the list of the daily postings is a series of cartoons for inspiration and a smile, and then a long list of famous quotes with pictures of the quotee. You will find legends in this list such as JFK, George Bernard Shaw, Woody Allen, and so many more. The right sided navigation bar contains a list of his blogs, advertising, a place to subscribe to the blog either through email or RSS, blogroll, and his extensive list of categories. I won’t list all of the categories here, there are literally scores and scores of them. Suffice it to say that if you are looking for a quote within a specific niche, you will find it somewhere in the categories menu. Some of them included: Common Sense, Achievements, Attitudes, Assumptions and Classic Quotes
I am going with a 3.5 on this one, this blog lost some points with me for appearance. I think there are elements to the appearance that I find very appealing, and as would his readers. But a lot of it is quite busy and I had some issues with navigation as a result. I think the section below the postings with all of the cartoons and historical quotes can probably be moved to a separate page, or within one of the category links. I also find the amount of advertising to be on the excessive side, as I was looking for quotes in amongst the ads, whereas it really should be the other way around. Overall however, I think this blog has a great idea for his niche, and I think it would be a lot more effective once some of these appearance changes are managed.
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- Chrissie
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