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If you are looking for another blog that may offer you some fresh and professional opinions in the world of website management, have a look at the Nomad One, a blog that offers you advice from a strategically focused, ethically motivated, creative professional.  The blog is found on its own domain at and is owned and authored by an independent design and web consultant.  The blogger is a designer and graphics expert both online and offline, and also works in communications and marketing consulting.  He sees himself as a nomad, and is constantly migrating towards ‘a positive sustainable future’.  He feels he has a responsibility towards humanity to add value to others lives, and to be beneficial to people in order to help everyone create a beautiful future.  You can see this for yourself in the nomad’s recent bloggeries:  What’s this about then? About Us Pages and Their Purpose, VeloCITI Session #3 – An introduction to Finance, The benefits of a Free WordPress Website for Startups, Time to Refresh my GTD Approach with GTD inbox for gmail, Springwise: See-saw power for Schools,  WordPress Meetup #3 Planning Gains momentum, and The Benefits of a Free WordPress.com blog for startups .

Navigation on this site is interesting, as this site’s appearance looks more like  website than a blog per se.  There is regular posting, and these bloggeries are left marginalized.  Generally left marginalized blogs offer a right navigation system, however there is no right navigation system here and this space is left blank on the blog.  There are navigation buttons on the header to see services the blogger offers in design for web, logo, print, illustration, animation, and advertising.  The footer offers a navigation system where you will find social networking contacts, What I’m Doing menu, Search bar, Archives Menu, and a blogroll sorted by categories such as sustainability, creative, web, and so on.

I am giving this blog a 3/5 and primarily because this blog reads more like a resume and less like a blog thus affecting its blog score.  Because the blog is focused on promoting the blogger’s career and services, it is lacking a lot of the blog meat that makes a blog interesting to read.  This ultimately may be affecting the blog’s readership.  Appearance scores need help here as mentioned mainly because of the empty sidebars.  This leaves a lot of empty space on the blog that the blogger could use with some necessary blog meat.  The blog could use some menus such as a categories menu and recent posts menu for example to beef up the blog a little.  I also think the about page could be better read to indicate more what the blog offers as opposed to what the blogger himself offers in terms of services.  It is difficult to tell for example, other than resume purposes, what the blog is offering to the blog community. The content is well written however in a personal user friendly voice there, and if this is maintained the blogger will connect with his readers well.  However the activity is lacking with bloggeries having several days in between posts, and regular traffic will be more likely with regular activity.  Overall however, the blogger clearly has a lot to offer and if he organizes his blog a little bit better, he will be able to communicate that clearly to the blogosphere.

-Chrissie

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Bloggeries is going to look at another personal blog today, and the blog is the chronicle of The Quirky World of Jessi. Here you will find a place for Quirki Jessi’s odd thoughts, quirky ramblings, random pictures and nothing more or nothing less.  The bottom line for content at Jessi’s blog here is that, if it would cause a lot of “needed explanations to my mother….then I’m not posting it here”.  Given this, you will soon see that this is an all and everything blog that Jessi finds quirky or interesting.  You can see this for yourself in all of Jessi’s most recent bloggeries:  Meet Me (and all the other bloggers) at Bloggeries, Unsent Letters – Quirky Style, Quirky’s Inbox – Can You Tell the Difference Between a Horse and a Frog?, Play Pacman Online!, Check out Ferox, This Dog is All Decked Out… In Scuba Gear!, and PJC – You’re Toasted.

The site is fairly well organized making it easy to navigate.  Bloggeries are centralized and there is both a left and right handed navigation system.  Bloggeries are dark blue on an almost fluorescent blue background, and links are highlighted in a deeper shade of blue.  In the left navigation bar you will find the About Page, Subscription information, Archives Menu, Tag Cloud, Other Places to Visit Menu, Quotes, and a Writing Tip of the Day widget.  In the right navigation system you will find a widget for Jessi’s Quirky Lurki, a blog pet; What Quirkiness is Jessi Up to Now?, miscellaneous blog widgets and some advertising.  Every bloggery is accompanied by a relevant picture that adds meaning to the blog and the accompanying bloggery.

Overall I give this blog a 3.7/5.  This blog scores fairly good on most criteria though could use a little work in some areas.  The blog is easy to navigate with two navigation bars, however there is not much in the navigation bars leaving a lot of empty space neat bottom of bloggeries.  Adding a Categories and a Recent Posts Menu would definitely help in this area.  Content is well written and interesting, and Jessi writes with a strong personal voice that readers will connect with.  The activity however could use some work as bloggeries are not consistent, and coming in every couple of days to almost a week in between.  The blog is a unique blog with a fresh spin on the personal / humor blog and thus scores well in that area.  Overall, this is a fun blog to visit if you are looking for a getaway and something a little unusual and quirky in the blogosphere.

-Chrissie

 

Bloggeries is going to look at a personal blog today, and that blog is known as Jesus Encounter. The blogger is Jeremy Newton, a 19 year old Christian and student leader in his church. He is very active in his faith and his church, and is using the blog as a place for other Christians to congregate and learn about God, as well as to help others grow in their Christian walk. He wants the blog to be a discipleship if people want it, or to be a place for prayer if people need it.  Most of all, he wants his blog to offer a sense of community, so others don’t have to feel they are alone for Christ.  You can see Jeremy’s vision and faith through his most recent bloggeries: Your Desires, Dream On, Weekend Updates to Jesus Encounter, You Still Poop in Your Pants, and Heart Support.

The blog offers a clean and organized template with a very serene feel to it, and this makes navigation very easy.  Bloggeries are left marginalized and there is a double right sided navigation system.  Bloggeries are in black text on white background with black border and menu headers in a quiet blue tone.  In the left navigation bar you will find links to Jeremy’s social homes; Recent Posts Menu; and a Categories Menu containing links to categories such as Anger, Challenges, Healing, Leadership, and Love.  In the right sided navigation system you will find subscription buttons, Entrecard, All Posts (archive menu), Christian blogs menu, and Links Menu.

I give this bog a 3.4/5 overall for its review.  The blog is a well-organized blog for a personal blog, but it seems a little quiet to me.  Appearance wise the blog looks very appealing with its quiet tone to it, which is the strength behind the blog’s meaning.  I think however a few more posts could use some relevant pictures to it to add to the inspiration and motivation that each post offers.  I also see a lot of white space in the navigation system, and the appearance could be improved if perhaps some content was placed in these navigation bars, or if perhaps the navigation bars were merged together to make one navigation bar, thus eliminating the white space.  Otherwise, navigation on this blog is very good with all essential blog meat easily navigated to.  The content on the blog is well written with a strong personal voice.  It is clear this blogger has conviction in his blog’s intent, and conveys this beautifully to his readers.  Activity scores could use some help with posts coming in several days apart.  The blogger will connect more with his faithful readers, and attract more as well, with daily bloggeries. Even if the blogger is low on ideas, this blog could make use of a daily inspiration, Bible verse, or a quote just to ensure something gets posted daily.  Overall however, this was a beautifully written blog to read and review, and should the blogger continue on this journey, he is sure to see much success.

-Chrissie