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If you are a sports fan, and particularly one that likes collectibles on your favorite teams or players past or present, then you may want to check out The Sports Posters Blog. The blog is dedicated to those in search of the perfect sports poster.  The blogger acknowledges that sports poster publishers are becoming a thing of the past, and thus with licensed sports products being hard to find, the blog would like to inform and entertain, and continue the promotion of sports poster collecting.  To learn more about what this blog has to offer, check out any of their recent bloggeries: More on DAMAC NFL Football Posters (1978-1983) – San Diego Chargers, New York Jets, March Madness – 2008 NCAA Basketball Tournament, DAMAC NFL Theme Art Posters (1978-1983) by Chuck Ren – Dallas Cowboy Variations, Professional Bull Riders Posters – the Toughest Spot on Dirt, A Nod to Uni Watch: Top 10 Posters Featuring Rare Sports Unifroms, and Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics Posters – ISOC Beauties but Where’s the Primary Logo?

The blog has a clean wordpress template and very little blog meat which makes navigation simple.  Bloggeries are left marginalized and in black text on white background.  The blog offers one right sided navigation bar which currently contains a search bar, recent entries, and a links menu.  Many pictures are associated with each bloggery, which is good in that it adds some color and spice to the blog, but at this point there may be too many as it is taking the blog a long time to load.  Other than blog content however, there is not much else to navigate or find of interest on the blog.

I will go with a 3/5 for this blog at this point, as it is a sparse looking blog lacking some essentials necessary to keep readers interested.  Appearance wise the blog is clean, however, there is so little other than content on the blog that it is actually looking a little sparse in terms of overall appearance.  The lack of what I refer to as ‘blog meat’ is making this blog look somewhat empty, and is also affecting its navigation scores.  To add to the blog’s appearance, the blogger may want to consider adding elements such as Recent Comments menu, categories menu, subscription widgets, archives menu, contact information, and the like.  Right now, with the lack of blog meat, the blog does not offer anything in terms of connecting with the readership, and thus is not likely to sustain a healthy readership over the long term as a result.  Content is well done but is sparse with new bloggeries coming in every few days to a week or even more in between.  Overall, if this blogger wants to sustain a healthy readership, regular content and more blog material will be critical to its overall success. A possible example of blog material would be the authors thoughts on the posters being displayed; many other possibilities.

-Chrissie

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We all have an inkling to travel somewhere within us, even if it just means we want to simply getaway from the everyday if only for a few minutes, hours, days, weeks, what have you. The blog we are looking at today is going to allow you to live your travel dreams vicariously through the blog. The blog is called the Everything Everywhere Travel Blog. For those that love to travel for the sheer enjoyment of seeing places all around the world, this blogger is living the dream. The blogger is Gary Arndt and has been traveling, and blogging around the world since March 2007. In his journeys, as you will see on the header, Gary has traveled for 12 months, visited 34 countries, traveled 92,000 kilometers, and is currently blogging out of Australia. As you read the blog, you will find out more interesting information about Gary, such as, how many times he’s crossed the International Date line, or how many times his travels have taken him across the equator. If you would like to live vicariously through this dream travel blog, have a look at any of Gary’s recent bloggeries: Daily Travel Photo – Puerto Princessa, Palawan, Phillippines; Tasmania: Australian for Cold; Daily Travel Photo – Tokyo, Japan; Off to Tas!; Daily Travel Photo – Mount Bromo, Java, Indonesia; Mungo National Park; Daily Travel Photo – Savai’I, Samoa; and My Walk up the Sydney Harbor Bridge.

The blog is very cleanly laid out which makes it very easy to navigate. The blog is divided into window box menus that separate the blog items from each other in a clean organized manner. When you load the blog before the boxes appear, you will be greeted with a lovely background of a mountain and rainbow scene. Bloggeries are left marginalized and the blog has a right-sided navigation bar. Bloggeries are in white text on black background, and links are highlighted in a bright blue. In the right navigation bar you will find a ‘Follow Me’ subscription button that is followed by different places online that you can find the blogger (like Flickr, facebook, etc.) You will then find here a Pages Menu with links for the About page, Airport Codes, FAQ, Contact info, Travel Blog Directory, Travel Gear, and Travel Map. Also in the right navigation bar is a travel scorecard, Upcoming Locations, Blog Calendar, Recent Comments Menu, Archives Menu, and widgets where you can join this bloggers online communities at MyBlogLog.

Overall I give this blog a 5/5, as it is excellently presented on all blog scoring criteria. The blog appearance is clean and organized with relevant pictures associated with each bloggery. This makes the blog very easy to navigate as well. The blog has well written content in a reader friendly tone that gives the blogger’s travel memoirs a lovely personal voice that takes you into the heart of each location he visits. The blog is also updated very frequently on a daily basis which is keeping this blogger’s readership nice and healthy. If you love to travel, or just want to, this blog overall is an excellent read and would be appreciated by everyone from the novice to seasoned traveler.

-Chrissie

If you are looking for a fresh approach on an old concept, making money online, then you will want to check out the latest money making blog that is being reviewed by Bloggeries.  The blog is called Make Money Online with EJ Cooksey, and can be found on its own domain at .  The blogger is EJ Cooksey who is a work at home mom, whose industry is primarily the Internet.  Given that she runs approximately 13 blogs, and is heavy into affiliate marketing, she is probably very good at it, which lends some credibility to her blogging advice.  This blogger has a lot of interests however, and they include reading, family, and ‘making a million dollars online’ among many other interests that she has.  Get an idea for what EJ Cooksey and her blog is all about by looking at any of her recent bloggeries:  A to Z and a Simple 1,2,3; Earn 100% Commission with George Plus’s Dime Sale; Have a Wonderful Easter!; Motivation and  Momentum; Will you Find all the ‘Hidden’ Freebies?; A Little Biz Can Make Big Money Online; FREE Internet Marketing Products and Downloads!; It’s My Blogaversary!;, Inspiring Irish Blessing; Review – Roboform; and 11 Useful Tips for How to Use the Secret!

The blog is neatly laid out into boxes that contain the blog meat, and this makes it easy to navigate.  You will find a top menu bar, as well as a left and right sided navigation system, with bloggeries being centralized.  In the top menu bar, you will find links to Home, Money Makers, Favorite Sites, Freebies, About Me, Contact, Disclosure Policy, and Privacy Policy.  Bloggeries are in black text on the yellow background of the boxes, and the header of the blog is in green, which is to make you think of money and making money while you are there.  In the left sided navigation bar you will find the Blogger Profile; Subscription buttons; Recommended Money Makers; Recommended Products and Programs Menu; Free Reports, Programs and Ebooks Menu; Categories Menu (called Labels); Archives Menu, and a Recent Entrecard Droppers Widget.  The blog is a very informative and comprehensive blog which you can see in its extensive categories menu which will direct you to sections such as 100% Referral Commissions, Affilliate Marketing, Blog Reviews, Contests, Copywriting, Daily 3$ Special, and so much more.  The right sided navigation systems is used strictly for Entrecard purposes as well as some advertising and AdSense.

This blog gets a 3.4/5 at this point with just a few suggestions to offer.  Overall this is a well organized blog with a clean template and thus it scores well on navigation scores.  Content is well written in a strong personal voice that is credible for the reader.  Activity scores are lacking a little as the blog is averaging around 15 or 16 posts a month, and scores would be higher with regular, meaning daily, activity.  The appearance scores of the blog could use some work, as this blog has quite extensive advertising located throughout the entire blog, and this reviewer found it more than a little distracting. I understand the function of the blog is to make money, but throughout the entire read during the review, I kept feeling like someone was trying to ‘sell me’ something.  Otherwise  however, this is a well organized blog, and comprehensive in the amount of information it puts out.  With regular activity, it should be able to maintain and sustain a healthy readership over time.

-Chrissie

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