There are not too many blogs that talk about current world news and issues. “Surviving Critical Times Hard to Deal With” is not your usual ‘talking’ blog. It lists a series of international matters that concern everyone.These include political news, health updates, economic information about the different countries all over the world and updates on issues affecting all of us like global warming.It’s pretty much like a CNN website, minus the big name and the spotlight.The has a simple and clean layout that can help you navigate through the site much easier.News articles are on the left side and ads on the right side.The great thing about this blog is that its advertisements are nothing intrusive.I’ve seen most blogs put in their Google ads in between articles, but this blog lets the readers read through their articles with ease.You will not find ads scattered around, they are where I believe they should be — in the designated location for ads at the left side of the blog.The blog owner also has a list of his favourite books; the links will send you to them if you want to purchase one for yourself.VeryStrangeIssues.blogspot has news archived as far back as December of 2005.So if you want to go back to history and read about critical news and media that happened in the past year that made a difference in the world’s economy and political happenings, you would most definitely have a good time browsing this blog.One suggestion though, the blog could have been more alive and inviting if there were personal commentaries about the news that are posted on the website.This would somehow add a little ‘personal touch’ and ‘character’ to the website.This can also get other blogger’s to comment on the news articles.Interaction is very important in any successful blog.How the articles are presented also needs a little improvement.Block layouts are a no-no, they tend to be generic and boring.Online users have short attention span.Breaking up one long article into short paragraphs would entice your readers to read through an entire article.It’s a great thing that there are images or pictures that comes along with the news posts; that definitely helped in sprucing up the blog.The header could also use a little jazzing up.In my opinion, all blogs should have some amount of branding.A personal header that includes the blog’s name will result to a better recall from your visitors.This way your blog would stand out from all the other blogs out there.Now for the verdict, I’ll give VeryStrangeIssues.blogspot.com a 3 rating.
It has excellent content but there should be more activity going on there.With the suggestions listed above, this blog could definitely be a big hit.- KheyanneNote: For further blogs similar to this one please browse our News and Media category.If you’d like to interact with other bloggers to share tips and secrets please join our Blogger Forum.
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