Comments on: I Need You – Guide This Blog http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/08/23/i-need-you-guide-this-blog/ law for the rest of us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:49:36 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Andrew Flusche http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/08/23/i-need-you-guide-this-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-33448 Andrew Flusche Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:19:01 +0000 http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/08/23/i-need-you-guide-this-blog/#comment-33448 Lise - I really appreciate your thoughtful comments. I will work on those layout suggestions. And I've been trying to make a conscious effort to include more images. In fact, I might tone down the blog's overall design, but start embedding an image with every post. Then RSS subscribers get some nice eye-candy with every article. Thanks again! Lise – I really appreciate your thoughtful comments. I will work on those layout suggestions. And I’ve been trying to make a conscious effort to include more images. In fact, I might tone down the blog’s overall design, but start embedding an image with every post. Then RSS subscribers get some nice eye-candy with every article. Thanks again!

]]> By: L.J.T. http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/08/23/i-need-you-guide-this-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-33430 L.J.T. Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:46:56 +0000 http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/08/23/i-need-you-guide-this-blog/#comment-33430 Go for the post excerpts. Most of the time I read through a reader anyway. Strange though it always happens that I have no new posts and then 7 at a time, maybe your feeder is messed up? Also your buttons on your side bar appear underneath the first letter of the item that is being bulleted. Given that the text is white, some of them are hard to read as a result. Perhaps its just me, but the double bar is also annoying as the text from one sometimes rolls over into the other, maybe the orange bar on one side and the grey on the other or something would be better. Content, hmm, you should write what you know and that's what you've been doing. Wouldn't change it. Maybe a few more pictures or something? When reading through a reader the only real visual content that most people see is your embedded pictures. Go for the post excerpts. Most of the time I read through a reader anyway. Strange though it always happens that I have no new posts and then 7 at a time, maybe your feeder is messed up? Also your buttons on your side bar appear underneath the first letter of the item that is being bulleted. Given that the text is white, some of them are hard to read as a result. Perhaps its just me, but the double bar is also annoying as the text from one sometimes rolls over into the other, maybe the orange bar on one side and the grey on the other or something would be better.

Content, hmm, you should write what you know and that’s what you’ve been doing. Wouldn’t change it. Maybe a few more pictures or something? When reading through a reader the only real visual content that most people see is your embedded pictures.

]]> By: Andrew Flusche http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/08/23/i-need-you-guide-this-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-33131 Andrew Flusche Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:05:07 +0000 http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/08/23/i-need-you-guide-this-blog/#comment-33131 Spike - That's one reason I am strongly considering post excerpts. I don't want to incur duplicate content penalties. And I want new visitors to the main page to see a comprehensive view of the site, not just the last few articles in full. Thanks for your feedback! Spike – That’s one reason I am strongly considering post excerpts. I don’t want to incur duplicate content penalties. And I want new visitors to the main page to see a comprehensive view of the site, not just the last few articles in full.

Thanks for your feedback!

]]> By: Spike http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/08/23/i-need-you-guide-this-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-33126 Spike Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:18:29 +0000 http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/08/23/i-need-you-guide-this-blog/#comment-33126 If you want better ranking in Google (who doesn't?) then having excerpts on your index page is definitely the way to go :) SpiKe <a href="http://www.mallosworld.co.uk/organize-it/" rel="nofollow">Organize IT</a> If you want better ranking in Google (who doesn’t?) then having excerpts on your index page is definitely the way to go :)

SpiKe
Organize IT

]]> By: Andrew Flusche http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/08/23/i-need-you-guide-this-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-32854 Andrew Flusche Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:04:02 +0000 http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/08/23/i-need-you-guide-this-blog/#comment-32854 Thanks for your thoughts on these changes. I hadn't seen the Full Text Feed plugin, so I'm glad you guys point it out. I would never consider doing partial feeds; that's definitely not user friendly. Thanks for your thoughts on these changes. I hadn’t seen the Full Text Feed plugin, so I’m glad you guys point it out. I would never consider doing partial feeds; that’s definitely not user friendly.

]]> By: Geoff R http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/08/23/i-need-you-guide-this-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-32842 Geoff R Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:30:05 +0000 http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/08/23/i-need-you-guide-this-blog/#comment-32842 Site looks good Andrew! A home page with excerpts sounds fine, as long as you get this WP extension, so your feed stays full-text. Nobody likes partial feeds. http://cavemonkey50.com/code/full-feed/ Site looks good Andrew!

A home page with excerpts sounds fine, as long as you get this WP extension, so your feed stays full-text. Nobody likes partial feeds.

http://cavemonkey50.com/code/full-feed/

]]> By: Rory http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/08/23/i-need-you-guide-this-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-32830 Rory Fri, 24 Aug 2007 04:42:45 +0000 http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/08/23/i-need-you-guide-this-blog/#comment-32830 <em>If you could change one thing at Legal Andrew, what would it be?</em> I would try to tidy up the occasions when the words spill over the border. "Productivity ideas, blog consulting - focused on the legal world" is the main example, but "Immigration Lawyer Los Angeles" under <em>Sponsors</em> is another. <em>How would you like a home page that displayed only post excerpts?</em> I think a home page that displays only post excerpts is a good idea. New visitors are drawn into the blog, RSS readers arrive straight at the article anyway. If you decide to go down that route remember to install the <a href="http://cavemonkey50.com/code/full-feed/" rel="nofollow">Full Text Feed</a> plugin. The "more" tag cuts off the full text in RSS on WordPress for some reason, and the plugin fixes that glitch. <em>What 3-4 words sums up Legal Andrew, in your opinion?</em> Personal Blog, Legal Angle. If you could change one thing at Legal Andrew, what would it be?
I would try to tidy up the occasions when the words spill over the border. “Productivity ideas, blog consulting – focused on the legal world” is the main example, but “Immigration Lawyer Los Angeles” under Sponsors is another.

How would you like a home page that displayed only post excerpts?
I think a home page that displays only post excerpts is a good idea. New visitors are drawn into the blog, RSS readers arrive straight at the article anyway. If you decide to go down that route remember to install the Full Text Feed plugin. The “more” tag cuts off the full text in RSS on WordPress for some reason, and the plugin fixes that glitch.

What 3-4 words sums up Legal Andrew, in your opinion?
Personal Blog, Legal Angle.

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