Is my blog any good?

[petereff]

Please take a look and tell me if you think my on-line business blog is any good

http://definition-of-leadership.com/on-line/

[Yumcha]

Hi!

I just had a cursory look at your blog. Content looks good but I couldn't find an "about me" page. If I don't know who the person/company is behind the blog, I am reluctant to take it seriously.

I would also think about hiring a professional graphic designer to create a header as your current one looks amateurish and is not altogether appealing. The Auction Max ad also looks unprofessional which detracts from the site.

At the bottom of the blog, you have a couple of ads. Are these necessary? They are also not well placed and again, look a little haphazard.

Sorry for any perceived negativity. Your content has potential so I think you need to invest just a little bit of money to make it look professional.

Hope this helps!

Cheers,

Yumcha Girl

[Yumcha]

Oh, just another thing. When I visit the site, I am greeted by a multitude of adsense ads. I have to scroll down to see any content. This will turn people off.

[petereff]

Hi Yumcha

Thank you so much for your friendly criticism. I have taken your comments on board and have made several changes which I think have improved the site at http://definition-of-leadership.com/on-line/ massively. I'd appreciate any further comments, good or bad.

It also tells me I need to work on my other sites:
http://definition-of-leadership.com/yourlife/
http://definition-of-leadership.com/weight/
http://definition-of-leadership.com/leaders/
http://www.definition-of-leadership.com/coaching-today/
http://www.definition-of-leadership.com/security/

If you have more comments, hit me now
Petereff

[jimpar]

Hi petereff:

Good start, but, I think a bit of re-formatting would be helpful.

Adsense ads. Preferred positions are one or two upper left corner area, and down the right side, where the readers eye falls at the end of a sentence.

People read from left to right. Most of the stuff you currently have on the right will never be seen. Most readers will be so intent on centering your text so that they can read it that they will never see the two right side columns.

Screen is too wide. I have a 17" monitor and it does not fit. I must scroll to see it. Think about the folks with older and smaller monitors - probably the bulk of your potential market. Laptops??

I would re-format the screen. Place your middle column of ads on the left side of the text. Shorten the typed information lines. They do not have to be so long.Test to ensure that the full site appears on the screen without having to move it left and right. In other words, make it a comfortable experience for the reader.

Leave your larger collection of adsense, erc, where it is on the far right.

That way, while reading an article the eye may pick up something on the left. (Catch an Ad). It always ends on the right - so an adsense Ad there makes sense.

Some folk also place a couple of Adsense Ads right in the middle of the article and screen. You actually get a break in the text, and the eye has to pass right over them to continue reading the article.

Good Luck!

Jim Parsons
http://www.learntolive.info