Comments on: Blog Review: SimonStapleton.com

By: Verne

Verne — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:47:40 +0000

It is possible to fail in many ways…while to succeed is possible only in one way.

By: jack parler

jack parler — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 06:07:04 +0000

Thanks for this helpful resources

By: Paul Piotrowski

Paul Piotrowski — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:13:54 +0000

@Simon: Good stuff! Awesome to see your picture on the site finally, good job!

Very cool to see you implement some of the suggestions. Here are a few more things I still see, although you might still be working on these:

(1) Get rid of the border around your adwords box. Make it #ffffff.
(2) Find a way to make your RSS Button bigger and remind people to subscribe to your feed at the end of your posts. You can use this plugin for that: http://www.trevorfitzgerald.com/projects/subscribe-remind .
(3) Create some banner spots where banners can be purchased and get an Advertise page up ASAP. That should be your #1 priority if you want to make money from advertising on your Blog. Having no Advertise page and having no way to purchase advertising on your site is like running a retail store with no checkout/cash register. People who want to spend money just wonder around for a while and then leave confused. Meanwhile, you’re standing there thinking that you’ll put in a cash register as soon as people start buying something.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:38:23 +0000

Looking good, Simon. I’d still like to see a bit more colour, but that may be just me. If you look at my blog you’ll see I love colour, lol.

By: Newsflash! New Look to SimonStapleton.com! : SimonStapleton.com

Newsflash! New Look to SimonStapleton.com! : SimonStapleton.com — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:15:44 +0000

[...] after some great feedback from Paul Piotrowski’s blog InspiredMoneyMaker.com (you can see the review of my blog here ) I made the changes I’d been thinking about for ages and JFDI’d [...]

By: Simon Stapleton

Simon Stapleton — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:29:11 +0000

Hey Paul and everyone else – I put a rocket up my butt on getting the blog design done, and I’ve re-launched it – I think it looks much better now. There is still more to come…. Thanks Paul for everything.
Simon

By: axel g

axel g — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:48:28 +0000

That was the most thorough review I’ve ever seen…
I find the section about Technorati really interesting.
Best of luck to you Simon!

By: Anand

Anand — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:47:05 +0000

Great insights. May of the tips you gave are applicable to many blogs, including my own. Thank you Paul.

By: nudgeme

nudgeme — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:10:17 +0000

Thanks Paul for such a valuable review. I am thinking about starting a blog and found it incredibly useful. I especially liked your ‘rant’ about don’t be afraid of what people think of you having ads etc on your site because if the information is good, people will log on anyway. Too often people (including myself at times …!?) spend far too much time worrying what people will think. I read a lot of blogs and if I enjoy the content, the ads don’t worry me at all. If I happen to see an ad that interests me I’m also more likely to click on it because I’ve built up a trust in the blog writer. And I guess that if you are an expert in techie stuff, readers would expect your site to reflect that in its design and use of internet marketing techniques.

Great post and good luck Stephen!

By: David Shaw

David Shaw — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:35:05 +0000

It’s a fix, should have been me!!

Well done on a good review!