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Posted by mynameisingrid • 22 days ago • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: blog, blogger, ingrid, mynameisingrid, review
Hey hey everyone! 
Just seemed like a good idea to start another blog review thread. I love checking out other blogs and giving my opinion on them If you want to, I could do it for you too. I think it's a great way to meet new people and find awesome new blogs to read. Plus I love the one on one chat with the blog owner.
ONE RULE: DO NOT POST A LINK TO YOUR BLOG!!! ALL LINKS WILL BE REMOVED.
I will find your blog(s) on your profile page If you have many blogs and want me to check out a spesific one, just include the title of your blog.
I'll give you the good sides of your blog and maybe not so good ones
So start posting and I'll get back to you with a short review !
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I guess I'll get the ball rolling-
yay! Okies. I'm going in.. haha!
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Don't be afraid to bite
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Your blog SHOCKED ME! OH MY GOSH! A lot of boobs and awkward pictures of men with sheep doing stuff. Just too much for my angelic eyes to see But I am totally staying calm and giving you an objective review.. kind of. :| Anyhow..
.. The Mind of Derek Bowels seems to be quite the roller coaster ride. My favorite types of blog personally are collage people blogging about their life and thoughts and stuff. The way you handle your topics, might not necessarily be my cup of tea, but at the same time, your posts are quite humorous. And hey, it's a personal blog, you can go crazy on it if you want to, so it's all good. I love that you write about stuff that happen in your life.
The only thing that a bit turns me off, is that everything looks so messy. The layout is quite manly looking, but it distracts me a lot from the reading. Especially the background behind the content (blue, black splatters).
But what I REALLLYYY enjoy about your blog, is that you do the whole "Blogging Lists". That "How to spot a ghost" HILARIOUS, and really witty.. You should come up with lots of them more, readers love lists!
Also it's cool that you keep your posts short! I have an attention span of 1 millisecond, so I enjoy short and sweet posts much more. I'm sure many others do too. There is just something about long posts, that makes you give up reading before you even start..
Basically yeah, that's it. The pictures on your last post still haunt my thoughts, I'm kind of shaken to give a better review.
But I think you should definetly look into the whole layout thing That is super important, because it is usually the biggest distraction when reading anyones blog. -
The pictures weren't bad...
But thanks.
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Go ahead ^_^!-
Aww, you have such an awesomely cute blog! Getting right on it..
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I must say that your blog is one of the qutest blogs I have seen in a long time. And I think that it is so most importantly because you make your own graphics for the layout, and it just gives so much for the blog. Me, as a reader draw so much more closer to what you are writing because, I find someone elses hand drawn pictures to be so personal. So your blogs layout is very neat and gives a warm feeling, my eye just rests on it. Love it!
As I understand it is your personal blog - my favorite kinds to read! I love that you keep your posts short and sweet + it's cool that you include a picture for your every post.
I like also that you are willing to make illustrations for others aswell! I think it's sooooo neat, and I'm probably gonna contact you on that.. to post maybe something about your blog on my blog link it back to you! Your drawings are just absolutely adorable.. (ok i'm starting to sound like some kind of a fangirl)
Keep up drawing, and writing and sharing your thoughts on your blog, I think that you really capture the whole idea of personal blogging
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You are really really sweet you know that !! Yeah I have to include a doodle, for some reason it doesn't feel complete if I leave it out.
Hahaha a fangirl! That sounds really cool. *thinks about starting a fan page on Facebook...* hehe just kidding. If you want something in the future, just yell!
Hmm nothing negative to say...well let's just leave it at that haha. I still have many things to learn about blogging though.
Thank you again for the lovely review!! I really appreciate it
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Go for it-
You write so beautifully, I think I am forced to read your blog from the first letter to the last punctuation!!! Okay I am totally being subjective here, because I can't give an objective review, for I am basing this totally on my linkings, but anyways..
.. your words just literally sweep me off my feet. I so love the literature type, long description, very detailed, a lot of nice comparison style of writing. When you just take something that in real life will go unnoticeable, yet in your writings you emphasis it and make it one of the most important event.
Even though some of your blog posts are a bit long, I must say that when I started reading then I just got so drawn into your words that I forgot the length of your post. Usually I personally can't stand toooooo long blog posts, especially when they don't capture my attention from the first second
But overall, I love it! Keep on writing it.. I think it's cool and I love the way you present your thoughts!
Oh and I did stuff.. Fanned you on Facebook and added you in my bookmarks! See you soon again on your blog! -
Thanks so much.
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Go for it. Please review the blog at this profile and the one at my LarissaEsq profile. Thanks!-
You really do have one of the most awesome jobs I have ever come across. Besides checking out your blog I also watched some of your photos you have taken! You are an awesome photographer. Really nice nature and landscapes. But okay back to the blog..
I am pretty sure that you have one of the dreamiest jobs one could have, seriously! As much as I read some of your posts and checked out the pictures of face painted people, it just all loooks so much fun. And it's great that you blog about it, .. gives your blog a very unique theme.
The layout is very colorful, which is good. But I personally am not very into the whole using Blogger's custom templates. Personalization, personalization, personalization.. are my three P's ha! I can never stress enough the importance of having a neat, personalized layout which is easily readable yet will cling into the memory of people forever. Now that's the power of a good layout. btemplates.com (is a good place where to start, if you are interested :))
I bet as halloween is coming you will have your hands full of work, and we can expect a lot more pictures and blog posts. I bookmarked your blog, and am looking forward to following your painting journey!
Take care,
Ingrid
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Hi - you do realize you've opened the flood gates now don't you? lol
If you have time please have a look at my Kent Today & Yesterday blog.
Thanks a lot!
Glen-
Yes of course I know what I am getting myself into, but it's fun!
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Very nice and catchy blog title "Kent Today and Yesterday!" It has a really nice ring to it.
I think it is very nice that you take time to write about your home county.. how it was in the past and how it is in the present. People who want to obtain more information about it, will find a lot of good information from your blog.
I read some of your blogs posts, and well I noticed that you write a lot about facts. The thing about using too many facts in blog posts is that I think you need to balance things out, make it more personal and then every once in a while sneak in some awesome fact that will sweep the readers off their feet. When there are too many dates readers just get the feeling that they are reading a history book, and usually they give up before they even start.
I would suggest that you write more about how you feel about living in Kent, what are the things YOU like, the places YOU have visited, .. the awesome things that YOU have done there. Make it more personal and I guaratee you people will not only fall in love with your writing, but they will most definitely want to visit Kent.
It's good that you have pictures on your blog! Pictures make reading so much more easier. Plus you keep most of your posts very nicely short and sweet! That is a major plus in writing any blog
And one more suggestion. Maybe you want to start thinking about more personalizing your blog layout. It give a lot to the overall feel of the blog! Usually general blogger templates, are not as eye catching as some other personalized templates.
btemplates.com is a cool place where to get great nice layouts if you want
Keep on blogging, and I hope some of my tips will help you!
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Hi Ingrid - thanks very much for the comments which I will take on board.
By the way I had a look at your blog and was very surprised to see you are from Estonia. Your English is excellent! (better than some English people I know lol).
I have visited Estonia once (before you were born actually lol) and really enjoyed it. A very unspoilt country. Would like to go back there again one day.
Glen
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Feel free to peruse any or all of my blogs. My art & photo blogs still have no ratings or fans.-
I decided to review your art blog! I love art, and I just wanted to see what is it that you do..
Wow! I read that you were an international award-winning artist, and well I must say your work is very beautiful! You are very very talented. Beautiful colors!
But okay, what concerns your blog.. the thing that I like is that you keep everything very neatly organized. Readers can easily navigate through your blog and you even provide some instructions on how to do it! That is a very nice feature to have.
Also your pictures of your paintings are very nice.. and I love that you have a black background.. the photos really pop out thanks to that.
I think that maybe something that I would also want to recommend you is to maybe add more stories below your pictures, besides the facts on how they were made. Just something short and sweet. People usually tend to like things more which have a story ..
Keep up your painting, you are great at it! I wish i could paint.. or even just draw.. no make it doodle .. unfortunately it's something i am most weak it 
PS! You should definetly add the blogger widget "followers" so that people could follow your blog and keep up with your paintings and upcoming art shows
Take care,
Ingrid
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If you dare-
I dare and I will! Getting back to you soon..
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Wow you are a football coach! That is really cool, if you don't mind me asking what teams have you coached. My dad is an absolute football fan, and well every now and then I love watching football with him. Not really because of the game, but his emotions are just priceless
Now about your blog. It's nice, theme oriented, easy to navigate and what is most important - informative. But as I can see you give it all with a little bit of a twist and don't just lay out facts upon facts. Ahh.. yes and my favorite part of course, keeping the posts short and sweet. Even the people with the shortest attention spans can read the posts.
I would personally love it if you also had a more sports oriented layout for your blog. Or at least a header ! It would personalize it more and people would remember your blog much better!
Maybe the only thing that I don't really like is that you have sooooo many widgets on your blog. I am not a big fan of widgets personally, the less there are the better. Widgets usually crowed up the whole space, and make it kind of look messy and unorganized. Place only the widgets that you know are vital for your blog. That way you will keep things neat and organized!
Keep on writing your Sports blog, and I also left you a comment
Take care,
Ingrid
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Hahahaha, your blog posts are sooooo much fun to read! They are very nice and short, yet I laughed so hard when you were comparing Myspace and Facebook and believe it or not, even when you were writing about you being sick. Not that I find it funny when other people are sick and feel bad, but because your writing style just so witty and awesome
(Oh yeah, and i btw totally agree on the myspace, facebook thing!)
Layout is cool, and you have got everything organized very nicely!
The only thing is that .. don't hide your "feed burner" subscription box somewhere between other stuff, in a way that for me at first .. I didn't even notice it! It is always good to keep search boxes (like you already have) and subscription boxes, at the top of the page, so that they are easily to find by your readers, or .. potential readers
I love the fact that you blog so often!!! I don't know how do you do it? I find it so hard to keep myself up with my blog :/ even thought I am the one posting things on it.
Overall, I think you have a great thing going on there. A place where you can just write about things that are on your mind and share them with others Keep it up!
Take care,
Ingrid -
thanks so much for the feedback and I'll take your suggestion to heart - i'm always re-arranging things, it seems.
i try to post five days a week and was going really strong until i started working 65 hours a week and got sick - hoping this weekend will get me back on track!!
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Wow, A DAILY BEER REVIEW, THAT IS ACTUALLY DAILY! Omg, how do you keep up with it. A person who has been struggling to even make a post once a week (aka ME!) just cannot understand how can people actually make daily posts, and for that matter be creative and good at it! Your blog is a win in my book just for that.
You have a very unusual and interesting theme for your blog. I'm sure I haven't come across any other blog that makes daily beer reviews. Not that big of a fan of beer, but I must say that your blog must be heaven for guys who find beer awesome !
The on thing that maybe frightened me at first is that some posts were really long It's cool if you are cool with writing long posts, but a lot of people dont even start reading if they see a too long posts.
At the same time, what really made your blog nice, is that you include a picture on your posts! My eyes rest on the pictures. And you have a very nice way with words.. easily readable even for the not so beer loving ones.
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Thanks, Ingrid. Beer is not even legal for girls your age here. Daily is hard, especially solo and with alcohol involved (I can't do the post any time of day as I have a real job which drinking isn't a part of).
Beer is NOT just for guys, so you know. That's just a myth. And yes, I get that my posts are too long, I know that, but I just can't shut the hell up. I try to keep it to 3 or 4 short paragraphs. Funny or sarcastic story and a beer review.
BTW, there are lots of beer review sites, but they are a bore and not interesting, just a drone review. There are some that are funny, though, but few and far between.
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Me too. Sorry if the navigation is confusing, I can't change it until I get my own server, and the platform is still under heavy development--in the meantime, just click the "Read the Blog" link in the right-hand nav bar, top box.-
Well I must say that the first time I went on your blog I got REALLY confused about what your site is really about and what are you trying to communicate with me. As I understand you are still sorting things out with your blog, so I guess that it will still take time for you, and I wish you best of luck on that.
But the main thing that I must say is that, I read you had a lot of different studies posted on your blog. What ever your "target" audience is .. remember that you ALWAYS have to present your ideas in a good and memorable way, adding pictures of illustrations or anything like that
So when you get things sorted out and think your blog is in good working order, than you should contact me once more and then i will tell you what I think of it! Because I wll have a better look on what your site is all about.
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Ok..sure..Thanks-
Hey hey! I took your blog called STRAIGHT DRIVES and decided to write a review on it!
Well as I can understand it is your personal blog and you just write about what ever pops into your head, your love for cricket or show your sketches! I think that is all very awesome! My favorite types of blogs are the personal type, where people just can let everything go and write about anything and everything they want to!
Now to be a bit more picky about your blog, then there are some things that maybe throw me off when I start reading it. Firstly I must say that .. even thought your blog template looks really stylish and customized, .. it in some ways is a bit "too much" and .. it really distracts me from reading abotu what you have to say.. especially when there are lines behind the written text. Plus some of the gadgets on the side, somehow do not fit in properly .. and it give is a somewhat messy look, which is nothing bad.. if you dont mind that, and its just a blog for yourself.. but other people notice stuff like that immediately.
I see that you are really really talented, you make really nice sketches, and you have something to share with others, that is for sure. But just try to think about the presentation more :)!
Take care,
Keep on blogging!
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Wow I must say that you have a really interesting blog, and I love the whole idea that optimism wins over pessimism anytime on your blog! It's not like we see that many blogs that only concentrate on the positive sides of things .. and not so much on the conflict! So that definitely makes you cause and idea a unique one.
Wow, the thing is that it's really really hard for me to review your blog, because Idont really find anything wrong with it.. haha! See positivity has already won me over more than the negativity, haha!
Your blog has a very nice layout and it is really easy to navigate between the posts and other links and widgets. Everything looks like it has been thought through very firmly. Love that you have so many pictures on the blog, it really makes the layout pop and just give me the feeling that I want to read what you have to say.
Also, love that you have such informative posts! All of your search and subscription boxes are really well placed and .. well overall it gives this very professional feel to the site.
One thing that maybe a little bit is strange for me ( and I am totally saying this only to pick on you :D) is the talentsglobar.org main logo. It doesn't quite fit into the whole big picture, I am sure you could make it a bit bigger and better, so that it would pop out and people would always remember it!
Take care, keep on blogging ! Hope this overly positive blog review helps.
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Sure, I say go for it if you get the time. I'd be honored-
Hey hey! Firstly thank you very much for sharing your blog with us! I checked it out and here is what I think about it..
.. Well I couldn't have not noticed that you have so many blog award images on your sidebar! I guess that means that you have inspired people a lot with writing your blog that's really awesome in my opinion.
I like the theme of the blog, you .. your cats and all the madness that comes with it, hehe! The style of your writing is easily readable and I love it when words just flow into sentences, if you know what I mean.
Maybe you should really think about the length of your blog posts. I understand that it is your personal blog and it is the place where you can live out all of your emotions and write what ever you want, but as a friendly suggestion.. I think that you should always keep an eye on how long are your posts, because sometimes people are scared if the posts are just too long.
But the think that I love is that.. with your posts you also post PICTURES! I think its very positive and it makes the reading better, because you are providing some visuals together with the text!
Keep on blogging, I see you make a lot of people happy with it! I bookmarked your blog as well so I will most definitely be coming back every once in a while to check if you have posted anything !
Take care and hope the review helps!
Ingrid -
Thanks for that review. I've been going back and forth with the length of the post so your input is very helpful.
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LOL I'd love to get the Hadean one reviewed-
Well I did take a look at both of your blogs and I must say that somehow your other "russian model's" a bit blew me away. But anyways I am gonna review the blog that you asked me too
Well the blog is very well thought through. Easy navigation, a lot of images to make the whole browsing experience much more fun and love that your blog is so informative. I am sure that people who are looking for a place where to read about the latest news, music .. and stuff like that will find your blog quite useful.
Even though it seems that the blog has not been around for a long time (I checked the archive) it seems that you have really thought it all through
The only "bad" thing (and it's not realy bad but maybe just confusing to me) is your header. It looks cool, but I somehow think that it looks like a game site header or something, but first impressions are very important You have to get that reader from the first second they see your header.
Hope this review helps! Keep it up, you are really doing a good job at it.
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Thanks Ingrid,
Actually the header is something I put together myself specifically for that blog. I was going to go with the tag line "Digital Crusaders in the Nuclear Age" but somehow never got around to it.
I will think over something that is profound enough yet still represents the overall idea behind the site.
Thanks for the heads up and the review
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Hey hey! Thank you very much for posting your blog here.. well the first thing that I must say is that you have a lot of blogs .. or to put it more precisely you have a lot of different parts of your blog that you need to manage. Great job on keeping up with all of them! I am sure it's not a very easy task, and it takes a lot of time!
I love the layout of your blog! It looks very proffessional, has a really nice theme and everything is so easy to access! You do not have to many widgets on your blog, and you really should keep it that way because it would maybe ruin the whole clean fresh look!
Did you design the site for yourself, or did you have help with it?
Your blog is also very very informative. You cover a lot of different topics. Who ever has problems with love, or traveling or life.. or other subjects find pretty well written posts!!!
There is really nothing that I dont like about your blog, beside the fact that you should definitely include a e-mail subscription box, I didn't find it and that would bring much more people towards your blog .. because they could keep up with you by their e-mail as well Think about it!
Take care,
Ingrid
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Hey hey hey hey! thank you for adding your blog here!
I checked it out, and I well this is what I think of it:
Firstly, I understand that you just like writing your blog articles about everything and anything. For a person who just for the first time went on your blog, ... it's all dandy and stuff, but it is really confusing because I do not know what to expect from your blog. Will I be reading about healthy food? Will I get the best tech news/reviws? When should I read it? What are the articles for me?
Those questions arise, because since you do write about everything .. I need to find something for myself, but I can't because maybe the navigation part of your blog, and the categorizing is not that good so you should think about it
I always say that niche blogs work sooo much better than the overall blogs .. i write about everything. Because you always know who your target audience is .. but when you just write about everything, it's rather hard to find people that are into everything
What I like about your blog is that your layout is very nice, you use pictures on your posts and everything is very easily findable. A lot of blogs make the mistake of placing stuff randomly.. but you've got things organized quite nicely!
Your posts are very informative thats always good, but as I said before, a niche blog gets much more readers than a blog about everything,.. so think about it how you channel your energy!
Hope this review helps a little bit?
Take care,
Ingrid
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I quite enjoyed the blog about beer, and I did so while nursing a hangover. I mostly enjoyed the snarky stories. Nice format and not too many words crammed together. I am dyslexic, and I like a little space between lines and posts. -
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You have a really cute blog! It is kind of funny tho, because you really write about what you are thinking and do it in cool "in your face" kind of manner, .. yet the whole layout looks really soft and feminine But it gives your blog that extra spice because you never know what you are going to write about next.
My favorite types of blogs are the personal ones. I've read your blog before btw, tho I haven't left any comments.. or maybe I have
I think you have everything you need for having a good personal blog that people come back to read The only thing maybe that would really spice things up, if you could provide the readers with maybe a bit bigger images or illustrations? I always think that pictures make the post even more stand out and give some kind of a visual to the reader. Just a thought..
Love the whole "bringing bitchy back" .. I think that you should somehow put that into your header, because it doesn't say right now anything about your blog, and headers are pretty important..
Keep on writing your blog, I bookmarked it so i could find it and come back soon Take care,
Ingrid
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Hey hey! Firstly thank you very much for posting your blog here. You have a really beautiful title to your blog "Lord I Want To Be Whole". In my head it sounds so peaceful and calm
Blogs about personal discovery are always been my favorite type, because I think reading about other people's experiences is always a great way to learn about life and how other people live.
I think you have a very sweet personal blog. I don't know why but the second I entered it I just got a very positive vibe. I love that you add personal pictures of yourself and your family on some of the posts. I love that you share things that inspire you and maybe even inspire other people..
Now the more I started looking into your blog I just discovered some things that could be maybe a little bet better. For example, I don't know why do you hide the "about me" somewhere in the bottom of your blog. There is really nothing wrong with you putting it in the bottom, but it somehow just gets losts between all of the widgets and tabs that you have got there.
If you could put it into the sidebar, im sure it would be much better. I love reading a short description about the person on whose blog I am, and I'm sure many others do too! Think about it.
Also, I recommend you to remove the "Navabar" (the blue Blogger bar). That bar just somehow disturbs the eye, because you have this nice a bit vintage layout and then boom there is this bright blue bar.
www.karlonia.com/2008/11/19/remove-blogger-bar/
(This is a good link to help you to remove the navabar if you choose to do so)
If not, then maybe you could change the color of it? Just go to Edit Layout - Page Elements - Edit Navabar and change the color to match your blog.
I don't really have any more tips. It's your personal blog and you just keep writing and inspiring other people with your posts Hope all goes well and I gave you some ideas on how to improve,
Take care,
Ingrid
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My blog is in hibernation mode till next Monday,l so a quick critique on the layout and content would be pretty neat.-
hey hey! Thank you very much for posting your blog here! As I understand you just updated your blog's layout and well I will mostly base my review on how you could make your blog function even better!
Firstly I must say that you made a very nice choice with your new blog template. The thing that I love about it is that it looks very simple, and the text is readable! I am not particularly a big fan of three column templates, because I think people tend to over crowd their sidebars with a lot of widgets and strange not useful stuff like that, but as I can see you have not done so You have only kept the most important things.
Now how you could make your layout work more for you than against you?
The one thing that I noticed is that you have not placed an "about me" section on your blog. You only have a link to your profile where we can read about who you are and what your blog is about. It would be a really good idea if you could add it on your blog! So that who ever visits it, the first thing that they can do is check out who you are and what kind of a blog they are dealing with. Do not underestimate the power of the "about me" section!
Secondly I advice you to place more more more more more and more pictures with your blog posts. Whether they are illustrations or images, it doesn't matter, but the fact is that when a person reads a text which has images in them.. he feels much comfortable, more drawn to the message you want to give out and the eyes somehow just rest on the images when the text sometimes might be too much to handle in one gulp.
Also, to make your blog look a bit more thought out and personalized I always advice people to take off their blogger's navabar. It is a personal preference to have it or not but if you do want to do so... here is a link that you can use!
www.karlonia.com/2008/11/19/remove-blogger-bar/ (the instructions for it)
Hmm, what else? Overall since it is a personal blog.. I must say it is a good one. You just have to keep on writing it!
Take care and hope some of my tips help a little bit?
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Hey hey!
Well, wow is all that I can say to your blog. It looks really neat and I can see that there is a lot of effort and time put into the whole construction of the blog. You update the site very often with news and stuff like that and well that is really impressive. I don't even know where to start!!! Okay.
Hmm .. here comes my overly positive review of your blog.
The site itself look really nice. You can easily navigate between different categories, from the first time I lay my eyes on the blog I understand what it's all about. A lot of images and illustrations, which is always a positive things when I comes to blogs. You've got the search bar and the RSS feed subscription bar. There are not TOOO many google or other ads in your blog - THAT IS ALWAYS a positive thing. The content is informative and up to date! And you update the blog all the time.
I think you've got a great technology blog going on there. Now all you need is a strong base of readers!
I for one am an absolute gadget geek! And I even bookemarked your blog so I will for sure come back and read some more! I love that you allow others to use your material (ofc with linking back to you) A lot of sites do not approve of that! I would really like to keep in touch with you, and maybe even feature your blog as one of my *blogs of the week*
Keep on writing! You have a great thing going on there. I know there is not a lot of negative feedback .. that would maybe benefit you more than all the praising but well you are definitely on the right track in my opinion.. sooo seee you soon on your blog!
Take care,
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ACTUALLY YOU KNOW WHAT I DO HAVE ONE CRITIQUE! You know what I would really really love .. and I'm sure a lot of other readers would be much more drawn towards your blog.. if.. in your "About Us" you would be a bit more personl about who are actually writing the blog, what are your other hobbies and just maybe a little bit more about your life.
And you know why? BECAUSE .. then people will know who is that person who writes such great articles.. who can I turn to when I need help? The whole site would not be just more personal and people would start engaging in not just reading the articles written but also commenting on them and starting a conversation with the writers of the blog
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Thank you so much for your overwhelming positive review! so for not getting back to you sooner as I have been away over the last few days.
Believe or not this is actually the third time I have changed the layout to my blog, after receiving some reviews which were quite the opposite to what you have just written!
As you said all I need now is a decent number of readers each day as I don't want to feel that all my hardwork has gone to waste!
I would be absolutely honored if you featured my blog as one of your blogs of the week!
Again thanks so much for your positive review Ingrid, it seems I have finally got my layout sorted!
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I've updated the About Page as well :-)
Thanks again
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YOU HAVE SUCH AN AMAZINGLY CUTE BLOG! Okay I know I am a sucker for cute layouts and awesome niche themes but I can't help! It's just so cute, welcoming and if maybe I have not been a big owl fan before, I shall definitely change my mind on that!
First the theme is GREAT! I haven't seen any blog like that before
Your layout looks really simple, clean.. it's easy to navigate and most important it's just cute and funnnn! I bookemarked your blog and I will most surely come back and wait for new updates. Also what really makes my heart go all gaga for your blog is that you use so many beautiful colorful pictures! I is a really big plus because now I want to get my hands on every cool little owl merchandise there is out there!!!!
But okay maybe some tips that would make the whole blogging experience even more better for both you and your readers. Well firstly, .. I think you should enable the "Blog Followers" widget on your blog. I desperately searched a place where I could start following it and get updates into my blogger reader but unfortunately you don't have it I'm sure many feel the same way and a blogger Followers widget would be a great investment hehe!
For the content.. I love that you write it in a simple, personal way .. so that when I am reading some of your posts I feel as if you are talking or describing something to me!
The one thing that I would LOVE though is if you maybe could proved more information about yourself with an About Me Section? I want to know who is this cool Owl lover who blogs so passionately about it! That would again draw your readers more closer to you. I'm not talking about writing EVERYTHING about yourself, but just maybe sharing your first name, where are you from, what are your other interests etc That's always a plus!
Hope this little review/tips help you!
Keep on blogging.. you've got a great thing going on there.
Ingrid -
Thanks you so much for the great review on my blog I have made a few changes on my blog. Let me know your opinion. Thanks again!
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YOU ARE ESTONIIIAAANNN! HELLLOOOO. Why do I find that so awesome, because.. well I am Estonian too. And it's always cool to find fellow Estonians at blogcatalog! But okay, I shall still keep it all in English so that maybe if anyone else is interested in reading it they will understand
Okay firstly I LOVE that you blog in English for an Estonian. Not that I am in any way against blogging in Estonian but I guess I love the fact that when you blog in English you can reach out to so many more people!
Since I am pretty slow with the whole blog reviewing thing here, I think I missed out on seeing your blog before you improved the layout. Now I see only the after version of it. But it's all good, I think your layout looks really cool Love how the little "About me" and "My Links" and "RSS" pop out when I move my cursor over them . These kinds of nifty little design tricks may at first seem like nothing, but actually they give a lot to the overall feel of the blog. .. Of course never over do it!
For a technology and internet geek like me your blog is pretty helpful! Read some of your articles on blogging and internet tips and well some of the posts are very informative.. but there is also a lot of non original content from you.. where you just quote someones blog posts linking back to their articles. I think that it is really important to keep the content of your blog as much as possible yours!!! Then you kind of develop a better relationship between your blog and your readers. It is great linking back to other blogs and quoting their ideas or content, but you really have to be careful to what extent you do so
The cool thing is that you keep all of your posts short and sweet. Maybe at time a bit too short. But maybe that's just me
LOVE THE DESIGN OF YOUR BLOG! I see that it is originally designed by you and some other person! That's really good! Taking personalization to a whole new level, not like me who takes someone's already made layout and just changes it as much as possible :/
I added your blog to my bookmarks Im sure to come back and check out how your blog has developed. Wish you all the best !
And well .. I can't leave without leaving at least something written in Estonian ..
Tere ! Just käisin ja uurisin su blogi! Oli tore, näeme varsti jälle !
Ingrid -
Thank you so much for your review Ingrid!!! Having someone else express their comments about it really helps.
It's so cool to see a fellow Estonian here
I think you're absolutely right about quoting others articles. I only did it when I started blogging, not anymore. Now I understand the negative aspect of it.
It's so nice that you like my design. I was already starting to get worried that I was the only one who liked it. One of my biggest wishes was to create something unique and cool
Thank you again for taking the time to review my blog. It definitely set me back on track! Just tell me how I can return the favor
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hello pls i wuld like u to visit my most entertaining blog ever and post ur review about my blog thnx bye-
Hey hey! Thank your sharing your blog with me, right now I am on it and here is what I think about it..
Most Entertaining Blog Ever? Hmm.. Well.. I'm sure it is, but there are just so many things which just throw me off before I can even start reading the blog I shall serve you the negatives first..
.. I am not sure whether it is something that you want on your blog to look like but the first time i clicked on it.. the word that popped into my head was "messy". A lot of everything, just put into one pot, stirred around, then hoped that people would understand what is going on Too many widgets arranged in what seems to be a chaotic way.. with no structure what so ever. A lot of ads that just somehow pop out and hurt my eyes. The content seems to be kind of all over the place. The most important things like "Followers" tab, subscription tabs are placed somewhere in the bottom of the blog.
There is so much to it than just writing on your blogs header that it is the most entertaining blog ever. You have to work hard to make it look good, .. to have a good navigation system for a reader and just to make it not soo messy. Think about it, you might just have lost a potential reader (me!) because I just do not understand whats going on on your site and not because I don't find it entertaining.. when I do sort out the whole messy picture.
As to the content. Well .. I'm not sure what to say about that because there are just pictures, very little text and I am not even sure if there is any of your own original content written there
I don't want to be mean or harsh on you, it is your blog and you can do what ever you want with it.. it's just that I see potential in it, but right now it's just a bit too much all over the place.
Sort things out with your layout, then start thinking about your content.. and I'm sure your blog will turn out to be very entertaining!
Hope it helps!
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Cool, check out my young entrepreneur blog.-
Hey!
Thank you for posting your blog in this thread! Here is what I think about it..
Well, firstly GREAT Entrepreneur's blog!!! Right now I am looking for a lot of blogs just like your to keep up with on a daily basis, read and learn from them. So I most definitely added your blog to my reader and also bookmarked it
And well .. now comes my big WOW! You are a 16 year old Entrepreneur! LIKE WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW! Respect for that! That is just absolutely amazing. No I am serious literally my jaw dropped when I read about that, because your articles, and content that you write or quote from other entrepreneurs is just really informative , and even I who am not an entrepreneur understand that. I am sure that you will have a lot of success and you will achieve all of your dreams, if not more But I will most definitely love to read more content that is written by you!!!
Love the layout of your blog and the fact that you use pictures to illustrate the posts. The navigation on your site is really simple And one thing that also caught my eye was your Ben Lang logo! It looks really cool and professional, and it somehow makes it much easier for me to memories your blog and when ever I should see that logo, I will be reminded of who is behind it!
You most definitely have one more person who will start reading your blog from now on (me!) And I mayeb even want to feature your blog on mine.. just to introduce you to all of my readers aswell.
Keep on writing and following your dreams!
Take care,
Ingrid -
Thanks so much! You really boosted me up today!
-Ben
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Hey! Sorry guys that I haven't reviewed. I had REALLY bad internet connection and it too forever for the blogs to load, so i put off the whole review thing Now I am back and starting where i left off!
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I'll jump in an review yours, Ingrid. Great blog. No... not the blog. The feel. The atmosphere? I love your 'bounciness.' One can feel your energy. And your eye is outstanding. The beach shots are great and the window shot especially is beautiful. Keep a tight hold on your youth... don't ever let an educator tell you what to look at or how to see the world... you are doing a fantastic job! -
Thankkk you sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much!
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Hey hey! I checked out your Faithful's Thought Spot blog Thank you very much for sharing it with us.
You have a really nice personal blog going on there, I also left you a comment as well.
The blog looks really simple and eloquent, it is good that you have not stuffed your blog sidebars with many gadgets and stuff like that. (Something I somehow never manage to do on my blog somehow )
The only thing that i guess for me is missing is the "About me" section, I would love to learn more about the person whose words I am reading and whose blog I am visiting. Don't ever underestimate the power of the "About me" tab! Just make it short and sweet ..
About the content, well I see that you share your thoughts on a lot of problems that are not only yours but in the bigger picture everyones problem! (hence why I commented on the global warming post)
I think for a personal blog you have a very nice thing going on there. The only thing that maybe could be better is the header? You should still keep the minimalistic, clean line of the blog, but maybe the header could pop out just a little bit.. so the first time readers will remember it.. and come back for more Another point made.. never underestimate the power of a GOOD header!
Take care and keep on writing your blog!
Ingrid
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Well, I may not agree with the way that you blog about your thoughts and all of the personal things that you share with your readers, but I guess that it is something that interests most people and the way you deliver your posts illustrated with naked ladies and hot male figures.. is of course something eye catching .. and you will never have a problem with the fact that MAYBE someone will forget your blog. No they will not! Which for a blogger .. is a great thing!
So as I undertand you have been blogging about your love life, family, husband, sex.. etc Well .. I mean I love personal blogs and there is not much that you could do to make even more personal! Haha!
I understand that some people who have come on your blog have thought that you just have a porn site, but well the more i read your posts the more I understood the deeper meaning besides the naked women and hot me that figure on your photos.
I think that the layout of the blog is very nice. The header to say the least is eye catching.. Not sure if it has to do with the naked lady on it.. haha!
If I talk about the content, then well I understand that you are a very openminded and outspoken person who does not hide her sexuality.. and can openly speak about everything. I dont know if you are the same way in real life, because I haven't read all of your posts
I wish you all the best on writing your blog! Keep it up! At first it shocked me for a second and I thought: I can't write ANYTHING about this blog? I'm lost for words. (not because of seeing naked women but just I was speechless)
Take care!
Ingrid -
SO that means I passed the test?
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Ingrid, you've read my blog before. But I put up a new post today-so feel free!-
Hey hey! Yes I have read your blog before and well I don't know why but I have for some reason forgotten about it! But now that I re-visited it, I just added it to my google reader and when ever you will update I will see the update! YAY!
I don't really even want to start reviewing how your layout looks like or any other stuff like that. And do you know why? Because the content which you provide to all of your readers is just amazing. Your aphorisms are absolutely inspiring! When ever I read them I get the "ahhaaa" moment! You know when maybe know the fact somewhere in the back of your head but you have not been able to put it into words. Well in some cases you do it for me! You are so talented. I wonder how do you come up with all of your thoughts? Do they come to you in your sleep.. or they pop up just at random times?
Oh no I still have to share some wisdom with you! The one thing that is truly missing is .. the "about me" section! All of your followers and readers, we want to know WHO IS THIS PERSON WITH SUCH BEAUTIFUL APHORISMS!
I truly am a fan, so I can't really say anything that is not subjective!
Keep on writing and inspiring!
Ingrid.
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Hi could you please take a look at my blog and tell me what you think?-
Well I checked out your FHM Mortage info blog. Now for me to give you a very good objective review is a bit hard, because fact of the matter is that I do not know ANYTHING about mortage or any stuff like that. So I am not very sure what should I be looking out for
But I will just try to do my best and just tell you what I overall think about the blog
1) it is very informative, and well for a person who needs more information or even NEWS on mortgages! I guess your blog is the place to find it!
2) Love that you have the whole "Get more info" tab on your blog where people can just fill in their information and receive advice, information on what ever troubles them ! That's a great feature!
3) I can navigate your blog in an easy way because the layout is really clear and I understand perfectly what will I find where.
4) And of course it is great that you have enabled the Tweet Meme widget on your blog posts.
Now I am not sure if a mortgage blogs usually have pictures which come with the posts, but just to liven things up and make it really easy for a reader to browse around your blog.. you should for sure start using small images or illustrations on your blog. Never underestimate the power of a picture!!!
You have a great thing going on there So keep on blogging and helping people!
Hope this helps,
Ingrid
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Well, if you are still offering Blog Reviews then I would love one!
I can always use input!
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Hey! How are you? And thank you for posting your blog for me to review! Your blog is WIIIIIIIIIILD!
I think that your idea of providing people with 1000 animal facts is really awesome.So when you reach 1000 facts will you set yourself a new goal or will you just move on writing a new blog! I advice you just to keep on sharing the facts !!!! I think that a lot of wild life loving people find love reading your blog! (Now I am also a fan of Wildlife and followed your blog:)) But well I guess that you still have a pretty long blogging way to go, so I HOPE YOU WILL ACHIEVE YOUR GOAAAL!
The layout suits the whole idea of your very well. It is eye catching and from the first second I enter your site I know what kind of blog I am dealing with!
I would love to find out more about the writer of the blog as well! Where is the "About me" section? Well there is one, but I would more like to know about the author, why the author is so into wild animals etc! Think about it.
Keep up your blog and as I started following it I will most sure be on every step of the way are you will be heading for the big 1000!!!!
Ingrid
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hii, how about giving a review on my blog. its a photoblog. i am into photogprahy as a hobby, and i post my favourite pics on it. let me know what u think of it. you seem to give some good reviews.
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Okay I managed to review some more blogs! Right now I am going to bed.. but I shall continue tomorrow! Im sorry that it takes me a lot of time, but I do really look through every blog.. read it and try to develop an opinion!
Hope you understand and keep on checking back to see if ive managed to get back to your blog.
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Oh what the heck...I might as well add myself to the list. (: -
You have such a long list!
I feel bad for adding mine... but not bad enough hehe.
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I guess I'll throw mine in the mix.
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I have two blogs for you to check out.
REAL Men RoCK
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Louisburg Community Chaplain
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Well if you want to do a GAMBLING blog - you can hit up mine. *GRIN* -
Would you mind checking mine as well please -
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I'll jump on the bandwagon...a new video is coming up on Tuesday if you want to catch up on some other requests first though!
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Oh my sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet mama I am moving slow but steadily in reviewing all of your blogs! When I review your blog I will leave a message in your shoutbox! So that you will know that Ive checked it out!
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Hey, would really like my blog to be reviewed. Thanks! -
My newest blog "Just Desserts" was inspired by a woman who has type 2 Diabetes and was depressed because she had to give up eating her favorite dessert which by the way was also mine...Cheesecake. This blog has dessert anyone can eat even those who are on a diet or just looking for healthier ways to eat dessert. -
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HI Ingrid
I didnt see my review but I got something from you in my Shoutbox. I am sure i am just missing something but if you could show we where- i would really appreciate it! Thanks so much
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Well I checked out your FHM Mortage info blog. Now for me to give you a very good objective review is a bit hard, because fact of the matter is that I do not know ANYTHING about mortage or any stuff like that. So I am not very sure what should I be looking out for
But I will just try to do my best and just tell you what I overall think about the blog
1) it is very informative, and well for a person who needs more information or even NEWS on mortgages! I guess your blog is the place to find it!
2) Love that you have the whole "Get more info" tab on your blog where people can just fill in their information and receive advice, information on what ever troubles them ! That's a great feature!
3) I can navigate your blog in an easy way because the layout is really clear and I understand perfectly what will I find where.
4) And of course it is great that you have enabled the Tweet Meme widget on your blog posts.
Now I am not sure if a mortgage blogs usually have pictures which come with the posts, but just to liven things up and make it really easy for a reader to browse around your blog.. you should for sure start using small images or illustrations on your blog. Never underestimate the power of a picture!!!
You have a great thing going on there So keep on blogging and helping people!
Hope this helps,
Ingrid
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Can you please review mine i think you missed it.
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I can see you got a great list of blogs now waiting for your review..but if you have a min or two I would for you to check out my blog! Thanks Ifs its not a problem, could you also give me a shout when you do cause its hard to find the threads back to this..thanks so much! -
OKAY FOLKS! I am getting back to work again!
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I would love for you to check out my blog. I have been dying for some comments
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