BloggingTips.com - Take your blog to the next level
March 1st, 2008 under Client Work
In this series, I’ll walk you through the process I take on redesigning a popular multi-authored blog, BloggingTips.com.
UPDATE: Part 2 is live: BloggingTips.com Redesign - Part 2
Blogging Tips is the first of many websites to receive a special redesign-on the house. With over 650 articles written from multiple authors ranging from topics like how to promote your blog to making money online, blogging tips has truly provided a wealth load of content that can take your blog to the next level! First, were going to see if blogging tips actually needs a redesign and why.
Does Blogging Tips need a redesign?
When Kevin started bloggingtips.com back in March 2007, he was the only author writing for the blog. Two months later, Kevin welcomed his first guest writer, Mani Karthink from Daily SEO Blog to join the team. Fast forward to the present, Kevin now has a total of 16 blogging tip authors writing on a variety of blogging topics. These guys were constantly producing quality content day after day after day, out growing their current wordpress theme.
If you look at this recent screenshot, you’ll see what I’m talking about:
There is a ton of information in the main content area, sidebar, and footer with little visual separation.
New readers visiting Blogging Tips would simply become overwhelmed by the amount of content displayed to them.
How can I change this? Do you think the content can be displayed to the reader in a more visually pleasing way? How do you attract more bloggers to post gigs or request in the Blogging Tips Marketplace? How do you encourage readers to submit links to the Blogging Tips Directory? What could I possible do to make Blogging Tips the best place to go for reading practical tips on blogging from a diverse set of authors?
In the next article throughout this series, I’ll go over the goal of this project and ways to tackle the redesign to better promote the authors.
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March 2nd, 2008 at 9:57 am
Im looking forward to seeing what you come up with. Your first mockup was good so Im sure the finished product will be quality.
March 2nd, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Tons of information.
Anything you do to make
it easier to access is great.
March 6th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
As a three-time guest blogger for this blog, I was amazed with the reaction of Kevin’s readers to my guest posts. I think this implies that readers really find Kevin very keen in allowing guest bloggers. It is this ability of Kevin that has been loved by readers including me.
About re-designing it, I I think I just have to trust my eyes because I really go for the article content. But I think the background is fine, the font of blog title is just right. I myself just changed the templates of my blog to make them look professional, but I think yours are fine really fine.
However, one thing that somehow wonders me is a little space at the lower right, is it reserved for something?
Another thing, I think you should include articles about forums and directories. They are good ways of promoting yours.
Thanks and I hope my suggestions make sense.