Comments on: Please Help Me Pick a New Look For My Blog http://www.convinceandconvert.com/usability-and-ease-of-use/please-help-me-pick-a-new-look-for-my-blog/ Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:18:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rososusilo http://www.convinceandconvert.com/usability-and-ease-of-use/please-help-me-pick-a-new-look-for-my-blog/#comment-17518 rososusilo Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:12:22 +0000 http://www.convinceandconvert.com/?p=1806#comment-17518 you should do before choosing is, close your eyes, open and focused view photos Jay Baer, yes, photos on option 2, looks more cool. you should do before choosing is, close your eyes, open and focused view photos Jay Baer, yes, photos on option 2, looks more cool.

]]> By: Roland http://www.convinceandconvert.com/usability-and-ease-of-use/please-help-me-pick-a-new-look-for-my-blog/#comment-11859 Roland Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:21:25 +0000 http://www.convinceandconvert.com/?p=1806#comment-11859 I like them all! Best wishes! I like them all! Best wishes!

]]> By: Warren Fick http://www.convinceandconvert.com/usability-and-ease-of-use/please-help-me-pick-a-new-look-for-my-blog/#comment-11800 Warren Fick Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:12:48 +0000 http://www.convinceandconvert.com/?p=1806#comment-11800 Wow. What a great, active fan base ! Let me add my couple cents: if you like your photo (I do, too) I think you should avoid #3. It makes your head look confined. In addition, I think your photo looks better in context...so #1 over #2. But I think the search box placement in two or three works better. In #3, you're looking at the box, which is a nice flow.So the answer is...send it back to the designer. Tweak. We're looking forward to the results. Wow. What a great, active fan base ! Let me add my couple cents: if you like your photo (I do, too) I think you should avoid #3. It makes your head look confined. In addition, I think your photo looks better in context…so #1 over #2. But I think the search box placement in two or three works better. In #3, you're looking at the box, which is a nice flow.So the answer is…send it back to the designer. Tweak. We're looking forward to the results.

]]> By: Social Business Bank http://www.convinceandconvert.com/usability-and-ease-of-use/please-help-me-pick-a-new-look-for-my-blog/#comment-11783 Social Business Bank Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:22:12 +0000 http://www.convinceandconvert.com/?p=1806#comment-11783 Option 1. No question! Option 1. No question!

]]> By: Mike Corak http://www.convinceandconvert.com/usability-and-ease-of-use/please-help-me-pick-a-new-look-for-my-blog/#comment-11781 Mike Corak Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:44:17 +0000 http://www.convinceandconvert.com/?p=1806#comment-11781 I like 3 the best, but I like the search box on the right too. Thought about putting the search box on your head, allowing users to search your brain!? I like 3 the best, but I like the search box on the right too. Thought about putting the search box on your head, allowing users to search your brain!?

]]> By: Adam Q. Holden-Bache http://www.convinceandconvert.com/usability-and-ease-of-use/please-help-me-pick-a-new-look-for-my-blog/#comment-11780 Adam Q. Holden-Bache Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:32:35 +0000 http://www.convinceandconvert.com/?p=1806#comment-11780 I like the balance of logo left/head shot right, so options 1 and 2 work best there. I also think the header should contrast the content area, and I think #1 does that best (option 3 is too much orange, but could be toned down). The big question is about the search box- does it require that prominent a placement? Are people searching so much that it should receive so high a priority in your layout? I'd consider moving it to the right column- maybe between the subscribe and bio or better yet, maybe try to reduce some of the copy in your nav (i.e.- shorten Social Media Consulting & Coaching to just "Consulting & Coaching") and add Search to the end of the nav bar? Anyway, it seems to be the point of contention in most of the comments. Good luck - all of them look quite good overall. I like the balance of logo left/head shot right, so options 1 and 2 work best there. I also think the header should contrast the content area, and I think #1 does that best (option 3 is too much orange, but could be toned down). The big question is about the search box- does it require that prominent a placement? Are people searching so much that it should receive so high a priority in your layout? I'd consider moving it to the right column- maybe between the subscribe and bio or better yet, maybe try to reduce some of the copy in your nav (i.e.- shorten Social Media Consulting & Coaching to just “Consulting & Coaching”) and add Search to the end of the nav bar? Anyway, it seems to be the point of contention in most of the comments. Good luck – all of them look quite good overall.

]]> By: David Wang http://www.convinceandconvert.com/usability-and-ease-of-use/please-help-me-pick-a-new-look-for-my-blog/#comment-48817 David Wang Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:31:00 +0000 http://www.convinceandconvert.com/?p=1806#comment-48817 Hi Jay, here's what I think. I'm leaning towards #1 the most because of the position of the photo and the color, but am put off by the sparkles. Your face is coming off a little too big in #2 and is kinda hanging out in the middle of nowhere in #3. Also, since you're in the process of fixing up your blog I wanted to remind you that Mofuse is not doing justice to your mobile site - http://twitpic.com/10nqvo I tried switching to Disqus but had lots of trouble importing my comments from WordPress, did you have any trouble with that? Hi Jay, here’s what I think. I’m leaning towards #1 the most because of the position of the photo and the color, but am put off by the sparkles. Your face is coming off a little too big in #2 and is kinda hanging out in the middle of nowhere in #3.

Also, since you’re in the process of fixing up your blog I wanted to remind you that Mofuse is not doing justice to your mobile site – http://twitpic.com/10nqvo

I tried switching to Disqus but had lots of trouble importing my comments from WordPress, did you have any trouble with that?

]]> By: JoshuaStrebel http://www.convinceandconvert.com/usability-and-ease-of-use/please-help-me-pick-a-new-look-for-my-blog/#comment-11773 JoshuaStrebel Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:37:13 +0000 http://www.convinceandconvert.com/?p=1806#comment-11773 can we see one without your mug in it? :) can we see one without your mug in it? :)

]]> By: Sarah Hartshorn http://www.convinceandconvert.com/usability-and-ease-of-use/please-help-me-pick-a-new-look-for-my-blog/#comment-12099 Sarah Hartshorn Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:17:55 +0000 http://www.convinceandconvert.com/?p=1806#comment-12099 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Pick a new look for your blog. A little help for the rest of us. http://ow.ly/14B82</span></span> Pick a new look for your blog. A little help for the rest of us. http://ow.ly/14B82

]]> By: Sarah Hartshorn http://www.convinceandconvert.com/usability-and-ease-of-use/please-help-me-pick-a-new-look-for-my-blog/#comment-13769 Sarah Hartshorn Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:17:55 +0000 http://www.convinceandconvert.com/?p=1806#comment-13769 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Pick a new look for your blog. A little help for the rest of us. http://ow.ly/14B82</span></span> Pick a new look for your blog. A little help for the rest of us. http://ow.ly/14B82

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