I think I am ready to settle in with this new theme. I have to admit, it’s not my favorite theme, but it has what I was looking for, so it will do. I am relieved to have my subscription button in a perfect spot on the blog. I am also happy to have a place where I can advertise without taking over the whole page or throwing it in your face.
I almost went with another theme, but as I was putting it together, I realized there was no place for any social buttons, so I passed.
I have to say, if I knew more about putting together a blog, I would have been thrilled by the amount of themes available through WordPress that give you unlimited options to customize your site. I briefly tried one of those themes and realized that not only was it too advanced for me, but if I tweaked something, the possibility for errors was too great.
I was wondering if I could get some feedback. I was curious about what you thought of the new look? Does it look too busy or is it eye-catching? Does it feel like you want to spend some time browsing on the site? Is the placement of the articles and widgets easy to navigate? Does the site seem like it makes sense?
I think I checked all of the buttons, but if you notice that something doesn’t work, please let me know.
Basically, any suggestion or opinion of this site would be appreciated. I want this site to be a pleasant experience for the reader. My goal is to draw the reader in so that they want to stay for a while to check everything out.
Thanks for any advice or thoughts on the new site that you might have.
Wendy McCance
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I like it Wendy. Looks real sharp and clean! You’ve done a great job.
Thanks so much. Have a great weekend.
What I like most about this theme is that it is so professional with clean lines and is really easy to read. I find it very distracting when there are too many things going on all over the page. It can take away from great content- and you have great content for sure. Also, sine you’d like to use the site to promote products and sell, it’s perfect. Very professional and user-friendly.
Vicky
Thanks so much Vicky. I had been worried that it might look a little busy.
Wendy,
It’s your content that makes me come here! I don’t mind the format as long as it’s easy! This one seems straight forward to me.
Thanks so much. Your words mean the world to me.
Hi Wendy,
The website looks great! It looks so professional. It is very pleasing to the eye. It makes me want to go and tweak my blog. I actually have been since I signed up for your free critique. I keept telling myself to wait for your comments and see.
I compare this to how you look at people - once you get to know who they really are, sometimes the outside doesn’t really matter. I’d come no matter what your blog looks like, but I really do like the new look so that’s an added bonus to why I come here often. Great job!
Karina
Thanks so much. I have to ask, did you say that I haven’t checked out your blog yet? If not, let me know and I’ll check it out right away.
Hi Wendy!
Your instincts have gotten you this far, so keep it up! My only thought-
Are you looking to brand your blog? Yourself? Both? I ask because there’s no formal picture of you anywhere except the About page and in comments. Maybe it’s just me, but it’s always nice to see a picture of the personality behind the curtain on the site banner.
I hadn’t thought of that. That’s a good idea. I’ll have to see if I can figure out how to add that in. Thanks for the suggestion.
Your doing a GREAT job Wendy and I appreciate all your feed back to your blog followers as well! I am reading through your “”archives” one at a time since I am “new” to your blog. I thank you for your perspective and I look forward to more articles! I’m working on my new website as well, and getting my new blog set up. Please check it out! http://www.alaskamypeacefulhabitation.com
I’d love to. I’m excited to look at the progress of your blog. Thanks for the comment, and I’m glad you are enjoying the articles.
I’m on my iPhone and it looks great. I’ll take a look at it on my desktop and let you know how it looks from that vantage point.
That is great. I hadn’t even thought about what it might look like from an iPhone. Yah, you made my day.
I just checked it on my desk stop and it’s looking good. If you’re like me, you will be constantly tweaking it until you have just right… LOL. I know, it’s a sickness… LOL.
It’s comforting to know that there is someone else out there with the same illness as me. Thanks so much for taking a look.
Looks good to me! Quite clean looking and not too over crowded.
Thanks so much for commenting. That was my biggest concern, so now I’m a bit relieved.
Thanks so much for commenting. That was my biggest concern, so now I’m a bit relieved.
Thanks so much for commenting. That was my biggest concern, so now I’m a bit relieved.
Thanks for commenting. I was really worried about it looking to busy, so I’m relieved.