Comments on: Website Design Solutions and Considerations

By: Melissa Donovan

Melissa Donovan — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:40:25 +0000

@Michelle, I love your logo and design – the open road, all sunny and bright! It’s easy to clutter a blog or website because there are so many gadgets and widgets available. I try to go through my sites a few times a year and give them an objective assessment – are they too busy? Not enough going on? And when deciding what to add or remove, I always keep readers/customers in mind

By: Melissa Donovan

Melissa Donovan — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:38:31 +0000

@Matthew, I think it depends on what kind of blog it is. Those big, massive ones are called authority blogs. I do love the smaller, more personal blogs (like yours) but business blogs are usually trying to draw a lot of traffic and provide a library of information for readers. I guess it’s the difference between some of those novels on the bestseller list and the ones you find in the literature section

By: Michele

Michele — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:01:48 +0000

Thanks for the excellent information! I’m no design professional, but I do receive a lot of emails and positive feedback about my website and blog design, and my logo. I envisioned the designs but didn’t have the tech talent to bring them to fruition, so I described it to my designer and she made it happen. I agree, it’s made all the difference since I turned the design aspects over to a professional – I didn’t do such a great job myself. When I tried my hand at it, my sites were too busy and “gah” as Matthew describes in his comment above.

By: Matthew Dryden

Matthew Dryden — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:22:32 +0000

I find there is a big problem with a lot of blogs these days - they are far too busy. Too big, too disgustingly large and gah! It annoys me. Matthew Dryden’s last blog post..Losing My Way