tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3241362000528307226.post8805527676293896247..comments2023-10-16T00:43:45.585-07:00Comments on Blog Book Tours: Sidebar ClutterDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3241362000528307226.post-74379368718821845222009-01-13T18:22:00.000-08:002009-01-13T18:22:00.000-08:00From my previous life as a software engineer who d...From my previous life as a software engineer who designed user interfaces, I've always been a fan of the KISS (keep it simple, stupid) principle in designing user interfaces. I like mine clear and clean with only a few choices on each page, as you'll see at my author website ( http://bethgroundwater.com/ ). Thanks for the de-clutter reminder about blog pages, too. I'm off to collapse my archive listing now...Beth Groundwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13999372882748655834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3241362000528307226.post-69886772319386550492009-01-13T10:30:00.000-08:002009-01-13T10:30:00.000-08:00Thank you for the suggestion to unclutter our blog...Thank you for the suggestion to unclutter our blogs. Your post made me take a fresh look at my site. I eliminated some things, reworded other things. <BR/><BR/>I don’t agree with you about archives and labels, though. Several of my readers have used labels to search out back posts, so I left mine intact. It’s lengthy but alphabetical so readers can find things quickly. I wish there was a way to collapse it until the reader needed it, though.<BR/><BR/>The archives, I decided, is useless to my readers, so I did away with it. They can easily find past posts through labels, but not so easily through archives. Using both seemed redundant to me.<BR/><BR/>One thing I wish more blogs owners would incorporate into their sidebars is a one-click method to go to their front page without limiting the blog to the current post. Mine says: <BR/><BR/>(title) Talkin' today! (body) Did you come to this blog through a back post? If so, click here to see what I'm talking about today.<BR/><BR/>Just one of those helpful gadgets you’re talking about.<BR/><BR/>The Texas WomanThe Texas Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05570040257752834063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3241362000528307226.post-87949441097066785342009-01-13T09:48:00.000-08:002009-01-13T09:48:00.000-08:00Katie, visit some blogs and look for a list that s...Katie, visit some blogs and look for a list that says Labels. You can figure it out, I'm sure. ;)<BR/><BR/>L.J. the photos can definitely be overdone. They must relate to the blog post, and even so, they should support the writing unless the blog is a photo journal. Keep in mind that too many large photos will make the blog load slowing, Yes, it's true, not everyone has super-duper highspeed internet connection!<BR/><BR/>Dani<BR/>http://bloodredpencil.blogspot.comDanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3241362000528307226.post-56838178034627334122009-01-13T09:42:00.000-08:002009-01-13T09:42:00.000-08:00What's a label list, and why do I need it?What's a label list, and why do I need it?Katie Hineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279118592523922756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3241362000528307226.post-87981579326527323742009-01-13T07:19:00.000-08:002009-01-13T07:19:00.000-08:00What do think about blog posts that add huge somew...What do think about blog posts that add huge somewhat unrelated photos/images every other paragraph? I find them distracting, but a lot bloggers do it.L.J. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213491074676394406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3241362000528307226.post-52698947333382750482009-01-13T07:18:00.000-08:002009-01-13T07:18:00.000-08:00Great advice, as usual from you, Dani!Billiehttp:/...Great advice, as usual from you, Dani!<BR/><BR/>Billie<BR/>http://otpblog.blogspot.comBillieJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05337146996871941279noreply@blogger.com