DISQUS

Can't Get Rich · 1 year ago

Your forgot one: Ditch the Blogrush widget. It takes up valuable space and doesn't contribute anything.

Unless, you know, you happen to have a massive referral network.

The Monetizer · 1 year ago

Some great tips here...Wishing the Cow a Happy New Year..It's time to take over John Chow in the top 3 spots in 2008!

Steve · 1 year ago

And don't forget to remove ads at the bottom of posts.... :wink:

Hyder · 1 year ago

@can't get rich -

Have a look at your sidebar, get rid of the clutter and keep things to a minimal.

I didn't mention BlogRush specifically, but you get the idea :wink:

Neil Duckett · 1 year ago

I agree with getting rid of the blogrush widget ..... i didn't like it at all.

Think Like An SOB · 1 year ago

I think that the blogrush widgets would be more effective if they not so "in your face" and were just a simple, like adsense. They would increase the CTR by making it look just like text links.

Tokio · 1 year ago

Heh, I just updated my blog's layout yesterday. AND I removed the blogrush widget, which was doing nothing for me. I guess I'm ready for the new year~

Abdalla Ahmed · 1 year ago

I did a theme update just over a month ago so im set!

ryan · 1 year ago

I tweak my theme about once a week, and I got rid of Blogrush eons ago.

But I still have 96 credits in my inactive account...YEAH :D

vhxn.com · 1 year ago

Thanks for the nice tips Hyder , Happy new year :mrgreen:

Mike Huang · 1 year ago

Great post! I need to put a lot of those things into consideration :)

-Mike

Anton Winkler · 1 year ago

I never have thought about that, it's really a great idea like house-cleaning and give a new color to your site, great post!

sir jroge · 1 year ago

I updated my site with some special stuff...

Mr. Javo · 1 year ago

Nice tips Cow, the colors site is very cool but I didn't edit the background or sidebar, even more, I get a new domain and name, what do you think? Is a great step to start the new year isn't it :twisted:? See you around

David Chew · 1 year ago

Is blogrush really that good because i have heard people saying that is not that useful and is wasting their space.

David Chew · 1 year ago

Thanks for the advice. :lol:

Darron Beetge · 1 year ago

Thanks for the tips. I'm busy cleaning up my sites right now. Want to start the new year with a new look. Even got myself a haircut. <- personal css cleanup.

ITrush · 1 year ago

This is very useful especially if you want to give your viewers a new, nice and clean looks this 2008! Happy New Year :wink:

Nhick
http://www.itrush.com

Mike · 1 year ago

Thanks for the tips guys as I was thinking about updating my site and see what changes i could make. At least now i don't have to go and get a whole new design.

Simon · 1 year ago

I thought I'd just chip in with another way to clean up your blog....blog spam that is! I don't know how much spam everyone else gets, but I recently added a pre-filter to block really obvious spam, and it has drastically reduced the volume reaching filters like Askimet - which makes for much easier moderation.

Take a look at the TanTan Simple Spam filter (see profile link above). I get around 200-300 spam comment attempts per week, and since installing it, I've only had around 5 entries get through to Askimet (one of which was not spam), and over 420 spam blocked immediately.

Since the pre-filters used are just aimed at obvious spam, it should never block legitimate comments. But filtering out the bulk is something that shouldn't be under-estimated, if you get a fair amount of spam attempts. Definitely one of the most handy plugins I've come across to date.

vhxn.com · 1 year ago

Today I can see some clean up :mrgreen: on this blog cool

Affiliate Confession · 1 year ago

Ditto on getting rid of BlogRush. It did nothing for me. EntreCard is giving be 10 times more traffic.

Nicholas James · 1 year ago

nice to see you've done some updates, i think i need to do a few updates with my blog :twisted:

Affiliate Confession · 1 year ago

Steve, the best place to put ads is a the bottome of posts. It gives us soomething to click on when we get through reading.

Chris Guthrie · 1 year ago

I agree and have been gathering quotes from a variety of different blog design companies. If only the people that designed your blog would get back to me ;) ... then I could help make my decision.

redspace · 1 year ago

Thanks for the resources. You know it took me 1 and a half month just to redesign my site. I do it all myself. Learn CSS, javascript. I like to do things on my own. If i don't know I would find a way to do it. But that only cover things that I enjoy doing it. It feels good to get things done on your own. But still not satisfied enough because don't like the way it loads. I believe I can improve more on the coding.

Ajb30 @ BabyGearToday.com · 1 year ago

:shock: :idea: Great tips for some prespring cleaning of your website!