<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009716149569973595.post3517670324670835487..comments</id><updated>2009-07-03T01:17:04.859+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Ankit Arora: FREE blog review for my readers- Part 1</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.ankitarora.net/feeds/3517670324670835487/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9009716149569973595/3517670324670835487/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ankitarora.net/2008/01/free-blog-review-for-my-readers-part-1.html'/><author><name>Ankit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04442377830798949223</uri><email>onlinearora@gmail.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009716149569973595.post-7836179622265388074</id><published>2008-01-23T18:08:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2008-01-23T18:08:00.000+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Thanks for the review. Media Morgue is all about t...</title><content type='html'>Thanks for the review. Media Morgue is all about the decay of creativity in the film and television business. I have always said that Hollywood is a machine that chews up dreams, spits out garbage and calls it art. I wanted the site to reflect that. Glad you caught on to that.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;As for the ads, yeah, I am still tinkering with that. I dont want to kill people with ads on the sidebar, but with the site being so long (lots of scrolling) I figured that this might be safe.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;As for the length of the site, I have set it to only 7 days, so these are just the articles from the past week. I've attempted to narrow this down more by adding a "read more" expander to the site. Hopefully that helps. If its still too long, I can shorten it more, but I dont want fresh content to fall off the main page.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Thanks again for your review. I will definitely be working to improve the site and your advice was a big help!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9009716149569973595/3517670324670835487/comments/default/7836179622265388074'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9009716149569973595/3517670324670835487/comments/default/7836179622265388074'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ankitarora.net/2008/01/free-blog-review-for-my-readers-part-1.html?showComment=1201091880000#c7836179622265388074' title=''/><author><name>The Judge</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17388580630080108495</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.ankitarora.net/2008/01/free-blog-review-for-my-readers-part-1.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009716149569973595.post-3517670324670835487' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9009716149569973595/posts/default/3517670324670835487' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009716149569973595.post-4364520751668367034</id><published>2008-01-23T06:11:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2008-01-23T06:11:00.000+05:30</updated><title type='text'>[For rest I will provide the review in my next pos...</title><content type='html'>[For rest I will provide the review in my next posts.]&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;DTA:&lt;BR/&gt;Will I get a FREE review too? :p&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;==================================&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;DTA: &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Steve's Blog- My review&lt;BR/&gt;http://stopbreathingnow.org/&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;[Layout/Design:]&lt;BR/&gt;Agree with the header thingie. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Regarding the search boxes, well perhaps he designed it to be that way. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Might not look good if the 2 boxes are packed together.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;[Content:]&lt;BR/&gt;Its contents does seem interesting.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Less comments because it requires users to register and login first before one is able to comment.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Bad idea, 'forcing' people to register and login to comment is never a very bright idea unless there is really good incentive for doing so.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Does ProBlogger.Net requires its readers to register and login before commenting?&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Yes, he can end his posts with some questions, but I believe the main reason he is getting so less comments is that registration is required before one is able to leave a comment.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;And yes, it would make his site more interactive, and interesting.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;[Advertisements:]&lt;BR/&gt;Agree with the color blending of Google Ads. It stands out too bright as of now.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I would say leave Alexa Widget there. One's site can climb the Alexa Ranking much faster if one's site has the Alexa Widget installed.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Yes, I am aware that many folks just dismiss this as a myth, but it appears to be working nicely for me.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;It can be relocated to the bottom, if need be. Mine is placed at the very bottom as well.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;==================================&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;The Judge Blog- My review&lt;BR/&gt;http://mediamorgue.blogspot.com/&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;DTA:&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;[Layout/Design:]&lt;BR/&gt;Header is very suitable. :)&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;The color is very fitting with the name, morgue. Black and Grey kinda means death and decay. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Agree with the scrolling down thingie. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;[Content:]&lt;BR/&gt;Agree, his media related articles are certainly amusing to read up. :)&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;The "Meet the Spartans" video share article totally cracked me up! Thanks for sharing the link! &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Agree that he ought to end his articles with a question. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;[Advertisements:]&lt;BR/&gt;Agree that a bit over-Ad on the right sidebar. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Suggest to replace the Project Wonderful's Ad Space with more 125x125 to attract fellow EntreCarders to advertise there, and 0.50 is a bit expensive. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Agree with the Google Adsense suggestion.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;[Please comment on how I did this review and if you would like to add some points for both these Guys, feel free to comments here.]&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;DTA: &lt;BR/&gt;I think I just did? :)&lt;BR/&gt; &lt;BR/&gt;[Thanks !!!]&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;DTA: &lt;BR/&gt;You are welcome. I hope you would be satisfied with this DSC submission. :D</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9009716149569973595/3517670324670835487/comments/default/4364520751668367034'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9009716149569973595/3517670324670835487/comments/default/4364520751668367034'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ankitarora.net/2008/01/free-blog-review-for-my-readers-part-1.html?showComment=1201048860000#c4364520751668367034' title=''/><author><name>Deimos Tel`Arin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05297976657960654812</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.ankitarora.net/2008/01/free-blog-review-for-my-readers-part-1.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009716149569973595.post-3517670324670835487' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9009716149569973595/posts/default/3517670324670835487' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>