Comments on: Is My Blog Sidebar Ready For The Scrap Yard ? http://technical-itch.co.uk/2007/08/23/is-my-blog-sidebar-ready-for-the-scrap-yard/ In-Depth Down to Earth Gadget Reviews Sun, 20 May 2012 10:02:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Andrew @ TFTS http://technical-itch.co.uk/2007/08/23/is-my-blog-sidebar-ready-for-the-scrap-yard/#comment-2638 Andrew @ TFTS Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:58:45 +0000 http://technical-itch.co.uk/2007/08/23/is-my-blog-sidebar-ready-for-the-scrap-yard/#comment-2638 I felt the same way a month or so ago and ditched my (at that time) single side bar to go with a 1 column design. The results were that my page views went down to even with related entries at the bottom of each post though (out of interest) adsense revenue went up. In the end, I went to a new design with 2 sidebars and my pageviews are back up again as I offer links to historical content. I think that its what you offer on your sidebar that determines the number of click you get, and using it to keep aged content assessable is in differing ways definitely worth considering (ie, top voted, recently commented, latest posts run down - so users coming in to archived pages can quickly assess your latest posts) The more you can display what you have to offer the better and getting older posts to keep working for you (and your readers) is probably (in my opinion at least) one of the most important things to consider :-) I felt the same way a month or so ago and ditched my (at that time) single side bar to go with a 1 column design.

The results were that my page views went down to even with related entries at the bottom of each post though (out of interest) adsense revenue went up.

In the end, I went to a new design with 2 sidebars and my pageviews are back up again as I offer links to historical content.

I think that its what you offer on your sidebar that determines the number of click you get, and using it to keep aged content assessable is in differing ways definitely worth considering (ie, top voted, recently commented, latest posts run down – so users coming in to archived pages can quickly assess your latest posts)

The more you can display what you have to offer the better and getting older posts to keep working for you (and your readers) is probably (in my opinion at least) one of the most important things to consider :-)

]]> By: KingJacob http://technical-itch.co.uk/2007/08/23/is-my-blog-sidebar-ready-for-the-scrap-yard/#comment-2420 KingJacob Sat, 25 Aug 2007 14:16:37 +0000 http://technical-itch.co.uk/2007/08/23/is-my-blog-sidebar-ready-for-the-scrap-yard/#comment-2420 Clearly defining your sidebar could help, right now it just blends with the articles Clearly defining your sidebar could help, right now it just blends with the articles

]]> By: Michael from Pro Blog Design http://technical-itch.co.uk/2007/08/23/is-my-blog-sidebar-ready-for-the-scrap-yard/#comment-2398 Michael from Pro Blog Design Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:55:50 +0000 http://technical-itch.co.uk/2007/08/23/is-my-blog-sidebar-ready-for-the-scrap-yard/#comment-2398 Well a nice change of scenery is always welcome. Good luck with the choice! :D Well a nice change of scenery is always welcome. Good luck with the choice! :D

]]> By: Dean http://technical-itch.co.uk/2007/08/23/is-my-blog-sidebar-ready-for-the-scrap-yard/#comment-2395 Dean Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:21:36 +0000 http://technical-itch.co.uk/2007/08/23/is-my-blog-sidebar-ready-for-the-scrap-yard/#comment-2395 I agree. The green color has got to go! I'm looking at a couple of options at the moment. One of them is to tweak the sidebar as you suggested. The other is to move to a different theme. There are some good themes out there which can easily be customized. I like the current theme, but it is fluid width which doesn't work well all the time, especially for articles with lots of images. I'm looking at changing to a fixed width theme with a more distinctive sidebar. I have a few ideas so watch this space. If anyone else has suggestions then I'm open to ideas :-) I agree. The green color has got to go! I’m looking at a couple of options at the moment. One of them is to tweak the sidebar as you suggested. The other is to move to a different theme. There are some good themes out there which can easily be customized.

I like the current theme, but it is fluid width which doesn’t work well all the time, especially for articles with lots of images. I’m looking at changing to a fixed width theme with a more distinctive sidebar.

I have a few ideas so watch this space. If anyone else has suggestions then I’m open to ideas :-)

]]> By: Michael from Pro Blog Design http://technical-itch.co.uk/2007/08/23/is-my-blog-sidebar-ready-for-the-scrap-yard/#comment-2383 Michael from Pro Blog Design Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:29:44 +0000 http://technical-itch.co.uk/2007/08/23/is-my-blog-sidebar-ready-for-the-scrap-yard/#comment-2383 Before you scrap it all, can I make a suggestion? Try a little separation. The blue headers and grey lines break up the sections, but what about the individual links/list items? They sort of fade into a pale green block. (It's not the easiest color to read off. :( ) You could add bullet images or some sort of border? Before you scrap it all, can I make a suggestion?

Try a little separation. The blue headers and grey lines break up the sections, but what about the individual links/list items? They sort of fade into a pale green block. (It’s not the easiest color to read off. :( )

You could add bullet images or some sort of border?

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