Comments on: The Amazing Five Minute Blog Review | Kim Landwehr – Musing and Gadgets

By: Matt Cheuvront

Matt Cheuvront — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:18:36 +0000

Hi Jack – Agreed that a well placed (free) theme could go a long way for Kim. She has a lot of great content and a little cleaning up would really help out. As for Adsense, I have some mixed feelings, but unless you are getting some SIGNIFICANT traffic, I really don’t see the point in doing much advertising – I think affiliate advertising is much more effective for bloggers. But then again, my experience in that arena is somewhat limited.

Thanks for stopping by!

By: Jackbid

Jackbid — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:46:26 +0000

Good review and great suggestions Matt. I agree with almost everything you said, except the adsense thing, which could be better optimized and integrated into the blog, in order to make it more effective.

If Kim is using WordPress for blogging, there are some fantastic free themes out there that she should try. It would totally convert the blog into a more tidy, professional blog.

Keep up the great work Matt.

Happy Holidays!

By: Matt Cheuvront

Matt Cheuvront — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:07:25 +0000

Hopefully it was helpful for you Kim – thanks for reaching out and letting me do a review of your blog. If you have any questions at all or if I can help out with anything else – feel free to send me an email.

By: Kim Landwehr

Kim Landwehr — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:00:51 +0000

Thanks for the review, great ideas for me to work on I am glad I did it, it was not too painful (:

By: Matt Cheuvront

Matt Cheuvront — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:39:06 +0000

Haha, never mean at all Lauren – my goal is just to provide some feedback and then you, and other viewers, can take it for what it’s worth. I’d be happy to swing by your place. Will shoot you a quick email and we can get the ball rolling!

By: Lauren @ In Her Two Shoes

Lauren @ In Her Two Shoes — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:12:10 +0000

Great review! Totally agree about the blue, from afar I liked it, but up close not so much. I love this video idea. I’d be willing to go under your scrutiny – as long as you’re not too mean!

By: Matt Cheuvront

Matt Cheuvront — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:12:51 +0000

Thanks Jason – I like what you have going on your blog, but I agree – less is more in most cases. I’m a big fan of clean lines, splashes of color here and there. A design should COMPLEMENT the content, not overwhelm it. Cheers to you sir – thanks for stopping by!