Comments on: Video: Can Your Blog Answer these 3 Questions in 5 Seconds? http://remarkablogger.com/2007/10/27/video-can-your-blog-answer-these-3-questions-in-5-seconds/ Blog Consulting and Design Services and Training Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:42:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael Martine, Blog Consultant http://remarkablogger.com/2007/10/27/video-can-your-blog-answer-these-3-questions-in-5-seconds/comment-page-1/#comment-95091 Michael Martine, Blog Consultant Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:30:53 +0000 http://www.remarkablogger.com/2007/10/27/video-can-your-blog-answer-these-3-questions-in-5-seconds/#comment-95091 @Elaine - You're unusual. Now you know. ;) I'm kidding, of course. But I think addressing the reasons for using multimedia even when not everyone will like it is a good idea for a post. @Elaine – You’re unusual. Now you know. ;)

I’m kidding, of course. But I think addressing the reasons for using multimedia even when not everyone will like it is a good idea for a post.

]]> By: Elaine http://remarkablogger.com/2007/10/27/video-can-your-blog-answer-these-3-questions-in-5-seconds/comment-page-1/#comment-95089 Elaine Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:15:40 +0000 http://www.remarkablogger.com/2007/10/27/video-can-your-blog-answer-these-3-questions-in-5-seconds/#comment-95089 Hi Michael, wanted to let you know something -- true confessions time. I never listen to your podcasts or watch your videos. I'm sure I'm missing out on some fab. information. If you had transcripts of them, I would read them. Just a heads up from one of your readers. Perhaps I'm unusual? Hi Michael, wanted to let you know something — true confessions time. I never listen to your podcasts or watch your videos. I’m sure I’m missing out on some fab. information.

If you had transcripts of them, I would read them.

Just a heads up from one of your readers. Perhaps I’m unusual?

]]> By: Nikita Knysh http://remarkablogger.com/2007/10/27/video-can-your-blog-answer-these-3-questions-in-5-seconds/comment-page-1/#comment-79763 Nikita Knysh Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:20:28 +0000 http://www.remarkablogger.com/2007/10/27/video-can-your-blog-answer-these-3-questions-in-5-seconds/#comment-79763 Thanks for stating these questions. I see my blog doesn't answer any of them well. I haven't even decided what my blog is about.. Now this is just a personal blog but I see now I'll have to decide anyway. Thanks for stating these questions. I see my blog doesn’t answer any of them well. I haven’t even decided what my blog is about.. Now this is just a personal blog but I see now I’ll have to decide anyway.

]]> By: How a Blog is like a Thanksgiving Dinner http://remarkablogger.com/2007/10/27/video-can-your-blog-answer-these-3-questions-in-5-seconds/comment-page-1/#comment-68547 How a Blog is like a Thanksgiving Dinner Thu, 22 Nov 2007 10:50:04 +0000 http://www.remarkablogger.com/2007/10/27/video-can-your-blog-answer-these-3-questions-in-5-seconds/#comment-68547 [...] to plan your blog. Only through planning can you accomplish certain kinds of blog content, such as video posts, series of posts, and promotions. You need to plan general goals for your blog, as well, such as [...] [...] to plan your blog. Only through planning can you accomplish certain kinds of blog content, such as video posts, series of posts, and promotions. You need to plan general goals for your blog, as well, such as [...]

]]> By: Michael Martine http://remarkablogger.com/2007/10/27/video-can-your-blog-answer-these-3-questions-in-5-seconds/comment-page-1/#comment-67605 Michael Martine Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:33:18 +0000 http://www.remarkablogger.com/2007/10/27/video-can-your-blog-answer-these-3-questions-in-5-seconds/#comment-67605 That's great to hear, Ashely, I'm sure you will be glad afterwards. Make sure you try a couple different ideas and run them by a few people who have better-than-average design sense to get their reactions. That’s great to hear, Ashely, I’m sure you will be glad afterwards. Make sure you try a couple different ideas and run them by a few people who have better-than-average design sense to get their reactions.

]]> By: Albuquerque NM http://remarkablogger.com/2007/10/27/video-can-your-blog-answer-these-3-questions-in-5-seconds/comment-page-1/#comment-67556 Albuquerque NM Tue, 06 Nov 2007 02:32:57 +0000 http://www.remarkablogger.com/2007/10/27/video-can-your-blog-answer-these-3-questions-in-5-seconds/#comment-67556 Michael - It is always good to hear how my blog is being perceived by someone who isn't close to it like I am. I need a new font now and I don't care to admit how long I spent picking the current one ;) - Ashley Michael – It is always good to hear how my blog is being perceived by someone who isn’t close to it like I am. I need a new font now and I don’t care to admit how long I spent picking the current one ;) – Ashley

]]> By: Michael Martine http://remarkablogger.com/2007/10/27/video-can-your-blog-answer-these-3-questions-in-5-seconds/comment-page-1/#comment-67512 Michael Martine Mon, 05 Nov 2007 03:13:10 +0000 http://www.remarkablogger.com/2007/10/27/video-can-your-blog-answer-these-3-questions-in-5-seconds/#comment-67512 Making the navbar black would help if you want to keep the background red. Good job with the off-page h1, that's a good compromise. Your blog doesn't seem uptight to me at all, but it has to do with your content more than the header font. Making the navbar black would help if you want to keep the background red. Good job with the off-page h1, that’s a good compromise. Your blog doesn’t seem uptight to me at all, but it has to do with your content more than the header font.

]]> By: Albuquerque NM http://remarkablogger.com/2007/10/27/video-can-your-blog-answer-these-3-questions-in-5-seconds/comment-page-1/#comment-67511 Albuquerque NM Mon, 05 Nov 2007 02:59:25 +0000 http://www.remarkablogger.com/2007/10/27/video-can-your-blog-answer-these-3-questions-in-5-seconds/#comment-67511 Michael - All very good points! I know not one person has hit my search from my blog. They do hit the links in the posts and go to my main site to search but I was wondering why no one was doing it from the blog. I like the red background though. I have thought about making the nav bar black as I have on my main site and use white fonts. I think that would show up more what do you think? The size of the banner, I agree!!! I have always thought it to be too large. I just created it to "fit" into the existing theme banner spot. When I did it I had no idea how to change the basic theme. So that is something I need to go back and work on. My H1 tag is "Albuquerque NM Real Estate". I am using "text-indent: -500em" so it doesn't overlay on the banner. The font has been a source of serious internal debate. My thought was something fun and retro to balance the uptightness of 15 market reports a month. I don't know that it is doing what I want. At this point I don't have a thought on what to do with it. Of course the contact page. I don’t know how I missed such a basic element. My bad! Ashley Michael – All very good points! I know not one person has hit my search from my blog. They do hit the links in the posts and go to my main site to search but I was wondering why no one was doing it from the blog.

I like the red background though. I have thought about making the nav bar black as I have on my main site and use white fonts. I think that would show up more what do you think?

The size of the banner, I agree!!! I have always thought it to be too large. I just created it to “fit” into the existing theme banner spot. When I did it I had no idea how to change the basic theme. So that is something I need to go back and work on.

My H1 tag is “Albuquerque NM Real Estate”. I am using “text-indent: -500em” so it doesn’t overlay on the banner.

The font has been a source of serious internal debate. My thought was something fun and retro to balance the uptightness of 15 market reports a month. I don’t know that it is doing what I want. At this point I don’t have a thought on what to do with it.

Of course the contact page. I don’t know how I missed such a basic element. My bad!

Ashley

]]> By: Michael Martine http://remarkablogger.com/2007/10/27/video-can-your-blog-answer-these-3-questions-in-5-seconds/comment-page-1/#comment-67477 Michael Martine Sun, 04 Nov 2007 12:13:17 +0000 http://www.remarkablogger.com/2007/10/27/video-can-your-blog-answer-these-3-questions-in-5-seconds/#comment-67477 @Ashley: You definitely want a contact page! I see a couple potential improvements in your header. The intense red color causes people to miss the navigation bar beneath it. Get a nice photo collage up there, not as tall, put <strong>real</strong> text in it (for SEO purposes, at h1), and make your navigation bar red with white text. The font in your header doesn't make you look as professional as you might like. @Ashley: You definitely want a contact page! I see a couple potential improvements in your header. The intense red color causes people to miss the navigation bar beneath it. Get a nice photo collage up there, not as tall, put real text in it (for SEO purposes, at h1), and make your navigation bar red with white text. The font in your header doesn’t make you look as professional as you might like.

]]> By: Albuquerque NM http://remarkablogger.com/2007/10/27/video-can-your-blog-answer-these-3-questions-in-5-seconds/comment-page-1/#comment-67460 Albuquerque NM Sun, 04 Nov 2007 07:19:42 +0000 http://www.remarkablogger.com/2007/10/27/video-can-your-blog-answer-these-3-questions-in-5-seconds/#comment-67460 Michael - Awesome video! Now I am wondering if my blog header color/font/images is conveying what I wanted it to convey. Slap me on the head I don't have a contact page. Each post has all my contact information in it but it really wouldn't hurt me to put up a contact me page. Sometimes we overlook the obvious. - Ashley Michael – Awesome video! Now I am wondering if my blog header color/font/images is conveying what I wanted it to convey. Slap me on the head I don’t have a contact page. Each post has all my contact information in it but it really wouldn’t hurt me to put up a contact me page. Sometimes we overlook the obvious. – Ashley

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