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Blog template finalized - for now

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After much search and muddling, I think I’ve got a blog template that I’m happy with.

You may notice that the sidebar is pretty bare at the moment.  I’m going to try to keep it very minimal and, at the same time, move some of the previous sidebar content to new pages.

I’ve also deleted a lot of content that was duplicated on my old Wordpress.com blog.  The old blog is still out there as well.

Hopefully this new version won’t cause eyestrain.

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Blog update

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My apologies if you’ve seen this blog change form a lot today. I’m experimenting with new templates and, unfortunately, I don’t have a development environment for testing purposes.

Just like everyone else, I’m looking for effective ways to bring more visitors to my blog.

Thanks for your patience!

Week of January 28 2008

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Here’s a preview of what you can expect this week at the blog:

Monday: your incredibly uncanny preview post!
Tuesday: the next installment of Catch the brainwaves, our blogger/social media Q&A feature
Wednesday: Humpday Linkage, which I post a bunch of interesting links from this week
Thursday: A BONUS installment of Catch the brainwaves
Friday: A new post about… something (wanting to get more visitors to your blog?)

Misc. notes to start off the week, as of right now:

Blog views last week: 2151 (mainly due to StumbleUpon - bounce rate remains high)
StumbleUpon friends: 116 (increase of 10 this week)
Stumbles I’ve liked (lifetime): 1533
Twitter followers: 84
Technorati authority: 52

Misc. notes:

Have a good week, all!

Open call for constructive criticism

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You might have noticed that this blog continues to change over time. I’ve gone to a hosted blog with its own URL, changed themes a couple of times, tried Entrecard, rearranged my sidebar widgets a few times, etc. Content wise, I’ve tried to adopt an editorial calendar (or theme days, whatever you like to call it) so that you can have some kind of idea of what to expect here at this blog.

What I’d really appreciate at this point is some constructive criticism from all of you.

I don’t want to know what you like about this blog. I want to know what you can think I can improve here at Broadcasting Brain (I’m leaning towards this shorter version of the blog name).

My preferred method would be for you to send me an anonymous E-mail at:

contact

@

broadcasting-brain

dot

com

But please don’t use the contact form for this exercise.

I want honest criticism about any aspect of this blog. It’ll probably be work best if it’s as anonymous as possible. That way, you can say what you really think and feel without worrying about hurting my feelings (and you really shouldn’t worry about that in this exercise:  I’ve got thick enough skin to handle it if it’s done in this manner.)

Why am I doing it this way? To try to get honest feedback.

Even in a digital medium where I’ve never met 95% of you in person, it could still be hard for some readers to be publically critical.

So please, take me up on this offer. No matter what you have to say, if it’s honest and constructive, I’ll read it and appreciate it. You’re probably looking for ways to get more visitors to your blog, just like I am.  I’m looking to your wisdom and guidance for a means of continuing to improve this blog. Thank you in advance.

If you want to leave your feedback as a comment on this blog post, that’s fine, too. Just be honest and don’t pull any punches. I’m at the point where I could use some additional feedback.


Week of January 21 2008

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(Edited 7:25 AM EST on Jan. 21/08) Here’s a preview of what you can expect this week at the blog:

Monday: your friendly neighborhood preview post!
Tuesday: the next installment of Catch the brainwaves, our blogger/social media?Q&A feature (it’ll be a good one, folks!)
Wednesday: Humpday Linkage, which I post a bunch of interesting links from this week
Thursday: A BONUS installment of Catch the brainwaves (do not miss this one!)
Friday
: A new post about social media and networking

Misc. notes to start off the week, as of right now:

Blog views last week: 1959 (mainly due to StumbleUpon - bounce rate?remains high)
StumbleUpon friends: 106 (increase of 11 this week)
Stumbles I’ve liked (lifetime):? 1431
Sphinn friends:? 22
Sphinns cast (lifetime): 669
Twitter followers: 73
Technorati authority:?43

Misc. notes:?

Have a good week, all!

Week of January 14 2008

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Here’s a preview of what you can expect this week at the blog:

Monday: this post! Including a few special notes!
Tuesday: our next installment of Catch the brainwaves, our new blogger/social media?Q&A feature
Wednesday: Humpday Linkage, which I post a bunch of interesting links from this week
Thursday: A follow-up post to Your Blog Is Your Power Ring, part 1
Friday: A follow-up post to Your Blog Is Your Power Ring, part 2

Misc. notes to start off the week, as of right now:

Blog views last week: 1967 (mainly due to StumbleUpon - bounce rate is still rather high)
StumbleUpon friends: 95
Stumbles I’ve liked (lifetime):? 1344
Sphinn friends:? 17
Sphinns cast (lifetime): 609
Twitter followers: 60
Technorati authority: 38 (I think?)

Misc. notes:?

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Have a good week, all!