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Re: The Last Word on Minimalist Blogging

Blog Bloke — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:19:27 -0000

And well you should ;-)

Re: The Last Word on Minimalist Blogging

Dot Com Dud — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:07:35 -0000

No borders and a white background? I'm a minimalist and didn't even know it! I feel so dirty :)

Re: The Last Word on Minimalist Blogging

Tica Macha (Teri) — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:45:40 -0000

Great post. I'd have no blog if it weren't for adding my photos! "A picture is worth a thousand words"

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Abby Bob — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:57:09 -0000

Great article, and I really love... the image you place for this post. Cool!

Re: The Last Word on Minimalist Blogging

Blog Bloke — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:59:07 -0000

Hi Asithi.

There's no need for a check box because I installed a plugin that sends email replies (like this one) automatically. Cool!

Re: The Last Word on Minimalist Blogging

asithi — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:47:18 -0000

Maybe Dennis is looking for the checkbox to be notify when there is followup comments via email? I was looking for that myself since I rarely like to subscribe to a comment feed.

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Re: The Last Word on Minimalist Blogging

Blog Bloke — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:25:44 -0000

Model homes look like the day after you've moved out ;-)

Re: The Last Word on Minimalist Blogging

Blog Bloke — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:24:14 -0000

The "subscribe-to-comments" link is below the submit button

Re: The Last Word on Minimalist Blogging

Blog Bloke — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:22:19 -0000

Admittedly I had to look up "OCD" and I'm still confused ;-)

Re: The Last Word on Minimalist Blogging

Dennis Edell — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:02:47 -0000

Hey hold on here...didn't you have a subscribe-to-comments plugin here? I hate readers...

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Re: The Last Word on Minimalist Blogging

Dennis Edell — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:01:40 -0000

Ok BB buddy, give it to me straight. Be forewarned, I may have to unsubscribe forever, come to your house eat all your food and steal your pets....

Do I or do I not have to give up my OCD regarding widgets and plugins????

:-)

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Re: The Last Word on Minimalist Blogging

asithi — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:10:19 -0000

Blog design "experts" it is almost like the interior decorators in for these models. Sure the models look nice, but I cannot imagine a family living in them. It certainly would not be my home. With blogs, you can look at these "experts" for ideas, but in the end it all comes down to how you want to showcase your virtual home.

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Re: The Last Word on Minimalist Blogging

Blog Bloke — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:29:41 -0000

All good points there Gem. Design can depend on so many factors including your niche, content, perspective audience, as well as your sex as you point out. ;-)

That's why I love to debunk the so-called design "experts" out there who have such a narrow view on what good blog design should or should not be.

Re: The Last Word on Minimalist Blogging

Gem — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:07:24 -0000

Everyone's taste in blog design is really different. No one can really dictate what makes a good blog. I prefer bloggers who try to figure things out on what designs really work on their blogs.

I am not a big fan of minimalist designs. I'd probably go for minimalist designs when I blog something about simplicity, like haikus. For womanly blogs, designs that have a lot of pink, flowers or ribbons work well for them. Technology and man blogs are better off in black and blue designs with clean lines (I got criticized on this one). Money making blogs - those 3 column layouts that have those 125x125 ad spaces that will fit any money making ads that they can think of.

Some big bloggers simply ignore comments about how bad their site is designed because majority of their readers appreciate the content more than the design of their blog.

I could not resist to comment =)

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