A Blog Scrutinized - Slyvisions
I’ll be honest with all of you readers right up front, I’m writing this review mostly because of its “Get a Free Backlink” page which I think is a great policy to have. Slyvisions is a place for online tips. The about page explains that Sly Blanco (the author) is just a student and that blogging is something “ANYBODY can and should do.” Although I agree with that statement I am legally bound to saying that it is silly (not really I just though it was an interesting thing to say).
One thing I want to say before I get on with the usual “things I like and things I don’t” segment of the review, Sly is trying to raise money for a MacBook Pro, you can see on his about page though that he has only had $5 donated towards it, that is just plain sad. I would tell you to go donate but wouldn’t you rather buy something on amazon.com
Things I like:
- Good looking and simple theme (sounds stupid but first impressions count, he even says so)
- Great about page and contact page (I’m digging deep)
- The “10 Things To Do When You Have Nothing Else To Blog About” post
Onto dislikes:
- GET RID OFF ALL THE ADS! there are waaaaaayyy too many on each page, it is extremely annoying.
- Why would you ever make a “Webmaster tools” page? especially when the blog is about online tips. This may warrant a post but it shouldn’t get its own page!
- Why would you ever make a “Make money” page” especially when the blog is about online tips. This may warrant a post but it shouldn’t get its own page! (is it just me or did he make the same mistake twice)
- There are TWO count them TWO “add this blog to my technorati favorites” button
So that is about it, I think the content on the blog is actually pretty good but the blog does have room for improvement.
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Thanks for the review Michael. Your link will be part of Batch 03.
About your review, I agree to what you say about too much ads. But how am I suppose to make money for my MacBook Pro? My blog domain has just been up last month so there is not much exposure to it yet. When I feel satisfied about my traffic and the income I get, I would reconsider decreasing the amount of ads on my site.
Second, what’s wrong with having a Make Money or Webmaster page? I’m not contradicting you or anything, but the site shares online tips on “just about anything”. Take a look at the categories. If it’s there, you can find it (and use it).
Lastly, where do you see the 2 technorati ‘fav widgets? Haha. I don’t see any other ones.
Thanks again!
Sly from Slyvisions.com