Comments on: Reduce Blog Clutter to Increase Traffic and Monetization

By: David Airey :: Graphic Designer » Critical tips for your blog design?

David Airey :: Graphic Designer » Critical tips for your blog design? — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 09:41:21 +0000

[...] Andrew Wee talks about reducing blog clutter to increase traffic and monetization. [...]

By: A Regression in Taste * Stellify

A Regression in Taste * Stellify — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:37:29 +0000

[...] also overlook how the ads are badly placed (see horizontal scrolling above) and there are too many social bookmarking chicklets in the footer. Perhaps they were going to smack stuff on first, think [...]

By: shokthx

shokthx — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 18:50:38 +0000

I admit I needed to check my blog (funny I didn’t know what I had up). Not too many though. I did drop a few more.
I think I am going to try that share this plug in. I’m not happy with what I have now.

Good post Andrew.

By: Sueblimely

Sueblimely — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 09:22:25 +0000

Showing the examples you did made your post much more powerful in its message. I was guilty of cluttering myself, running a blog that talks of blog-tools, until I purged the site, ridding it of all but recent examples. Apart from the messy look it created, the site was getting extremely slow to load.

By: Andrew Wee

Andrew Wee — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 07:26:50 +0000

Hi Connie,
If you’re refering to the bookmarking applications in your right sidebar, they won’t generate much traffic.

I’d go with 3-5 bookmarking apps.
Use your analytics, study the traffic sources and focus on those sources.

At Alexa rankings above 100,000, it’s fairly easy to improve your ranking easily.

By: Andrew Wee

Andrew Wee — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 07:23:57 +0000

Lee,
great to have you visit.

Your blog’s a good read too.

By: Connie

Connie — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 07:07:42 +0000

Hi Andrew

Hahah you caught some of us ya? So i also belong to the over do-it/over done?

At least for the first month or so it brought up my alexa ranking and i have gotten visitors too……hmmm cut down or leave it?

By: lee

lee — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 15:31:54 +0000

Andrew, thanks for the great post. I’m very new at blogging. I’m currently using the WordPress default theme just to get things going. I see a lot of sites that look like what you’re talking about, and like you I really don’t like them. Your site is a very good model for me to aim at. Now that I’ve discovered you, I’m looking forward to reading your stuff. Again, Thanks!

By: Andrew Wee

Andrew Wee — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 12:51:12 +0000

Apologize?
I don’t think you need to.

All opinions are welcome here.

There’s always the easy and the hard way of doing things.
Neither is right or wrong!

By: ilker

ilker — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 15:23:53 +0000

Me too.. especially those “Add feed” chicklets

By: Jhong Ren

Jhong Ren — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 02:35:46 +0000

agree with u….afte reading ur posts, i removed my clutter and tidy my sidebar…love reading ur blog, andrew!

By: Critical tips for your blog design? : Creative Design ::

Critical tips for your blog design? : Creative Design :: — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 00:06:46 +0000

[...] Andrew Wee talks about reducing blog clutter to increase traffic and monetization. [...]

By: eparchments

eparchments — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:42:03 +0000

In response to Ã¢â‚¬Å“nose to the grindstoneÃ¢â‚¬Â:

I do apologize if I wrote any wrong comments. That was just my private opinion. Anyhow good luck! We all do appreciate your sense.

eparchments.

By: Andrew Wee

Andrew Wee — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 05:36:39 +0000

The “eyesore” buttons are a necessity if you’re planning to build up readership.

The level of intrusiveness should be managed though.

By: Andrew Wee

Andrew Wee — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 05:35:37 +0000

Guilty as charged!

Fix it!