Just updated my blog/website need some reviews

I was wondering if i could get some information what i should add or what i should take out. Tell me what you think and what needs to be improved. This blog it about 3 days old.

 

Your blog design is ok.

But first thing I would do is cloak your aff links.

Also, I would install a couple of plugins:

feedburner plugin and all in one seo pack plugin. You can optimize each page with teh SEO plugin much easier.

I would have a google ad in your post rather than sidebars. You get more clicks and they pay more. Replace the google ads in the sidebars with other banners from your store.

Personally I don't like too many posts on the front page. I would stick to 2 or 3. If you had 2 or 3, you could include rectangle google ads in your posts, and they are much better than the ads in the sidebars.

 

how to i ad them into my content tho? like under each post like you were saying. I'm not sure how to do that. I do have the All-in-one seo package already thank you though.

 

To include the larget google ads in your posts, you need to edit the theme code via your WP admin area. It is very easy and once you have done it to one theme you'll be able to do it to any theme.

Login to your admin, and click on Appearance (which is one of the options on the left)

then click on Editor, which is a sub option of Appearance.

I'll only show you how to do the Main Index Page template becuase different themes have different templates, but they all have an index.

This is the php code in an index template on one one my blogs: I have added a comeent where my Ad code is placed

<?php get_header(); ?>

		
		<!-- Content -->
		<div id="content">
		
			<?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
			<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
			<!-- Post -->
			<div class="post" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
				<div class="post-date"><?php the_time('F d, Y') ?></div>
				<div class="post-title">
					<h2><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>

					<div class="post-title-info">Posted by: <?php the_author() ?> &nbsp;: &nbsp;Category: <?php the_category(', ') ?><p></div>
					<div class="clear">	</div>
				</div>

<!-- 



INSERT YOUR ADSENSE OR OTHER BANNER CODE HERE 



-->


				<div class="post-entry">
					<?php the_content('Read more...'); ?>
				</div>
				<div class="post-info">
					<?php comments_popup_link('Comments (0)', 'Comment (1)', 'Comments (%)'); ?> &nbsp;: &nbsp;<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>#respond">Add Comment</a>
				</div>
			</div>
			<!-- /Post -->
			<?php endwhile; ?>
			<!-- Navigation -->
			<div class="navigation">
				<div class="navigation-previous"><?php next_posts_link('&laquo; Previous Entries') ?></div>
				<div class="navigation-next"><?php previous_posts_link('Next Entries &raquo;') ?></div>
			</div>
			<!-- /Navigation -->
			<?php else : ?>
			<!-- Post -->
			<div class="post">
				<div class="post-title">
					<h2>Not Found</h2>
				</div>
				<div class="post-entry">
					<p>Sorry, but you are looking for something that isn't here.</p>
				</div>
			</div>
			<!-- /Post -->
			<?php endif; ?>
			
			<div class="clear"></div>
		
		</div>
		<!-- /Content -->
		<?php get_sidebar(); ?>
<?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . '/sidebar-right.php'); ?>
<?php get_footer(); ?>

PHP:

Because of the way Google sets up their ads now, a new ad will not show up immediately. An easier way to decide on positioning is jusst to use a plain rectangular JPEG just so you can get the position of the ad correct.

Experiment placing the code in different parts of the WP code. You will eventually get it to a spot you like.

Don't forget to SAVE the template each time you add or remove an ad block.

Hope this was useful for you.

Happy to help