Hey all, I just recently started a Blog about Flash, but its not so much the content, but the design, colour scheme, and things to improve. Could you please tell me what you think of it, because we all help each other right http://digitalwingz.blogspot.com/ Cheers, Wing
I like the color scheme fine. Keep posting as often as possible to keep it fresh, and more quantitative when possible. Another neat tool is pingomatic.com after you've created a new post - check it out, you'll be glad you did.
Your blogger template needs a change to make the titles clickable. This is important when someone wants to bookmark a specific post or email the link to friend. The standard templates make this difficult. It looks good, now as the others have mentioned, you just have to build up the content.
Can you explain to me what Pinging is, I couldn't really understand why. If someone could explain to me simply, it would be much appreciated. Sarahk, I will change this soon, as it is a valid point. Also, I still can't for the life me, understand why mesothelioma blogs actually get read!! i mean, most of the time, all they do is copy from other people, and real people click on the ads!! Wing
A ping is a small request to a server which doesn't result in any code being returned and could be for any reason. Traditionally a ping is to check the response time of a server in a network, eg, I'm going to ping server x to see if it's running or if it's crashed. In the context of blogs it's a message to another server, usually a directory or aggregation service, that something new has been added. It's best when it's automated. I use pingomatic and I also ping Google to say "come and get it" or "look at me, look at me". It's essential for some directories but search engines like Google will find your new content sooner or later. Before you sign up for any (free) ping service work through their list of directories that they ping and ensure they will accept your pings. With some you need to sign up manually before you start pinging them - or they will ignore you! Sarah
Oh, and go turn comment verification on. your latest post has already been spammed twice. the joys of blogging
Haha lol, those were great blogging comments. Now I think of it, what do you think about my other site's blog, http://www.wingdude.net/home/
Yeah true, lol... okay then I want to turn one of my sites into a portfolio of my graphic work. Has anyone seen any good Portfolios in Flash, CSS or something eye-catching?