Trying something new: minimalist look with 250 square top right...so far so good

I started up a new blog at http://www.methodsreporter.com a week ago and am trying something a littler different. I'm going with a minimalist design and am using a 250 square at the top of my right sidebar.

So far I'm doing ok, a few clicks a day on it and the ads are paying pretty well. What do you all think of the adsense placement on the front page though?

http://www.methodsreporter.com - A chicago blog by Northwestern Journalism students

 

good placement, specially at the top right above the pages.

 

The ads blend well at the top right.

 

In firefox the content is moved way down, below the menu. So I think you are overdoing it (probably not on purpose).

 

what do you mean by "content" and "menu"? The content as I see it are all the blog posts, and those are pretty accessible right below the header image. Do you feel the stuff in the sidebar is too far down?

 

Had a big day today. 15 clicks. Didn't make more than a few bucks but at least people are clicking....

 

nice layout..

 

Nice site. Have you tried put your adsense inside the post content instead between your posts?

Have a great day and gud lak!